Chris Russo apparently fired his news pal for poor ratings--Mushnick

• UPDATE, 7/17: Per Neil Best Watchdog, nobody has been fired. Looking like a bit of shtick.

(NY Post, Mushnick): "In what became a bogus, transparent, desperate, designed-for-suckers publicity ploy -- sadly in the WWE mold --

• Chris Russo flipped out on the air on Thursday, blamed his staff for poor ratings and
• fired his longtime pal and Sirius XM program director/sidekick Steve Torre.

• Friday, Russo's behavior and Torre's "firing" was the forced theme of the shows that preceded his.

When Russo entered, sans Torre, he childishly sustained that con.

• Regardless, Sirius XM's FCC-unregulated, satellite-delivered sports talk and call-in shows have become go-to places for naughty boys of all ages -- Russo now included -- who like to shout and hear cuss words on the radio. Russo, once a clean act, has gone radio formula low. Pathetic."...from Phil Mushnick column, 7/12/09, NY Post, "HBO's 'Ted Williams' is Right Down the Middle,"

Chris Russo criticizes performance of his channel, per NY Radio Message Board, 7/11/09

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