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WFAN's longtime afternoon host will be inducted into the New York State Broadcasters Hall of Fame June 13. Francesa has been with WFAN for over 25 years, nearly since day one when the station signed on in 1987 as the first Sports Talk station in America. Francesa said, ?I?m humbled and excited to be recognized by the New York State Broadcasters Association. It is a great honor, and anything with New York attached to it means all the more to me."
Since 2008, Francesa has hosted his own afternoon show, Mike?s On, on WFAN. From 1989 to 2008, he hosted with Chris ?Mad Dog? Russo, who now has his own channel on SiriusXM. In 2000, the Francesa/Russo duo became the first Sports Talk hosts ever to win the Marconi Award for Major Market Personality of the Year, an award Francesa received again in 2012. He was the first sportscaster to ever earn radio?s biggest honor more than once. Both Talkers Magazine and Radio Ink have named Francesa as the No. 1 Sports Talk host in the country the past two years.
