» "Mad Dog" Migrates To Sirius: Yet another rumor-du-jour turns to reality as Chris Russo jumps to Sirius XM Radio following his sudden departure last week from WFAN/New York. Russo's new "Mad Dog Radio" will be available to both Sirius and XM subscribers beginning next month on a newly revised channel featuring a variety of Sports/Talk, sports news and coverage of live sporting events. Russo's daily afternoon show will officially debut on September 15, but he'll host a number of "preview" programs during the next few weeks. "No other Sports/Talk radio comes close to what I will be able to do at Sirius XM Radio," said Russo about his move to satellite radio after nearly two decades on WFAN as co-host of Mike and the Mad Dog. "With football season about to kick off and all the pennant races heating up, I can't wait to get on the air and talk to the 18.5 million Sirus XM subscribers around the country."

» Candidates Up Radio Spending: That according to this week's Media Monitors weekly tracking of media ad dollars being spent by Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama. Obama ran 2,554 radio pitches last week -- up 1,740 spots over the previous week -- while McCain also increased his radio exposure, airing 2,243 ads. That's up 1,892 over the week of August 4. Broadcast television and cable also saw increased spending by both candidates overall during a week when much of the news has been largely dominated by events at the Olympic Games taking place in Beijing.

» Patrick Partners With StubHub: Attendees at Al Peterson's Talk Media Conference in Phoenix earlier this year heard Content Factory CEO Jimmy deCastro and Sports media personality Dan Patrick say their goal was to successfully expand Patrick's brand across multiple media outlets. A new two-year partnership with StubHub, dubbed "the world's largest ticket marketplace,' is the latest extension for Patrick that will offer his on-air and online fans exclusive special opportunities and promotions. "We want to continue improving our radio program and all of the online benefits we offer to our listeners," said Patrick about the new deal. "Aligning with StubHub will inform our listeners of the benefits of buying or selling tickets on the open ticket marketplace platform that has reinvented how sports fans find tickets today."

» WTOP Reporters Get RTNDA Fellowships: Among the journalists selected to participate in this year's annual German/American Journalist Exchange Program are WTOP/Washington reporters Chas Henry and Catherine Ryan. They'll join 10 other journalists also selected by the Radio-Television News Directors Foundation to participate in the 15th annual exchange sponsored by the RIAS Berlin Commission. With concerns about a reheating up of the Cold War mounting in recent weeks, the selected journalists should find it an opportune time to spend two weeks abroad (September 13-28) where they'll be briefed on a wide variety of topics by top-level political, business and media figures in Germany and by NATO and European Union officials in Brussels.

» "Hey, Can Somebody Do Somethin' About All This Damn Red?" Even under a bright red tent the legendary Tommy Lasorda (center) bleeds Dodgers blue as he stopped by for a visit with KABC/Los Angeles' Doug McIntyre and John "The Sports Princess" Phillips. The pair broadcast live from Dodgers Stadium during KABC's recent "Think Cure Radiothon" to benefit City of Hope and Childrens' Hospital Los Angeles.