Russ Salzberg achieved his dream of a career in sportscasting… His first on-air radio job was on Q107 in Toronto; where he started earning a $1.07 an hour, After some time developing his craft at Q107, In 1988, he was offered a job as WWOR-TV’s newest sportscaster. During his time at WWOR-TV (MY9), he hosted the ‘New York Yankees Post-Game,’ ‘New York Giants Pre-Game’ and ‘New York Giants Post-Game’ shows. He also co-hosted a the popular midday radio show The Sweater and the Schmoozer on WFAN from 1993-2000. Later, he transitioned to WWOR-TV’s sister station, WNYW-TV (Fox 5 News) in New York City, as the prime-time sportscaster. Russ currently co-hosts the ‘New York Giants Kickoff Show’ on WNYW-TV. He also hosts ‘Big Blue Kickoff Live‘ on giants.com, And last month he launched his podcast in conjunction with WABC radio and the OG podcast network,Mark and AJ welcomed one of the iconic voices in the New York Sports landscape two-time Emmy award-winner as well as the prestigious Edward R. Murrow award to talk about his amazing career.
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