On the air, Francesa and Russo also conduct interviews with athletes, coaches, executives, broadcasters, and writers.
Flanagan had been a popular part of the scenery as a player, executive and broadcaster since the 1970s.
The other three entries were Vodafone chief executive Arun Sarin, broadcaster Martin Bashir (both 2003), and poker entrepreneur Anurag Dikshit in 2005.
But Michael Lombardo, an executive at broadcaster HBO, has defended the content of the hit fantasy series, claiming it is not "without any purpose".
"But Danny was strong, really strong," said Wilkins, the former Hawks star and now an executive and broadcaster with the team.
Matt Millen, the longtime player, executive and broadcaster, said Madden changed football and could have gone into the Hall of Fame carrying four different banners.
The chief executive of broadcaster STV has warned that any potential boost in funding and services for the BBC in Scotland must not crowd out commercial rivals.
The Orioles honored the former player, executive and broadcaster Mike Flanagan, who died Wednesday, throughout the game, including a moment of silence, video tributes and a display of his No. 46 on the scoreboard.
The shareholder predicted there will be a significant vote against the revised pay package, and against remuneration committee chairman Jane Lighting, a former chief executive of broadcaster Five and of Flextech.
He has built a successful media career as a newspaper executive, radio broadcaster and TV performer some 15 years after graduating from Cambridge with a double first but without any firm plans.
