Word out of New York is that sports talk radio yakkers Mike and The Mad Dog, once the co-kings of local afternoon drive, are reconciling for a one-night charity event.

Mike Francesa and Chris "Mad Dog" Russo's partnership began in 1989 and ended in an ego-fueled feud nine years later. Francesa went solo on WFAN while Russo moved on to SiriusXM Radio.

The Francesa-Russo reunion is planned for Radio City Music Hall on March 30. It should be mentioned that lots of folks who know the two are predicting old animosities surface and it will never happen.

That got me thinking.

Once upon a time, the Mike Rhyner-Greg Williams tag team ruled afternoon drive sports talk in Dallas Fort Worth. "The Hardline" went a long-way to establishing The Ticket at 1310 on the AM dial.

After almost two years as a lounge act on the fledgling station, Rhyner and Williams moved from the noon time-slot to the main in November 1996. They reigned in afternoon drive through October 2007 when Williams was fired for erratic behavior that stemmed from substance abuse.

Along the way, the Rhyner-Williams friendship, which had been cemented before the joined forces, frayed.

Rhyner still works afternoon drive at the Ticket with Corby Davidson, who slid into Williams' seat. Williams, who subsequently struck out at KESN-FM (103.3) and 105.3 FM The Fan, lives quietly up the road near the Oklahoma border.

When I called each of them this week, they were well aware of the Francesa-Russo reunion, which is getting big play in the New York media.

I asked each if he would be willing to hook up with his former partner for a similar one-shot charity gig. Surely there are enough rubberneckers who would make it profitable for some worthwhile cause.

Let's just say it might be easier to get Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders to run on the same ticket.

Of course, the situation in Dallas is not quite the same as in New York. While Francesa and Russo and Rhyner are still sports talk hosts, Williams is a pariah, stationed on the outside looking in.

"I don't see that happening," Rhyner said without hesitation when the reunion question was posed. "I just don't."

Emphatic would be the best way to describe his tone.

On the flip side, Williams said he had "hope" it would.

"I live in Gainesville and I would walk all the way to Dallas to do just one segment with Rhyner," he said. "I'd walk backwards to do two segments.

Williams said he is living comfortably and spending some therapeutic time, "making candles."

"I know I screwed up," he said. "But did I screw up that bad?"

Williams said he has sent Rhyner emails over the years but they have gone unanswered. Both attended both Rangers' World Series games. They didn't sit far apart. Not a word was exchanged.

"He didn't screw up," Williams said. "I did. He gave me 10, 15 chances. We were so close...I just wish we could be friends and go to baseball games and talk like we once did. It doesn't have to be in a public forum or on the radio.

"I don't know if that will ever happen."

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