Mike Golic shares where relationship with Mike Greenberg stands today
For a long time, Mike Golic and Mike Greenberg combined to be one of the faces of ESPN.
Golic and Greenberg hosted the iconic “Mike & Mike” radio show for nearly 20 years. The show debuted in 2000 and lasted until 2017, when Greenberg opted to venture into TV. Golic ultimately stuck on radio, before leaving the network on not-so-great terms.
The former NFL player has since returned to ESPN, though, hosting “The Golics” with his son, Mike Jr. Greenberg, meanwhile, continues to host “Get Up!” along with ESPN’s coverage of premier NFL and NBA events.
But where does the relationship stand between Golic and Greenberg today?
While Greenberg and Golic spent nearly every day together for almost 20 years, they don’t keep in touch much anymore.
There’s not much of a personal relationship there.
“It did not end well,” said Golic, on the SI Media Podcast. “That that’s been pretty much documented. But somewhat like my football career, when I got cut by the Houston Oilers and went to the Philadelphia Eagles, I didn’t reminisce about the Houston Oilers. I was playing for the Philadelphia Eagles. The same thing when I left Philadelphia to go to Miami. You move on and you study the task at hand.
“As far as the relationship with Greeny, we don’t keep in touch much in all honesty, but occasionally we’ll check in. Quite honestly, mostly it’s about how the kids are doing, how his kids are doing, how my kids are doing, because I was growing my family during Mike & Mike and Greeny had his kids during Mike & Mike and we were always a very family-oriented show, so kids were always involved.”
“Again, we don’t keep in touch much, but he texted me about coming back to ESPN and was very happy for me, and certainly for Mike [Jr.]. As I said, we talk about the kids, so it’s cordial. Even when we were doing the show, he lived in Westport [Conn.], I lived in Avon, an hour and a half from one another. It’s not like we were ever in a position to hang out. But we certainly meshed well on the show. So, it’s not very frequent we keep in touch, but when we do, it’s cordial.”
It’s always interesting to hear how people who seem to have a great relationship on TV get along in real life. It’s important to remember that this is just work for them, too. It doesn’t always mean that there’s going to be a personal friendship.
