Mike had to struggle a lot during his childhood. His father left him when he was only 8. His mother didn’t earn much, hence it was extremely tough for him as a child. He had two siblings- the younger brother committed suicide in 1990. He studied at Maria Regina High School. Its name has now been changed to Kellenberg. After school, he went to St. John's University, where his main subject was communications and athletic administration.

Mike wanted to work for radio from his childhood, but when he applied at WFAN initially, he was only offered the job of a producer. He didn’t take that job, but later he applied once again. This time, he was offered the job of a weekend host. He became quite popular, and as a result, he was offered a full time job.

Mike had a lot of knowledge about various games, but his commentary was considered a bit serious. Hence, WFAN decided to team him with Chris Russo, whose commentary was much funnier. The two of them hosted the popular show “Mike and the Mad Dog” which became extremely popular soon. They even added their names to the record books when they won the Marconi Award in 2000, since they were the first sports hosts to win any award. This show continued from 1989 till 2008.

However, in 2008, Chris left WFAN, hence the show could no longer continue. That show was later renamed to “Mike's On: Francesa on the FAN”. Mike is currently the primary host of that show. He also hosts several podcast shows.

Mike has only worked for CBS and WFAN as radio host. He even rejected an offer from ESPN in 1993.

Mike injured his knees badly in 2006. Surgery was performed on both knees, still his problem persists. He even had to be admitted to a hospital at times due to his knee injury.

Mike Francesadoesn’t have any Twitter account, but a few parody accounts have been created under his name. He doesn’t prefer this and even threatened to take legal action against these accounts.

Francesa first got married in 1983 to Kate. But their marriage ended in 1994. He married for a second time in 2000, this time to Rose. His wife gave birth to 3 children and they currently stay in Manhasset. He bought that house for almost $3.5 million in 2006. It’s massive and consists of two huge bedrooms, two master suites, fireplace along with a huge garden in front.

As of 2015, Mike’s current salary is around $800,000, and his net worth is estimated at $4 million.