Thursday, April 13, 2006
Kornheiser
I've been a fan of Tony Kornheiser for about 5 years.
Who?
Tony Kornheiser is half of the cast of Pardon The Interruption (PTI) on ESPN. The other guy is Michael Wilbon. They are columnists for the Washington Post and their PTI show evolved from what they did every day at the office water cooler: bicker back and forth about sports. However, I'm more of a fan of the radio show he does. A few years ago, predating PTI, Tony had a national show on ESPN Radio until his abrasiveness toward the network suits, coupled with a rather raw "internet show", earned him a "vacation" from the radio waves.
Prior to the ESPN Radio gig, Tony had a local radio show on WTEM Sports Talk radio in Washington DC. After the ESPN gig flamed out, he took a few months then went back to the local show. WTEM's signal carries about 30 miles. Luckily, they have an internet feed so people around the world can listen. The great thing about Tony's show is the "mailbag" segment. This is the final 5 minutes of the show when Tony reads "emails, faxes and your notes" from listeners responding to topics from the day's show. It's quite an honor among the peeps to be read during the show. I've had the opportunity a few times to be read during the mailbag and even once leading off the show. The highlight of my fandom came when I had the opportunity to visit the studio while on a trip to DC. Since then, I'm "one of the great emailers". Sweet.
If you follow the NFL, you probably know that ESPN has taken over the broadcast of Monday Night Football from ABC which had a stranglehold on it for a hundred years. The new team in the booth consists of Joe Theismann, Mike Tirico and none other than Tony Kornheiser. Unfortunately, with TK on the road so much, that means the radio show will be retired once again. The last air date will be April 28, 2006.
The latest joke in the show is just how long Tony will remain in the booth for MNF, with the over/under at 4 games. Tony says he's taking the under.
Who?
Tony Kornheiser is half of the cast of Pardon The Interruption (PTI) on ESPN. The other guy is Michael Wilbon. They are columnists for the Washington Post and their PTI show evolved from what they did every day at the office water cooler: bicker back and forth about sports. However, I'm more of a fan of the radio show he does. A few years ago, predating PTI, Tony had a national show on ESPN Radio until his abrasiveness toward the network suits, coupled with a rather raw "internet show", earned him a "vacation" from the radio waves.
Prior to the ESPN Radio gig, Tony had a local radio show on WTEM Sports Talk radio in Washington DC. After the ESPN gig flamed out, he took a few months then went back to the local show. WTEM's signal carries about 30 miles. Luckily, they have an internet feed so people around the world can listen. The great thing about Tony's show is the "mailbag" segment. This is the final 5 minutes of the show when Tony reads "emails, faxes and your notes" from listeners responding to topics from the day's show. It's quite an honor among the peeps to be read during the show. I've had the opportunity a few times to be read during the mailbag and even once leading off the show. The highlight of my fandom came when I had the opportunity to visit the studio while on a trip to DC. Since then, I'm "one of the great emailers". Sweet.
If you follow the NFL, you probably know that ESPN has taken over the broadcast of Monday Night Football from ABC which had a stranglehold on it for a hundred years. The new team in the booth consists of Joe Theismann, Mike Tirico and none other than Tony Kornheiser. Unfortunately, with TK on the road so much, that means the radio show will be retired once again. The last air date will be April 28, 2006.
The latest joke in the show is just how long Tony will remain in the booth for MNF, with the over/under at 4 games. Tony says he's taking the under.
