Tony Kornheiser

Anthony Irwin "Tony" Kornheiser (/ˈkÉ”Ë?rnhaɪzÉ™r/; born July 13, 1948) is a former sportswriter and columnist for The Washington Post, as well as a radio and television talk show host. Kornheiser has hosted The Tony Kornheiser Show on radio in various forms since 1992, co-hosts Pardon the Interruption on ESPN since 2001 with Michael Wilbon, and served as an analyst for ESPN's Monday Night Football from 2006 to 2008.

Personal life

Kornheiser was born and raised in Lynbrook, New York, on Long Island, where he attended George W. Hewlett High School. After graduation, he enrolled at Harpur College (now Binghamton University, SUNY), where he began his journalism career and graduated with a degree in English in 1970.

Kornheiser is the only child of Ira (1910–2000) and Estelle Kornheiser (1915-1978). He is the grandson of the late Abraham Kornheiser and great nephew of Rachel Miriam Kornheiser and Alex Kornheiser. Kornheiser grew up in a Jewish household, and celebrated his Bar Mitzvah at a Conservative synagogue. Kornheiser currently resides in Washington, D.C., as well as Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, with his wife Karril. They have two children, Michael and Elizabeth.

The Tony Kornheiser Show

The Tony Kornheiser Show is a sports radio talk show out of Washington, D.C., hosted by Tony Kornheiser, which appeared on WTEM from 1992 to 1997; on ESPN Radio between 1998 and 2004; back on WTEM from 2004 to 2006; and on WTWP and then WWWT in 2007 and 2008; and back on WTEM since September 8, 2009.

The show also appeared on XM Satellite Radio between February 28, 2005 and April 28, 2006, between March 5, 2007 and June 28, 2007, and between January 21, 2008 and June 27, 2008.

In 2012, Kornheiser was ranked No. 8 as the 100 most important sports talk radio hosts in America by Talkers Magazine.

In 2016, Kornheiser was ranked No. 1 as America’s Top 20 Local Sports Midday Shows for 2015 by Barrett Sports Media.

History

WTEM (1992-1997)

When The Tony Kornheiser Show launched on May 25, 1992, the show was originally produced by Mitch Levy. The sports director on WTEM, Andy Pollin, was both sidekick and news reporter of the show. Gregory Thomas Garcia (who would later create the sitcom My Name is Earl) worked as a board operator on the show. After three months, Gary Braun succeeded Garcia as the board operator.