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Tony Kornheiser is a television personality who provides sports coverage, mostly for the National Football League, on ESPN.
He was a co-host of Monday Night Football from 2006 to 2009, when he stepped down, citing his fear of flying. Kornheiser was replaced by former Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden on May 18, 2009.
Kornheiser can now be heard Monday thru Friday 10 AM to noon EST on ESPN 980 or as a podcast.
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Fast Facts
- Born: July 13, 1948
- Birthplace: Long Island, New York
- Alma Mater: Binghamton University in Vestal, New York
- Spouse: Karril Kornheiser
- The Tony Kornheiser Show premiered January 5, 1998
- Co-hosted Pardon the Interruption since September 22, 2001
- Started to write for The Washington Post in 1979
- Authored: Pumping Irony, Bald as I Wanna Be and Back for More Cash
- Joined the Monday Night Football staff in 2006
- In 2007, Kornheiser relaunched his radio program on XM Radio
- In 2006, announced he had skin cancer TucsonCitizen: Kornheiser's debut ripped by his own newspaper (August 16, 2006)
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Broadcast Career
Kornheiser is a co-host for ESPN's Pardon the Interruption alongside Michael Wilbon. He also previously co-hosted Monday Night Football alongside Mike Tirico and Ron Jaworski and wrote a column for the The Washington Post. Before becoming an on-air personality at ESPN, Kornheiser hosted The Tony Kornheiser Show on ESPN Radio. -
Timeline
- 1970: Graduates from Harpur College (now Binghamton University
- 1979: Joins The Washington Post
- 1984: Becomes full-time sports columnist
- 1992: Begins hosting The Tony Kornheiser Show on radio
- 2001: Begins co-hosting Pardon the Interruption with Michael Wilbon
- 2006: Becomes color analyst on Monday Night Football
- 2008: Leaves The Washington Post
- 2009: Quits Monday Night Football
- 2009: Starts Radio Show on ESPN 980 called "The Tony Kornheiser Show"
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John Gruden is so much better than Tony Kornheiser on MNF!
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@mj__22 if you think he's good you should listen to bill parcells, eric young, or tony kornheiser.
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@philliesnation Gruden is awesome, you guys are crzy. Would you rather hear that moron Tony Kornheiser?
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Tony Kornheiser Timeline
- July 13, 1948: Born
- 1970: Graduates from Harpur College (now Binghamton University
- 1979: Joins The Washington Post
- 1984: Becomes full-time sports columnist
- 1992: Begins hosting The Tony Kornheiser Show on radio
- 2001: Begins co-hosting Pardon the Interruption with Michael Wilbon
- 2006: Becomes color analyst on Monday Night Football
- 2009: Quits Monday Night Football
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