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- 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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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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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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Tony Kornheiser Questions
Tony Romo cheats on Jessica Simpson? With who? 1 AnswerJust my own hypothesis, but I don't think there are any photos of this girl because she probably didn't exist to begin with. Star magazine just went with a stor... read more
Will Tony Fein be suspended for his recent arrest? 2 AnswersNFL Commissioner Roger Goodell may suspend him under the personal conduct policy. Fein was allegedly violent with the police officer. The personal conduct poli... read more
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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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*dead* @ Tony Kornheiser saying hed rather gauge out his eyes than watch the Browns v Lions game.
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Tony Kornheiser's voice is now my internal narrator. This may or may not be a good thing.
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Tony Kornheiser de ESPN a announcé le jour après le match que Thierry Henry c'est fait giclé par Gillette remplacé par Derek Jeter
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PTI Watch--best line of the show: "watching the Lions - Browns game the functional equivalent of a food coma" Tony Kornheiser
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PTI: 11/20 : Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon discuss Ricky Williams'... - http://tinyurl.com/yjdjbol
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