Tuesday, February 24, 2004
Okay he's not really my hero, but he is cool
Tony Kornheiser is my hero. I am a big fan. He's a good writer and also very good at expressing his thoughts (of which I am not). He's leaving his radio show later in March, but will remain on PTI. Lately I have been hooked to his radio show and PTI.
He's leaving to concentrate on other duties. Host of the Tony Kornheiser Show for more than six years, he'll now devote his time to ESPN's popular Pardon the Interruption, which he co-hosts with Michael Wilbon, other ESPN assignments and his Washington Post column.
Kornheiser started in radio at WTEM-AM in Washington D.C. in 1992. He joined ESPN Radio in November 1997, with his weekday 10 a.m.-1 p.m. ET show premiering on Jan. 5, 1998. He has been a sports columnist at the Post since 1984.
Pardon The Interruption is a live and provocative show devoted exclusively to sports opinions and headline issues. The 30-minute program originates from Washington, D.C. and features Washington Post columnists Tony Kornheiser and Mike Wilbon. They address a variety of issues each program, which includes in-studio and out-of-studio contributors.
Kornheiser and Wilbon, who have been debating each other in the sports and style pages of the Washington Post for more than two decades, face-off nightly on the day’s hot topics. Timely interviews with newsmakers frame the debates. Viewers also have an opportunity to ask questions and voice opinions.
The Hosts
Tony Kornheiser -- sportswriter, radio host, syndicated columnist, Washington Post humorist and author -- began his career at Newsday in New York followed by a stint at the New York Times. He has been with the Washington Post since 1979, as a sports columnist there since 1984, and in 1990, began writing a regular column in the Washington Post’s Sunday Style section. He joined ESPN Radio in November 1997 as host of the Tony Kornheiser Show, which premiered Jan. 5, 1998.
Michael Wilbon became a fulltime columnist for The Washington Post in 1990 and has developed a reputation for offering commentary on wide-ranging issues of the day as they relate to sports. He came to the Post in 1980, and has covered Howard University, Georgetown University, the University of Maryland, the Baltimore Orioles, national college sports and the NFL before being named a columnist in 1990. ¶ 2/24/2004 10:26:00 AM
Tony Kornheiser is my hero. I am a big fan. He's a good writer and also very good at expressing his thoughts (of which I am not). He's leaving his radio show later in March, but will remain on PTI. Lately I have been hooked to his radio show and PTI.
He's leaving to concentrate on other duties. Host of the Tony Kornheiser Show for more than six years, he'll now devote his time to ESPN's popular Pardon the Interruption, which he co-hosts with Michael Wilbon, other ESPN assignments and his Washington Post column.
Kornheiser started in radio at WTEM-AM in Washington D.C. in 1992. He joined ESPN Radio in November 1997, with his weekday 10 a.m.-1 p.m. ET show premiering on Jan. 5, 1998. He has been a sports columnist at the Post since 1984.
Pardon The Interruption is a live and provocative show devoted exclusively to sports opinions and headline issues. The 30-minute program originates from Washington, D.C. and features Washington Post columnists Tony Kornheiser and Mike Wilbon. They address a variety of issues each program, which includes in-studio and out-of-studio contributors.
Kornheiser and Wilbon, who have been debating each other in the sports and style pages of the Washington Post for more than two decades, face-off nightly on the day’s hot topics. Timely interviews with newsmakers frame the debates. Viewers also have an opportunity to ask questions and voice opinions.
The Hosts
Tony Kornheiser -- sportswriter, radio host, syndicated columnist, Washington Post humorist and author -- began his career at Newsday in New York followed by a stint at the New York Times. He has been with the Washington Post since 1979, as a sports columnist there since 1984, and in 1990, began writing a regular column in the Washington Post’s Sunday Style section. He joined ESPN Radio in November 1997 as host of the Tony Kornheiser Show, which premiered Jan. 5, 1998.
Michael Wilbon became a fulltime columnist for The Washington Post in 1990 and has developed a reputation for offering commentary on wide-ranging issues of the day as they relate to sports. He came to the Post in 1980, and has covered Howard University, Georgetown University, the University of Maryland, the Baltimore Orioles, national college sports and the NFL before being named a columnist in 1990. ¶ 2/24/2004 10:26:00 AM
