Around The Horn
| Around the Horn | |
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| Genre | Sports talk, debate, competitive banter |
| Presented by |
Max Kellerman (2002–2004) Tony Reali (2004–) Pablo S. Torre (Guest host, 2014–) |
| Starring |
Woody Paige Bill Plaschke Kevin Blackistone Bob Ryan J.A. Adande Jackie MacMullan Michael Smith Bomani Jones Tim Cowlishaw Pablo S. Torre other sports writers (see below) |
| Theme music composer | Umphrey's McGee |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 2,580 (as of June 1, 2014) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | James Cohen, Erik Rydholm, Mark Shapiro |
| Producer(s) |
Dan Farmer, Aaron Solomon, Bill Wolff |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | ESPN |
| Picture format |
480i (4:3 SDTV) (November 4, 2002 – February 4, 2011) 480i (16:9 letterbox SDTV) (February 4, 2011 – present) HDTV 720p (September 27, 2010 – present) |
| Original release | November 4, 2002 – present |
| External links | |
| Official Website | |
Around the Horn (ATH) is an American sports roundtable discussion show conducted in the style of a panel game that is produced by ESPN. The show premiered on November 4, 2002 as a replacement for Unscripted with Chris Connelly and has aired daily at 5 pm Eastern on ESPN ever since.
ATH is recorded in New York City as of September 8, 2014. Prior to that the program emanated from Washington, D.C., where it was located in the same studio as Pardon the Interruption (PTI).
The moderator for ATH is Tony Reali. He has hosted the program since 2004, and until the relocation to New York, Reali was also the statistician on PTI.
Around the Horn premiered on November 4, 2002. From its premiere until January 2004, the show was hosted by Max Kellerman, who at the time was largely known strictly as a contributor to ESPN's Friday Night Fights. Kellerman departed from the network for Fox Sports (he has since returned) and after the show tried out several replacements, current host Tony Reali was named the permanent host beginning with the February 2, 2004 broadcast.
The show's launch team and daily production management was led by broadcast executives James Cohen, Todd Mason, Mark Shapiro, Erik Rydholm and Joseph Maar. On July 10, 2007, the show celebrated its 1,000th episode in a show won by Jay Mariotti.
Around the Horn marked 10 years on the air Friday, November 2, 2012. On the eve of this anniversary, Tony Reali offered his thoughts on the show’s successful run and what the opportunity has meant for him:
"Pele wore it on his back. Phil Jackson once wore it on his head. Pearl Jam debuted with it. Dudley Moore thought Bo Derek was it. Ten. X. 10. And now, it’s our number. 2,217 shows and I can remember every single one except that show from April 11, 2005. Or, at least the 2,000-plus I have done. I remember the day Woody Paige almost choked on confetti and pop rocks celebrating his 288th win. The day Michael Smith broke out an impromptu Bad News Brown impression for 64 points. I remember having Lil Wayne on as a guest panelist and thinking "This guy could take all our jobs." I remember when Kevin Blackistone dressed as Barth (from You Can't do that on Television) for Halloween. I remember Jay Mariotti working 265 straight shows. 265 straight!
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