The Tony Kornheiser Show
| Genre | Sports Talk |
|---|---|
| Running time | 60 to 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Home station | N/A |
| Starring |
Tony Kornheiser (Host, 1992 – present) Jeanne McManus (Co-host, 2007 – present) Chris Cillizza (Co-host, 2014 – present) David Aldridge (Co-host, 2007 – present) Gary Braun (Co-host, 2004-6, 2009 – present) Liz Clarke (Co-host, 2007 – present) Torie Clarke (Co-host, 2008 – present) Kevin Sheehan (News reporter, 2004-6 & 2009 – 2016) |
| Produced by | Marc "Nigel" Sterne (2004 – present) Michael Kornheiser (executive producer, 2016 – present) |
| Air dates | since May 25, 1992 |
| Website | www.tonykornheisershow.com |
| Podcast | iTunes Podcast |
The Tony Kornheiser Show is a sports podcast talk show out of Washington, D.C., hosted by Tony Kornheiser, which was originally a sports radio talk show 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 from 2009 and 2016.
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.
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.
At the beginning, Kornheiser basically had two rules and a mission statement:
Kornheiser dislikes "how are you doing?" to start a call; he prefers that callers and e-mailers have funny and creative comments: John from D.C. always said "T.K. Stack Money" when he called in; Steve the Sycophant from Virginia, always said "Tony, my liege and idol" on the phone.
When Andy Pollin did the news update, Kornheiser often interrupted him with his comments on the news. During the first few years, Kornheiser would let a then WTEM traffic reporter Janet Elliott (then called Janet Delaney or Janet O'Connor, and also known as Janet "From Another Planet") sing show tunes in a segment and then praise her. During the show, the sales representatives of WTEM sent free food to the studio, which prompted Kornheiser to say, "This show is about free food." If the food was not delivered on time, Kornheiser would go ballistic on the air.
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