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This Website Stinks! An Unofficial Tony Kornheiser Homepage

   Thursday, March 28th, 2024


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THE MAN

Looking for an out-of-the-box TK bio, I found this on the Official PTI page on ESPN. I post it verbatim:

Tony Kornheiser joined ESPN Radio in November 1997 as host of the Tony Kornheiser Show, which premiered January 5, 1998. Previously, his show aired exclusively on WTEM-AM in Washington, D.C. since 1992.

Kornheiser is also co-host of the popular Pardon the Interruption (PTI) show, which debuted on ESPN September 22, 2001.

Kornheiser is also a columnist for the Washington Post, which he joined in 1979. He has been a sports columnist there since 1984.

Kornheiser has authored three books, Pumping Irony, Bald as I Wanna Be, and Back for More Cash. He has also written for Newsday and the New York Times.

Kornheiser graduated from Harpur College in upstate New York (now SUNY-Binghamton) in 1970. He is married and has two children.

Now, the problem is, this is old, as TK is no longer on ESPN Radio, and it's inaccurate, as TK has written four books (although the first book, "The Baby Chase" was only printed in limited quanities and was not a comedy book). So let's update this bio.

Mr. Tony has had a radio show in one form or another since 1992, with a well publicized "vacation" in July, 2002 and a respite from March to November of 2004. His latest radio show ended on April 28th, 2006 so he could prepare for his job on Monday Night Football as a color analyst.

The Man Who Would Be Satchmo has become a quasi-media mogul, competing in all sorts of mediums. TK had a foray is "Listen Up" (CBS, 8:30PM ET Mondays), which he has nothing to do with, but claims two credits. The show is based on his columns, even though the credit says it's based on his books. The show lasted for one season.

A medium Mr. Tony also had a hand in is Satellite Radio, where his show debuted on Feburary 28th, 2005 on XM Channel 152. His last show was April 28th, 2006.

Starting in August, 2006, Mr. Tony begins his latest job as a Monday Night Football color analyst alongside Mike Tirico and Joe Theismann. Monday Night Football will air on ESPN.



THE BOOKS

OK, they're not books... They're compilations of Tony's Style Columns from the Washington Post. They're very entertaining and I suggest you go pick one up at a trendy bookstore like Barnes and Noble or Borders... Or heck, go to the library... You know what a library is, right? It's a big building with books. It was like a big old Internet before the Internet was prevalent. Did you know people used to have library cards, too? I'm not kidding. You'd be able to get books for free, but you had to bring them back or pay late fees! But I digress...

Pumping Irony: Working Out The Angst of a Lifetime

The first of Tony's collections is filled with laughs and chuckles. It's vintage Mr. Tony at a not so vintage price. The problem is, this book is out of print, so finding it may be difficult. Here are some links that can help you out.

Barnes and Noble Search
Yahoo! Shopping
Amazon.com
eBay Listings



Bald As I Wanna Be

The title of this book is based on the best selling book Bad As I Wanna Be by Dennis Rodman where Dennis posed nude on a motorcycle. Thankfully, Mr. Tony posed fully clothed. It's rumored that this was done to make the book sellable.

Another major difference between this book and Rodman's book is that Tony's book is written in English. Teachers hail this as a major plus.

This compilation continues with more fine columns from Mr. Tony's style section. It's a good read, and I suggest you pick it up today.



I'm Back for More Cash: A Tony Kornheiser Collection (Because You Can't Take Two Hundred Newspapers into the Bathroom)

Such a long title for so little entertainment! You know, I wrote a review on Amazon.com for this book. Here it is:

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Tony Kornheiser reissuing his mildly amusing columns in book form for the American public: Classic!

Tony Kornheiser consistently shilling his wares ad nausem to the point of submission: Not Classic!

I was flipping through the channels a couple of months ago when I landed on a show called "Pardon the Interruption" (heretofore known as PTI). I found myself captivated by the orange talking head we all know as Tony. His sparring sessions with Michael Wilbon were so entertaining, I automatically set the TiVo to tape this show every day so when I got home from work, I could see these two bicker until their heads spin.

About a month later, I found Tony's show on ESPN Radio. This show is even better than the PTI show, because it's just Tony whining and complaining about every little thing (similar to another person I'm a big fan of, David Letterman, except in a more incessant, New Yorker tone). Finding out that Mr. Tony is also a fellow displaced Long Islander, I became an instant fan.

I also noticed that Tony had three books in publication. I've read two of them (Bald As I Wanna Be and Pumping Irony), and I found them to be endlessly entertaining, albeit a little dated. I'm sure some of these columns from "I'm Back For More Cash" (credit Denis Horgan, Jr. for that one) will seem a little dated (I mean, how long ago was that Clinton stuff?), but I'm sure you'll still be able to find a laugh in every page, like Larry King did in "Bald as I Wanna Be" (Which I'm still fact checking to see if his recommendation might have been a little flawed).

And since Mr. Tony has consistently shilled his book on his radio program, you have no choice but to purchase this book. He's brainwashed us all. The next thing he'll want you to do is buy merchandise with his name on it... Oh wait, it's too late!

Get this book, because you should be entertained by it. Rack it. I'm out.

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