Tony Kornheiser Biography

Fast Facts

• Won the Eugene Meyer Award in 2007, which recognizes Washington Post employees who share the same principles as the paper's former publisher and owner
• Was inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2008
• Graduated from Harpur College with a degree in English in 1970
• Joined the Washington Post in 1979, becoming a sports columnist in 1984 and also writing for the Style section
• Began his radio announcing career at WTEM-AM in Washington, D․C․ in 1992 with the show that would later become ESPN Radio's "Tony Kornheiser Show" in 1998
• Started out as a journalist at Newsday before joining the New York Times in 1976
• Has co-hosted "Pardon the Interruption" with fellow Washington Post columnist Michael Wilbon since September 2001
• Best known as co-host of "Pardon the Interruption" and as a sportswriter and columnist for The Washington Post
• His columns from the Style section of the Washington Post have been compiled into three books: "Pumping Irony," "Bald as I Wanna Be," and "Back for More Cash․"
• Has also appeared on the "Big Finish" segment of "SportsCenter" with Michael Wilbon and as a commentator on "Monday Night Football․"