Tony Kornheiser

Anthony Irwin "Tony" Kornheiser (/ˈkɔːrnhaɪzər/; born July 13, 1948) is a former sportswriter and columnist for The Washington Post, as well as a radio and television talk show host. Kornheiser has hosted The Tony Kornheiser Show on radio in various forms since 1992, co-hosts Pardon the Interruption on ESPN since 2001 with Michael Wilbon, and served as an analyst for ESPN's Monday Night Football from 2006 to 2008.

Personal life

Kornheiser was born and raised in Lynbrook, New York, on Long Island, where he attended George W. Hewlett High School. After graduation, he enrolled at Harpur College (now Binghamton University, SUNY), where he began his journalism career and graduated with a degree in English in 1970.

Kornheiser is the only child of Ira (1910–2000) and Estelle Kornheiser (1915-1978). He is the grandson of the late Abraham Kornheiser and great nephew of Rachel Miriam Kornheiser and Alex Kornheiser. Kornheiser grew up in a Jewish household, and celebrated his Bar Mitzvah at a Conservative synagogue. Kornheiser currently resides in Washington, D.C., as well as Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, with his wife Karril. They have two children, Michael and Elizabeth.