Tony Kornheiser Returns to Radio with ESPN 980

Analyst Written on July 28, 2009

DARLINGTON, SC - AUGUST 30: Radio personality Barney Hall shares the stage with NASCAR legend Bud Moore during the Darlington Vintage Racing Festival at Darlington Raceway on August 30, 2008 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images)

(Photo by Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images)

There are rumblings, and then there is thunder. Tony Kornheiser, the beloved media mainstay in the local market and one half of the international sports supernova that is Pardon the Interruption, is coming back to local radio on/about Sept. 8 with WTEM ESPN 980.

And this means that Daniel Snyder scores a big one in his effort to stave off the upstart WJFK 106.7 all—sports format, which I predicted would eliminate 980 in a matter of seconds.

Good for T.K. He needs to have a local voice to use D.C. sports as a punching bag for logical thought processes. At the same time, WJFK, which has seen mixed reviews of its new offerings, has much to do to prepare for the return of the T.K.

Perhaps firing the Junkies would be a good place to begin.

Technorati Tags: ESPN 980, Tony Kornheiser, WJFK

This article is also featured on Stet Sports Blog

(0)

0 Comments

There are no comments yet. Get the conversation started by leaving the first comment

Loading more comments...

posted just now

Loading...
Nobody has liked this comment yet

Cancel

This comment and all replies have been deleted This comment has been deleted Undo delete

<form action="/accounts/create_from_facebook_comment" class="new_facebook_user" id="new_facebook_user" method="post">	<input id="facebook_user_facebook_id" name="facebook_user[facebook_id]" type="hidden" />
	<input id="facebook_user_proxied_email" name="facebook_user[proxied_email]" type="hidden" />
	<input id="facebook_user_profile_pic" name="facebook_user[profile_pic]" type="hidden" />
	<input id="facebook_user_profile_url" name="facebook_user[profile_url]" type="hidden" />
	<ul>
		<div id="facebook_questions">
			<li class="fb-question" id="facebook_full_name_container">
				<p class="question">
					<label for="facebook_user_use_full_name">Use your full name <strong class="full_name"></strong> on Bleacher Report?</label>
					<br />
				</p>
				<p class="options">
					<input name="facebook_user[use_full_name]" type="hidden" value="0" /><input checked="checked" id="facebook_user_use_full_name" name="facebook_user[use_full_name]" type="checkbox" value="1" />
					<label for="facebook_user_use_full_name">Yes</label>
				</p>
				<div class="input full-name-edit" style="display:none">
					<p>Edit your name for Bleacher Report:</p>
					<div class="fb-first-name">
						<label for="facebook_user_first_name">First Name <em>(required)</em></label>
						<input class="signup_text_input" id="facebook_user_first_name" name="facebook_user[first_name]" size="30" type="text" />
						
					</div>
	
					<div class="fb-last-name">
						<label for="facebook_user_last_name">Last Name <em>(required)</em></label>
						<input class="signup_text_input" id="facebook_user_last_name" name="facebook_user[last_name]" size="30" type="text" />
						
					</div>
				</div>
			</li>
			<li class="fb-question">
				<p class="question">
					<img src="/images/default-user-icon-medium.png" class="profile_pic" />
					<label for="facebook_user_use_profile_pic">Do you want to use your Facebook profile picture on Bleacher Report?</label>
				</p>
				<p class="options">
					<input name="facebook_user[use_profile_pic]" type="hidden" value="0" /><input checked="checked" id="facebook_user_use_profile_pic" name="facebook_user[use_profile_pic]" type="checkbox" value="1" />
					<label for="facebook_user_use_profile_pic">Yes</label>
					
				</p>
			</li>
			<li>
				<a id="facebook_connect_submit"><img src="/images/shared/submit.png" /></a>
			</li>
		</div>
	</ul>
</form>

217
reads

0
comments

0
likes

written on July 28, 2009 Sports