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He was suspended from the ESPN show Pardon the Interruption for two weeks in February 2010, following "degrading" remarks he made about SportsCenter anchor Hannah Storm's wardrobe.
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Tony attended Camp Keeyumah, a summer camp, where one of the counselors was famed NBA coach Larry Brown. The two have remained friends.
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Tony attended Hewlett High School.
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Tony named his son Michael after The Rolling Stones front man Mick Jagger. He also often jokes that he wanted to name his son Budweiser Kornheiser.
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Tony authored the book The Baby Chase.
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Tony was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 1997.
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Tony wrote the column "Parting Shots" for ESPN the Magazine from 1998-2000.
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Tony would ban people from calling into his radio show for asking absurd questions. He even had a sound clip of former ESPN anchor Charley Steiner proclaiming them banned from The Tony Kornheiser Show.
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Tony was originally a finalist for Monday Night Football in 1999. The job eventually went to Dennis Miller.
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Tony had a special version of his e-mail jingle for his radio show recorded by Hootie and the Blowfish.
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The last show of The Tony Kornheiser Show on ESPN Radio was on March 26, 2004.
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Tony revealed that he had skin cancer on The Dan Patrick Show in August of 2006, and that he had received treatment.
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Tony has accused Dennis Miller of stealing an idea of his, which was having a chimpanzee on Pardon the Interruption. During Dennis Miller's show on CNBC he would have a chimp bring him random items.
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Tony is a panelist on Full Court Press on WRC-TV in Washington, D.C.
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Tony's nicknames are Mr. Tony and Satchmo. Mr. Tony is self explanatory, when people e-mailed into his radio show the would start off "Mr. Tony". Satchmo came from him wanting a better nickname, and the listeners obliged, even sending him in golf balls with "Satchmo" written on them.
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Tony wanted actor Paul Giamatti to play "Tony Kleinman" on Listen Up.
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Tony has a dog, a Brittany Spaniel, named Maggie.
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Was added to the ESPN Monday Night Football Broadcast Crew in 2006.
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Kornheiser helped in the creation for the television series Listen Up with his life being its inspiration.
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Kornheiser authored the book Back for More Cash.
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Kornheiser authored the book Bald as I Wanna Be.
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Kornheiser authored the book Pumping Irony.
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Tony Kornheiser joined ESPN in November 1997.
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Tony currently has a radio show on WTEM out of Washington, D.C., which is carried by XM Satellite Radio.
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Tony hosted The Tony Kornheiser Show on ESPN radio for six years.
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Tony previously worked for Newsday.
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Tony started to work for the Washington Post in 1979.
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Tony graduated from college in 1970.
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Tony Kornheiser is Jewish.
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Tony's full name is Anthony Irwin Kornheiser.
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Tony has one daughter and one son.
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Tony married his wife, Karril, in 1973.
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Tony attended Harpur College (now SUNY Binghamton).
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Tony appeared in the movie Mr. 3000 as himself.
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Is a former sports writer for The New York Times.