Tony Kornheiser Leaves The World Of Newspapers [Tony Kornheiser]

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Former Newsday scribe Tony Kornheiser leaves Post
Published 5/14/2008 by Neil Best at Watchdog
Tony Kornheiser officially is done (for now) as a full-time newspaper man, having accepted a buyout from the Washington Post. Here is the news, via his radio show, via DC Sports Bog, via Deadspin. Tony's wistfulness is understandable, and there is a local connection here, of course, for a kid from Lynbrook who began his professional career at Newsday, inspired by Stan Isaacs, who later founded Newsday's TV Sports column. But none of this is a surprise. When I spoke to Tony before his "Monday Night Football" debut in 2006, he made ...

TK: The Bandwagon and the Blogs
Published 5/14/2008 by Dan Steinberg at D.C. Sports Bog
... It's sad, really. Tony Kornheiser in so many ways made Washington sports. Nobody captured the malaise of the fan base, the essence of under achievement, and the irony of it all like he did. Mix in his seamless transition to television banter with his awkwardness on Monday Night Football, and add in a dash of love/hate for blogs, and you've got the epitome of sports media celebrity. Deadspin: We appreciate Kornheiser's sadness about all this, and can't imagine how it must feel. Though, to be fair, we suspect his buyout package, along with the ESPN and radio money, should make ...

Of Tony, Bill and Tomase: a strange day for sports journalism
Published 5/15/2008 by Josh Nason (noreply@blogger.com) at Small White Ball
... in what you do and I have the feeling that Kornheiser respected the game so much that this move was more painful that you might imagine. I spent the better part of seven years in newsrooms and with a tape recorder/notebook in my hand. There's something about that business that is gratifying, annoying and addictive all at the same time. Now, that era for him has officially ended (blame it on the blogs) and even if he mentally checked out years ago, this can't be easy for him. (Deadspin's take/Awful Announcing's take) Then, I read the next headline: ...