Season 14 • Episode 69
LatestPardon the Interruption is a sports television show that airs weekdays on various ESPN TV channels, TSN, ESPN America, XM, and Sirius satellite radio services, and as a downloadable podcast. It is hosted by Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon, who discuss, and frequently argue over, the top stories of the day in "sports... and other stuff". They had previously done this off-air in The Washington Post newsroom. Either Tony Reali or the uncredited "producer over the loudspeaker" serves as moderator for parts of the show, which is filmed in Washington, D.C.; Around The Horn also originates from the same studio.
Writing
Kornheiser's rambling monologues are accidental poetry
Editing
Rapid-fire cuts that trained a generation's attention span
Production
That iconic cluttered desk aesthetic, pure 2000s ESPN
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
PTI invented the modern sports yelling show format; without it, no Stephen A. Smith empire, no First Take, no sports Twitter.
Tony Reali started as 'Stat Boy' literally reading corrections from his parents' basement before becoming host of Around the Horn.
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