Tuesday 20 March show

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Co-Hosts -- Liz Clarke and Joe Barber. NO DA today as he is off since his wife had their second child yesterday.

Guests -- David Dupree, Abbie Lowell

Old Guy Radio --

Dancing with the Stars talk. Heather Mills' leg did not come off.

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Monday 19 March show

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co-hosts -- Jeanne McManus and David Aldrdige

Guests -- Hoops Weiss, Wilbon

Lots of Sweet Sixteen talk.

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Friday 16 March -- no Tony

TK was off today. David Burd was filling in.

We tried to listen, but only made it through the first segment.

TK is presumably back on Monday.

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Thursday 15 March show

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Co-hosts - Janet Elliott and Kevin Stanfield

Guests -- Sam Smith, Michelle Tafoye, Pat Forde

Idol and Brackets. Idol and Brackets. Idol and Brackets.

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Wednesday 14 March show

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Co-Hosts -- Jeanne McManus and David Aldridge

Guests -- Malcolm Moran, Bob Ryan and .... PHIL'S MOM

Who cares about Idol? It's time for Phil's Mom. And who does she pick to win it all? "MAR-KWETTE"

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Tuesday 13 March show

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co-hosts -- Liz Clarke and David Aldridge

Guests -- David Dupree and Jim Larranaga

more brackets.

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FYI

Monday's recap will be late, due to my being out of town.

Edit: This will be up Tuesday, due to getting back late Monday night.

BTW, we likely will not be doing an extensive bracket breakdown, due to time constraints. There may be a place online to find such information. We'll have to check on that.

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Friday 9 March show

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Co_hosts -- Jeanne McManus, David Aldridge and Joe Barber

Guests -- Joe Lunardi, ESPN talking Brackets

Old Guy Radio --

How big was MD's loss yesterday? It bumped Idol Talk from the opening segment of the show. We also had Joe doing movie reviews with Stephen Hunter out in California for the premiere of "Shooter."

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Thursday 8 March Show

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co-hosts -- Janet Elliott and Kevin Stanfield

Guests -- Sam Smith, Sally Jenkins, Al Michaels and John Junior Feinstein

Old Guy Radio -- The Monkees, "Last Train to Clarksville"

Idol chatter. shocking. also, the problems Dan LeBatard had getting a cab in DC to go to Tony's house to watch said Idol program. Tiger in DC talk.

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Wednesday 7 March show

co-hosts -- Jeanne McManus and FAGLAP alum Kevin Stansfield

Guests -- Michael Isikoff, Gene Robinson, Bob Ryan

Old Guy Radio -- "White Shade of Pale," Procol Harem

That time of the week -- Idol talk begins today. Also discussion about Scooter Libby verdict.

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Bonus TK

TK was on Dan Lebatard's radio show. (Dan was doing the show from PTI today). He and TK spent a few minutes talking about the Peyton Manning Bar Mitzvah story.

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Tuesday 6 March show

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co-hosts -- Liz Clarke and David Aldridge

Guests -- David Dupree, Chis Cillizza (washpost.com), Mark Maske

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Monday 5 March show

Co-Hosts -- Jeanne McManus and David Aldridge

Guests -- Howard Fineman from Newsweek and Wilbon

Old Guy Radio -- Dire Straits, "Romeo and Juliet"

TK rants about cell phone companies. Welcome to the 21st century, Tony. Also talk about Thomas Eagleton and whether someone with mental health issues would be electable.

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Friday 2 March show

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Co-hosts -- Jeanne McManus and David Aldridge

Guests -- Mark Maske, Sam Smith, Stephen Hunter

Thankfully, TK gets the IDOL talk out of the way first. More importantly, an update on the Molly and Olly story , a favorite from the old TK show.

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Thursday 1 March Show

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Co-Hosts -- Janet Elliott and David Aldridge

Guests -- The Ock and Junior

Idol overdose, with a recap segment and one about the chick with the candid photography.

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Wednesday 28 February show

Co-Hosts -- Jeanne McManus and David Aldridge

Guests -- Bob Ryan

Old Guy Radio -- Joe South, "Down in the Boondocks"

Topics ranged from the Chinese stock market to American Idol. that's the show, folks. Also, will Tiger show up for his new DC golf tournament?

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Tuesday 27 February show

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Co-hosts -- Sally Jenkins and David Aldridge

Guests -- Gary Williams, Mike Littwin

Old Guy Radio -- medley of "crappy 70s bands," including Styx, Foreigner, Boston, REO Speedwagon and Journey.

Amazingly, TK starts the show with sports today, talking about the Redskins and their free agent plans this week. Sally pimps her upcoming book about the Carlisle School (alma mater of Jim Thorpe). Talk about the American Idol girl with the naughty photos.

The struggle for a breakfast deal also continues. TK will not suffer bagels from Giant lightly.


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Monday 26 February show

Co-Hosts -- Jeanne McManus, David Aldridge and Len Downie

Guests -- Joe Barber & William Booth talking Oscars, Wilbon talking hoops

Old Guy Radio -- Mitch Ryder , "CC Rider"

As expected, lots of Oscars talk -- who won, what were people wearing and the like. Also, kvetching about the snow (shocking, I know).

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Friday 23 February show

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Co-hosts -- Jeanne McManus and Joe Barber

Guests -- Tim Kirkjian from Spring Training and Stephen Hunter on the Oscars.

Joe Barber does Oscar talk (the awards are this Sunday night). Still more talk about Anna Nicole Smith, with TK reading from a WAPO story about the court decision yesterday.

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Thursday 22 February Show

Co-Hosts -- Joe Barber and WAPO's Liz Clarke
Guests -- Abbie Lowell and Junior.
Old Guy Radio -- "Thunder Road," Bruce Springsteen.

More Idol talk today. Also, the non-burying of Anna Nicole Smith and James Brown, Liz talks Daytona and being a Springsteen Groupie.

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Wednesday 21 February show

Co-hosts -- Jeanne McManus and Joe Barber

Guests -- DC Mayor Adrian Fenty, Sam Smith
Old Guy Radio -- Randy Newman, "I Love LA"

Plenty of talk about sidewalk conditions in DC (TK is not happy) and a story in the Post about improvements to the MCI/Verizon Center.

Also, discussion of TK's beloved American Idol and the XM/Sirius merger. Remember, TK starts back on XM in two weeks.

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Tuesday 20 Feb Show

* today's co-hosts were Jeanne McManus (better known as Tony's friend Nancy) and Joe Barber (familiar to old listeners as one of the show's movie critics)

* guests -- Wilbon, Bob Ryan, Nats Beat Writer Barry Svrluga

* who got killed -- The Cheese Boy (Post Blogger Dan Steinberg)

* Old Guy Radio -- "Don't Worry Baby," The Beach Boys (TK's favorite song)

Also, some talk about today's news (Britney Spears) and other thoughts about being back on the air.

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Yes, it is true

If you ended up here thanks to TK's not-so-subtle reference on PTI to being back on radio tomorrow, it is indeed true.

Here's the Cliffs Notes version:

TK starts tomorrow morning at 8:30 ET on WTWP (Washington Post Radio) in DC.

No, Andy is not there.
No, Gary is not there.
Yes, Sterne/Nigel is there.

If you can't listen live, we should have a recap up soon after the show ends. If we get up in time, maybe even live blogging as the show unfolds.


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Good news everyone

For those of you who can't listen live, it appears that you'll be able to download a podcast of TK's show from wapo radio.

Not sure if this will be the place or not, but here's WTWP's podcast home page.

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TK to XM

As reported this morning on the Yes Tony message board, TK will be on XM, a few weeks after his debut next Tuesday on WTWP.

from the presser:

"WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tony Kornheiser -- sportswriter, columnist, ESPN commentator, humorist, and author -- will be heard nationwide on XM Satellite Radio starting March 5.

Kornheiser's new radio show, originating from Washington Post Radio (WTWP) in Washington, D.C., will air from coast to coast on XM's sports talk radio channel XM Sports Nation (XM Channel 144) Monday through Friday from 9 am to 11 am ET. Tony will also host special shows exclusively for the XM Radio audience on a regular basis."

See the whole press release here.

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I have no idea who this is

From today's DCRTV:

From DCRTV's Rumorama: "Rumor has it WTOP reporter Brennan Haselton will be the news 'stooge' who will be doing news updates for Tony Kornheiser's new show on WTWP.

that guy's bio page on WTOP's website is here.

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Not a TK fan obviously part 2

Dr. Z's comments on the NFL Broadcast teams, from SI.COM:

Zero Stars

Joe Theismann, Mike Tirico and Tony Kornheiser, ESPN
I've raged against this outfit for years and it hasn't done a bit of good, so I won't waste an awful lot of space on their newest clown, Kornheiser, or their play-by-play guy, Tirico, who brings you only part of the action, and none at all if there's one of those interminable guest-in-the-booth abominations. But I will say that I approached their Giants-Dallas show in Week 7 with absolute dread because I knew the T.O. stuff would beonce again flogged to death in tedious and humorless terms. And they didn't disappoint me. When I die and go to hell, hell will be a Kornheiser bit on T.O.-prolonged indefinitely.

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Not a TK fan obviously part 1

Chris Berman is playing the week at Pebble Beach. Did anyone yell out "You're With Me, Leather," the great smarmy quote attributed to him Deadspin and other sites?

Sadly, no. But when asked about the phrase, here's what The Fat Man said:

From the Morning Buzz Blog:


He hasn’t heard this particular phrase — “not once, because the people here are nice people.”

He asked why I was asking. I told him: because this thing has taken on cultural-phenomenon status. To which he said, yeah, for a bunch of anonymous guys on the Internet. To which I said, well, Kornheiser and Olbermann used it.

To which he said, “Like I said, there are some mean-spirited people.”

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Feb 7 Video Blog from WAPO

HERE

Wilbon eats chips to boot~!

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RIP George Berger

Not a TK story, but a Friend of Tony story...

George Berger, whom TK often talked about on the radio show and worked for the PGA after running the Presidents' Cup in DC, suddenly died the other day.

Lenny Shapiro wrote about Berger in the Post today.


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two guys arguing on video

MW and TK bickering in TK's dressing room at PTI.

found here

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TK writes

Remember. TK (and Willy Buns) will be blogging during the Super Bowl.

He has another Pre-Game post at this site.

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TK blogs?

Amazing.

TK and Willy Buns will blog on the Post's website during the Super Bowl on Sunday.

See TK's opening salvo HERE.

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Getting some of the band back together

TK's new show at Post Radio won't have andy or gary, but it will have Nigel.

It can now be revealed (we had heard this last week, but wasn't sure it was for public consumption yet) that Marc Sterne has left WTEM to work at WTWP on the all-new TK show (starting 2/20 @ 8.30 AM).

Great news, but we'll miss Sterno's baseball round-up. Maybe TK will allow visits from Uncle Morty.

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TK on Post Radio

TK calls in to Post Radio to preview the show.



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more articles on TK's return

here and here (another version of the Post article from yesterday)


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POST RADIO lands TK

Well, it wasn't 980 after all. How do you like that?

TK will be starting in February on Washington Post Radio (WTWP) and not WTEM.

DCRTV says that Legendary Postie Ben Bradlee put in a call to TK that may have swayed his decision.

Who will be his sidekick? Will Andy Polley leave his longtime home at 980 ? not likely. What about Gary "Big Time" Braun, last heard on XXX as part of the John Riggins Show? maybe.

Our suggestion: pair TK with the Post's Sports Bogger, Dan Steinberg. He's funny, he knows sports, he works for the Post and currently writes in the paper in that same Page 2 spot where TK used to do his columnettes.

The Post story here

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Danny Boy gets a piece of Mr Tony

As reported by DCRTV and confirmed by people in the DC area who listened to the Riggo Show today, Dan Snyder's XXX ESPN station will be carrying PTI on the radio.

You may recall that PTI used to broadcast on ESPN Radio at 7 PM ET a few years ago. How long ago? Chuck Wilson was still on Gamenight right after it.

Likely, that's the only way the Danny will have Mr. Tony on his airways.

Gossip sites like DCRTV (and even the Post) say TK will be choosing between 980 and the Post Radio Station if he comes back to radio before (likely) a second season (sigh) of MNF with Joey the Tongue and That Nice Young Man Mikey Tirico.

Our sources (which do extend beyond reading other peoples' websites and bitching about places that banned you) say nothing is imminent and the big meeting at 980 last week was not TK-related, but had to do with a shuffling of Clear Channel suits.

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Is he coming back soon?

Rumors are swirling that TK could be back soon on Sportstalk 980.

More as actual facts present themselves.

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TK WRITES

TODAY'S COLUMN

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Tony on 980

TK did a couple hits with Andy Polley recently, pimping his charity golf tournament and previewing his upcoming MNF gig.

You can hear their podcasted on Sportstalk 980's website.

http://www.sportstalk980.com/cc-common/podcast.html

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MNF Mailbag

Want to send an email to TK during MNF?

here's the link:


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Bracketville

Yes, we are doing the TK Brackets again this year. (If you heard the show a couple weeks ago, you know that Tony gave us the thumbs up, the only place on the net explicitly sanctioned to do so).

Check Monday at www.tkbracket.com for Tony's picks (likely appearing in the 3/13 Post) and throughout the week as more and more suspects get added.



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It's official

Monday Night Football will have a new broadcast team when it debuts on ESPN in 2006.

Mike Tirico, Joe Theismann and Tony Kornheiser will be part of a three-man booth calling the games on Monday nights next season and Suzy Kolber and Michelle Tafoya will be sideline reporters.

Kolber and Tafoya both reported from the sidelines for ABC during Super Bowl XL.

Also, ESPN announced that Mike Breen will be its new lead NBA play-by-play announcer, teaming with analyst Hubie Brown for ABC telecasts beginning Feb. 12 and including the NBA Finals.

"This Monday Night Football team enthusiastically embraces our vision for sports television's signature series. We will propel MNF into a 21st century, all-day, exclusive, multi-media event that will engage fans in entirely new ways. This team will develop great chemistry," ESPN Executive Vice President John Skipper said.

"Mike Breen is widely respected for his depth of NBA knowledge and his consummate play-by-play skill. We are very excited to provide such a spectacular forum as the NBA Finals to showcase his talents."

In addition, Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon will take Pardon The Interruption on the road on Mondays during the football season. The shows will air from the site of ESPN's Monday Night Football games."We look to the future with great enthusiasm and a strong commitment to enhance the presentation of the NFL and the NBA, two of our most important sports properties," ESPN and ABC Sports President George Bodenheimer said.

Al Michaels, the play-by-play voice of Monday Night Football on ABC from 1986 through Sunday's Super Bowl in Detroit, will not return to either broadcast.

raison d'etre

Sorry the blog hasn't been updated in a while. A new schedule has made it incondusive for timely (daily) postings. A return in the future is not out of the realm of possibility.

And, just for you, Nerd King Deutoronomy:



Mr. Pot. Mr. Kettle. They are waiting on Mr. Black.




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Nerds on Parade

We'll be at Baltimore Comicon this weekend. You can hear all about the FAGLAP in person and see the trophy I "won" for taking the cart path bump.

As for the other "news" today, to quote Nelson ...

HA HA!

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NERD GOLF!

Just awesome. Much more at a later time.

And, for the Cat Suit, you already have plenty of these, here are some more



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TK returns

Yes, Tony is back. from vacation, not "vacation."

-- TK played golf with Hootie again. Despite playing "the best golf of his life," TK and George Burger got smoked.

-- What was up with the 4-letter skipping DC on their "50 states in 50 days" tour? TK explains how some dope wanted to come on and talk about it, but he didn't post.

-- Wilbon talked about what TK missed while he was on vacation. Also, whether Celine Dion is his favorite vocalist.

-- TK also talked about a copy-editor from the Post who passed away in a kayaking accident.

GOLF COUNTDOWN: 6 days.

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TK RETURNS TOMORROW

No more ANDY POLLEY!

NO MORE STALE JUNIOR SEGMENTS!

8 days until NERD GOLF!

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Wacko Jacko

TK begins with the Michael Jackson verdict and all that follows.

Abbie Lowell -- Jackon reaction
Lenny Shapiro -- US Open Preview and Sabbtini reaction
Sam Smith -- Finals talk and MORE about Larry Brown

briefly mentioned was the return of Keith Olbermann to ESPN (for an hour each week on the radio with Dan Patrick) and more on the saga of the Old Guy Radio Gear on the sportstalk980.com website.

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breaking news

Discussion of the Jacko verdict and justice for celebrities. We all know how Andy loves to see rich people punished.

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DC Sports weekend

Nats, golf, Tyson. TK discusses it all today.

-- Scott Van Pelt -- Booz recap and talk about Rory Sabbitini's jerk move
-- DA -- NBA Game 2 recap
-- Wilbon -- Tyson and basketball


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Professor Tony?

Tk again talks about the Shirley Povich chair being endowed at U/MD. Andy thinks TK would be a horrible grader, but great lecturer. Lavarro has done some teaching at American, so Thom shared some of his thoughts on the matter.

Of more import, TK will have AC tomorrow at the Booz Allen remote at Congressional.

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Here's to you, Mrs. Robinson

TK starts the show by talking about his trip to Congressional with Seinfeld co-creator Peter Melman. Also, some schmoozing with Nick Price.

-- Bob Ryan -- NBA playoff talk
-- Junior
-- Old Guy Radio -- Mrs. Robinson, in honor of Anne Bancroft's death yesterday.

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A win for the Camp Counselor

The main topic today was the Pistons' win over the Heat last night.

-- Barry Svrluga on the First Place Nats
-- Sam Smith on NBA playoffs and other league news
-- Old Guy Radio - Happy Birthday TOM JONES

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more on Sean Taylor

We start (with Andy, Steve and Lavarro at Morton's) with TK ranting about Bobby Bonilla, who is at the dinner tonight and his bad experience with him. Lavarro said that Bonilla was thebest person he ever covered.

And more talk about Sean Taylor. TK doesn't see the need to get rid of him NOW, since many times athletes beat raps all the time. And we finally hear the Tre Johnson comments that were mentioned on th show this morning.

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Trouble for the boys from the U

Brief sports talk about the Nats (first place) and Sean Taylor (more later). TK talked about his watching TV last night, including the Tony Awards and the premieres of "The Comeback" and "Entourage" on HBO.

-- Wilbon -- on Sean Taylor and the NBA playoffs (MW in Miami)
-- Bill Livingston -- commenting on Kellen Winslow Sr's comments
-- Jason LaConfora -- more Sean Taylor

TK also talked about watching the Memorial on CBS yesterday.

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Yes, more Deep Throat talk

Tk talks about how Woodward/Bernstein made the Post it is today.

Also, talk about George Solomon's becoming ESPN's in-house ombudsman. Yeah, right. ESPN is to criticism what Junior is to fashion: they just don't mix.

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Deep Thoughts about Deep Throat

Of course, the big story is Deep Throat being revealed. many stories today about Woodward and Bernstein and TK's beloved Washington Post.

-- bob Ryan -- NBA talk in the only sports segment
-- Howard Feinman (Newsweek) on DT
-- Junior on DT and working with Bob Woodward

TK also talked about his dinner with Don Graham last night (scheduled before all this broke) and how Graham read them his editorial in Today's Post.

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Satchmo vs Hootie

TK spent most of the opening segment talking about his golf outing with Hootie, one of the other blowfish and George Berger at RTJ. Hootie shot 37 on the back nine and Tk believes they were probably hustled.

-- Wilbon on NBA playoffs and his holiday activities
-- Mike Massano on Indy and Dannica Patrick

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Best of

Friday -- Best of (with one TK call-in from RTJ)

Monday -- Best of

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Idol-atry

Tony starts the crow by eating some crow about Dwayne Wade, who had 40 last night in Miami's win over Detroit. After that, American Idol talk (more later with Lisa de Moraes).

-- David Dupree -- playoff talk -- love for Wade, the Camp Counselor and the Spurs
-- Lisa De Moraes -- Idol talk
-- Joe Barber -- movie talk -- Madagascar & The Longest Yard

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New Queen in town

Topic A (since it just happened) is the new owner of the Mystics, Dr Sheila Johnson, former wife of Bobcats owner and BET founder Bob Johnson. Tk gives us some backstory between Abe and Bob Johnson. Tk also equates the Mystics' "attendance banners" with Cub Scout badges. And the WNBA is a loss leader for the league, so who really cares.

More about the "friction" between TK and Mike Wise, talking about Mike bringing a Darth Vader mask to Full Court Press last week.

And tonight is the Lottery. For once, it flew under the radar in DC.

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revenge of the Chimps

Even though it came late in the show, today's top story was the long piece in the Post about everyone's favorite chimp, Moe, his dopey "parents" and how they were mauled by Ollie and Mollie a couple months ago.

-- Rachel Nichols -- from Miami -- NBA talk and fashion tips
-- Josh Peters from NO Times-Picayune -- pimping his book on the rodeo circuit
-- Sam Smith -- from Phoenix -- NBA talk and Wilbon's distain for dry heat
-- Old Guy Radio -- Robert Zimmerman from Hibbing MN

Also talk about the (bogus?) Tom Cruise/Katie Holmes relationship and the infamous "1/2 +" rules for dating younger men/women.
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guys from the U

The segment starts with discussion about TK's column today, about nominally all the NFL players from Miami and their behavior.

Jim O'Brien out in Philly. Mo Cheeks finally comes home.

they will the Post's sports editor on tomorrow to talk about O's coverage in the Post. TK again doesn't get the venom from the Anti-O's (anti-Angelos) factions.

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MR Tony and his 3 Assistants

TK finally went to see Ricky Jay's show in DC over the weekend. Having seen it opening night, it's as good as he described it.

-- Greg Code, Herald -- previewing Heat/Pistons
-- Andy Beyer -- Prekness recap and how Afleet Alex avoided disaster
-- Wilbon -- Suns/Spurs and other hijinx
-- Old Guy Radio -- Isley Brothers
-- Where was TK on Friday? Playing Baltusrol in Jersey.

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Best of

Tk was off playing golf in Jersey, so no show today.

Best of Segements include....

-- Ollie and Molly
-- TK's Bracket and Junior hording Pizzas
-- Fundraising differences between PENN and BINGHAMTON
-- TK's Kitchen remodeling


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playing the race card

Andy trumpets taking the metro to the Nats game this afternoon.

We veer off sports to talk about Larry King's testimony being disallowed in the michael jackson trail. write your own jokes.

Back to sports, Billy Hunter playing the race card in the NBA negotiations. Wilbon doesn't like Hunter, since he apparently called Wilbon "an Uncle Tom" in reference to an 'anti-player' column a few years ago.

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Nats Notes

Tk spends segment one discussing the Nats game last night, which he gleefully pointed he wanted on his cable system while andy polley could not.

-- Andy Beyer -- Preakness picks -- Greeley's Galaxy is Andy's choice.

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Tony Gloats, Andy Weeps

TK was shocked to come home last night to find out that RCN (formerly STAR*POWER), his cable provider, had come to a deal with the Nats and games would be on his cable, starting LSAT NIGHT. This led to a show-long debate about eh monopolies of local cable companies and the like.

-- Bob Ryan -- NBA talk -- more complaining about timeslots for good games
-- Stephen Hunter -- Thumbs up for STAR WARS, for the action not the acting
-- Junior -- tennis talk and we learn Junior is sort of a Trekkie

TK also went to a Smithsonian event last night, (put on by childhood friend Brent Glass) honoring Salsa Music and Celia Cruz.

OH yeah, Listen Up was also cancelled. Don't cry too much for TK. He'll finally be able to wear his staff jacket.


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Mr Dixon goes to Congress

Talk about Juan Dixon being one of the NBA players called to testify before Congress. It must be because he's local. Why else?

Speaking of steroids, what about Bud's claim to go along with the 2-year steroid ban? TK says that Fehr and Orza (who hi-jacked baseball) are fighting a losing battle on this one.

and the Ollympics? Plenty of cheating....

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Journalism 101

TK begins by talking about how Cheryl Ladd was a potential guest (pimping her new golf book) and how TK only wanted her on if she would talk about famous people with whom she had slept. Then, a radical topic change to discuss the Newsweek stuff and their apology/retraction of the Guantanamo Bay/Koran story.
Howard Kurtz -- Newsweek flap and more on Mitch Albom
Leonard Shapiro -- Jack, Tiger and Annika
Sam Smith -- NBA's stupid scheduling
Darius Rucker -- Satchmo and Hootie set a golfing date

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Journalism 101

TK begins by talking about how Cheryl Ladd was a potential guest (pimping her new golf book) and how TK only wanted her on if she would talk about famous people with whom she had slept. Then, a radical topic change to discuss the Newsweek stuff and their apology/retraction of the Guantanamo Bay/Koran story.

Howard Kurtz -- Newsweek flap and more on Mitch Albom

Leonard Shapiro -- Jack, Tiger and Annika

Sam Smith -- NBA's stupid scheduling
Darius Rucker -- Satchmo and Hootie set a golfing date

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au revior, les boulez

Topic #1 of the day was the Wizards' exit from the playoffs. TK wondered (in print and here) if they are the road to success or a one-hit wonder, like the Capitals when they went to the Stanley Cup finals.

** Ron Sirek, Golf World -- Tiger streak and Sean O'Hare
** Wilbon on Wizards and NBA playoffs

Other topics -- Dave Chappelle, Tony's HD set and other wackiness...

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Wizards -- progress or 1-hit wonder?

TK again talks about his column today. La Sooz was not happy with his pessimistic projection for the team.

Brief talk on Nicklaus' "latest" final retirement from tournament golf after St Andrews. TK thinks he's still the greatest and Tiger won't be unless he eclipses Jack's win total.

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Game 3 at MCI -- TK Sighting?

Will TK make an apperance at MCI tonight? Maybe, since TK has other plans before the game. That would be the Cornell Football something or other. Like other people say, "who would have expected the Wizards to still be playing?"

Still a great season, that most people didn't expect to happen.

Tk thinks the Wiz will win tonight, shockingly.

However, the Curse of Les Boulez is not over. It's not over until Tk says it's over.




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more basketball talk

-- David Aldridge
-- Randy Galloway
-- Jeremy Schapp (plugging his new book)


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Betting stories

TK tells a story (based on an email about some guy betting on Giacomo) about getting in a big bet at Belmont done by Andy Beyer.

Wilbon willfully killed hmself on PTI about his Kwame flip flop. TK still thinks that Wizards mgt should have to answer questions about the situation.

Brief talk about Shamiqua and her return to DC.

And, finally, the Whizzinator.

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Kwame, Kwame, Kwame Khameleon

More talk about whether or not the Wiz should reactivate Kwame for the rest of the playoff series vs the Heat.

-- Ryan -- around the NBA
-- Scott Jackson WTEM -- In Miami, Wiz talk
-- Junior

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Coach Joe

Talk about Coach Gibbs, who was just on the show with Andy and Steve before TK's appearance.

Discussion about which old Skins were good quotes when TK was in the locker room.

TK lobbies again for FredEx at Fed Ex.

Also, brief talk of L/Affair Van Gundy.

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Hoops Galore

-- Sam Smith, Trib
-- Bob Kravitz, Indy Star

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MVP Race

Talk about LeBatard's MVP discussion. Dan Patrick ran with it all day, including having Wilbon on to talk about it.

TK kills Dan for his "just asking a question" statement and needs to back it up or just shut up.

This expands out to a discussion about sports writing and column writing in general.

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fearsome threesome

Today's top story was not the Derby or Playoffs, but Tk playing golf over the weekend with MD Gov Bob Ehrlich and Gary Williams. Wilbon was the missing fourth, in Miami for the playoffs.

Wilbon -- actually thought the Wiz could steal game one (ha ha). Just as foolish was his claims that he was going to stay off South Beath.

Pat Forte -- Derby recap

LeBatard -- Heat/Wiz talk. Also, Dan floats the "question" that Nash won the MVP (or at least people voted for him) because he is white.

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Runaway Bride again

According to a wire story, the Runaway Bride may have fled due to her husband's celibacy pledge. Well, that paints her in a whole new light now, doesn't it?

-- Andy Beyer on the Deerby
-- Stephen Hunter on Kingdom of heaven

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TK jumps the gun

TK was so amazed that RFK hired a "field consultant" to work on the problems with the field for the Nats and United that he jumped in on Kevin's update, even before teh show started. Classic.

More on the stolen Mailbag jingle in Chicago.

The sports portion of the show will, of course, the Wiz's last-second win in Chicago last night. MW may be on later (depending on his travel plans).

And then, the Dr Phil/Pat O'Brien show last night. feh.

David Dupree -- NBA playoff talk. David believes that Van Gundy is telling the truth about what a ref told him. And it's all Stern's fault, David says, for putting the refs on a pedestal. Also, Kwame talk.

Lisa DeMoreas -- talk about American Idol "scandal" and the Dr.Phil/Pat O'Brien schlockfest last night.

Bill Livingston -- Kellen Winslow's motorcycle accident and what the Browns will do.

Old Gal Radio -- Linda Ronstadt -- in honor of Cinco De Mayo

Wilbon -- on Bulls/Wizards

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A B C-Ya, Kwame

Topic # 1 is the suspension of Kwame Brown. TK spins it slightly differently than both Mike Wise and Wilbon did in the paper today.

Bob Ryan - backtracks to the Nomar story last week and the Stern/Van Gundy dust-up (who is Deep Whistle?)

Tommy Smyth - Freddy Adu and Derby talk

Sam Smith - NBA playoff stuff




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Kwane's been Keyshowned

React about Kwame's suspension and furor over American Idol.


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Live from the Studio

What a day, WILBON and JUNIOR!

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Coming to the Chuckle Hut... Laura Bush?

Tk starts the show with the White House Correspondent's Dinner and the surprise hit of the evening, Laura Bush. TK also mistook Maureen Dowd for Maureen Orth (Tim Russert's Wife).

-- David Aldridge -- NBA playoff breakdown
-- Dave Shenin -- the Nats and the proposed MLB steroid policy
-- Wilbon -- talks about the playoff game Saturday in the MCI Center. Not many celebrities apart from the political types (russert, carville, etc). MW has no divided loyalties here, even though he likes the people with the Boulez. Mw also talks about the differences between pro and college hoops.
-- Leslie gore -- Old Gal Radio -- 59 today
-- Tk rips the Runaway Bridge

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more on the toads

-- More on the exploding toads today.

** Tim Kirkjian on baseball
** Stephen Hunter on movies
** Bob Kravitz on Reggie Miller and the Pacers

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more Idol fallout

we learn that TK is not a fan of the Girl Scout Cookies. Can't argue with that.

Andy talks about an Inside Edition story today about the brouhaha with American Idol. Aunt Be agrees with Steve that it would be a bigger deal if Simon was sleeping with a female contestant.




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Where the Buffalo Roam

TK discusses the wild buffalo in suburban MD and exploding Toads in Germany.

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scandal on Idol?

The show began with discussion of Springsteen on the Today Show and again how TK would like to be Bruce's Roadie.

-- Abbie Lowell -- MASN lawsuit
-- Sam Smith -- NBA playoffs

Also, talk about the potential "21" type scandal involving american idol that will be on ABC's Prime Time Live next week.

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what is the deal...

Tk begins by talking about the geese in the WTEM/CC parking lot and its environs?. Why are they there? Inquiring minds want to know. AND TK worries that one of them might come after him one day. This segues into Czabe talks about how a swan hissed at him one time on the golf course.

The draft got a 4.3 rating. What can the four letter do to replicate those numbers?

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More draft recap

Tk's column was written yesterday morning, since it was too cold for golf.

Topic A is of course the drafting of the Auburn QB and what it means for Ramsey. talk of past QB incidents including the Brad Johnson/Jeff george circumstance.

Brief talk about the Bulls/Boulez playoff series.

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draft recap

TK begins with Skins' recap.

-- Wilbon -- talking about Wizards/Bulls


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