Tony Reali is one of our favorite people in the sports media industry, and with Around the Horn coming to an end in May, he joins us to share stories and love from over the years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
What is the significance of Tony Reali's career at ESPN?
What a run.
Holy shit. What a run.
All right.
Oh, my God. Oh, one of the great stories in the history of ESPN. 23 years on television. That's a good point, Dan.
Thank you. You know, I don't do interviews often, though I love talking. But when family calls, you pick up the phone on a day like today. Dan, you've done this has happened before. This has happened to all of you guys before. But there's a day when you open up Google and your face is on there and you're the top of the news story. Dan, you like you like saying things that get you in trouble.
And that happens from time to time. I'm not somebody that's courting that per se. So there was my face. Look at that.
But I hope. I hope you are absorbing today. Okay. Because there's an outpouring around the horn is finished after 23 years. And Tony reality did something damn near impossible from doing sports trivia in sports bars on campuses. He parlayed a community at ESPN that is heartbroken today because a generation grew up on this show. And so it might feel like a sad day in some ways. I hope it does not.
But I wish to celebrate you because I can't believe the run, Tony. 23 years, 23 years climbing from basically intern to a legitimate sports television personality that could have had his choice of jobs at God Bless America or I'm sorry. Good morning, America. No, and have arrived at 23 years doing this. It's crazy.
yeah i mean i felt every every minute of of it the last 23 years i i'm a present person dan you know this about me and i'm an intentional person you know that about me as well uh so i felt it throughout every show never felt like work still doesn't feel like work the next two months won't feel like work i enjoy doing it i enjoy performing uh i felt connection to the audience every day for the 23 years
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