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Found May 18, 2009 on BostonSportZ.com:
PLAYERS: John Madden

News broke on Monday that after three years, Tony Kornheiser will step down from his spot in the Monday Night Football booth due to his fear of flying.

He'll be replaced by, of all people, Jon Gruden. Chucky joins Mike Tirico and Ron Jaworski to give us one of the most interesting booths of all time.

It'll be an interesting change to have a former NFL quarterback, a very-recently-turned former NFL head coach, and one of the better play-by-play guys in Mike Tirico all working together. The most interesting interchanges should be between Jaworski and Gruden, especially given their personalities...
Original Story: http://www.bostonsportz.com/blog/2009...
2 Comments:
  • See ya Tony, don't let the door hit you in the @ss on the way out.
    by steelblue10   May 19, 2009   Reply   Options  
  • I love Kornheiser on PTI but MNF was wrong for him from the git go. He seemed like a fish out of water sitting there with the other two, didn't know what to do with or where to put his microphone ...I felt sorry for him. I am, therefore, relieved this interlude has come to an end. Good night, CANADA is the better gig for Tony.
    by mcarrier   May 19, 2009   Reply   Options  
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