Tony Reali

PTI "Stat Boy" and Host of Around the Horn

Tony Reali joined ESPN in July 2000 as writer / researcher for ESPN’s fast-paced sports quiz show Two Minute Drill with host Kenny Mayne. In September 2001, Reali became the researcher for ESPN’s Pardon the Interruption (5:30 p.m. ET Mon.-Fri.), a position which evolved into his on-air “Stat Boy” role, where he makes daily appearances correcting factual errors made by co-hosts Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon at the end of each show.

In February 2004, Reali began hosting Around the Horn, the quick-hitting 30-minute program (Monday-Friday 5 p.m. ET) where columnists from the Boston Globe, Dallas Morning News, Los Angeles Times and ESPN debate the day’s hottest sports topics.

Reali previously appeared on the Tony Kornheiser Show on ESPN Radio. He has appeared as a guest on various ESPN Radio programs and also served as host of the Two Minute Drill on its nationwide tour.

Prior to joining ESPN, Reali was a sportscaster for WFUV-FM at Fordham University (1997 - 2000), serving as the voice of the men’s football and basketball teams and hosting New York City’s longest-running sports call-in show: One on One. He also served as a beat reporter for the New York Yankees, Mets, Giants and Jets, and in 2000-01 wrote for New York City’s WB channel 11.

Born in Staten Island, New York, and a native of Morganville, NJ, Reali earned a bachelor of arts in both communication and history from Fordham University.

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