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Not to be confused with the baseball term "around the horn". See also List of baseball jargon AA or AA *"Double-A" (AA is the second-highest level of Minor league baseball (below AAA and
This article is about the ESPN sports discussion show. For the BBC radio comedy, see Round the Horne. Round the Horne was one of the most influential BBC Radio Comedy programmes comparable to The Goon Show in its influence on other
Around the Horn

Around the Horn Logo
Genre Sports talk and debate
Starring Tony Reali, Jay Mariotti, Woody Paige, and other sports writers (see below)
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
Production
Executive
producer(s)		 James Cohen,
Erik Rydholm,
Mark Shapiro
Producer(s) Dan Farmer,
Aaron Solomon,
Bill Wolff
Location(s) Flag of the United States Washington, D.C.
Running time 30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel ESPN
Original run November 4, 2002 – present
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

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History

Around the Horn premiered on November 4, 2002, hosted by Max Kellerman. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Max Kellerman (born August 6, 1973) is an American sports talk radio host from New York City. It replaced the interview show Unscripted with Chris Connelly. Unscripted with Chris Connelly is a half-hour daily interview program that aired on ESPN from October 22, 2001 until June 25, On February 2, 2004, Tony Reali, known as "Stat Boy" on Pardon the Interruption, became the show's new host when Kellerman left ESPN due to a contract dispute. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Anthony Joseph Paul Reali (born July 4, 1978 in Staten Island, New York) is an American sports personality and Television Pardon the Interruption (abbreviated PTI) is a Sports television show that airs weekdays on various ESPN TV channels The show's launch team and daily production management was led by broadcast executive Todd Mason. On July 10, 2007, the show celebrated its 1,000th episode in a show won by Jay Mariotti. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Jay Mariotti (born 1959 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) is a sportswriter and a former columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times until he resigned on August Around the Horn and Pardon the Interruption have a combined household rating of 788,000 homes in 2006. The 4th quarter was the most-watched quarter ever for both shows. ATH had increased ratings in 12 of the last 13 quarters through the end of 2006.

The set

The Around the Horn set is in the same Atlantic Video complex as the set for Pardon the Interruption. Pardon the Interruption (abbreviated PTI) is a Sports television show that airs weekdays on various ESPN TV channels It features the host's desk with the point triggers and mute buttons, opposite of four screens of the panelists with their score under them and the mute sign above them. Behind the host's desk is a map of the contiguous United States of America with the mastheads of the newspapers affiliated with the show outlined in their region which include: the Los Angeles Times, The Denver Post, the Chicago Sun Times, and The Boston Globe. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed The Denver Post is a daily Newspaper and online website published in Denver Colorado. The Chicago Sun-Times is an American daily Newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois. The Boston Globe (and Boston Sunday Globe) is the most widely circulated daily Newspaper in Boston and in New England, The Cold Pizza logo was also added near New York's place on the map when Woody Paige was based in New York, and it was subsequently removed when Paige returned to Denver. Cold Pizza is a television morning sports talk show that was shown on weekday mornings on ESPN2.

Meanwhile, each panelist usually appears either within the offices of their respecitive newspaper, in front of a screen showing the city they're located in, or in another studio.

Rounds

The current Around The Horn format consists of the following:

Previous format

Before the show was retooled in early 2003, the format was similar, wherein the first two rounds were pretty much the same but with different titles. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. There was a bigger difference after that. The show ran like so:

Points

The show is unique as it "scores the argument" - points are awarded or taken from panelists at the discretion of the host depending on the strength or weakness of their arguments. The rewarding - and deduction - of points has changed throughout the series. Originally, being muted cost a panelist five points. Later, while Kellerman was still hosting the show, the scoring was at its most strict: "good" answers were awarded two points, "great" answers were given three, and a mute subtracted three points from a panelist's score. Shortly before Kellerman left the show, the mute was reduced to its current -1. Around the time Reali took over the show, the host was allowed to give points at his own discretion, Reali may give a single point for a weak argument, or many points for a particularly strong case backed by statistical information. The host may also give multiple points for "inside information" that he deems correct. Points may also be taken away for self-promotion, such as bragging about a good column or a successful upset pick (According to Reali, "Self-promotion is the mating call of the mute button!"[1]) In addition, complaints about how many points that they or another panelist received, usually results in a deduction and/or mute. Reali also occasionally deducts or mutes panelists for gestures mocking another panelist.

Jay Mariotti currently holds the points record before the showdown with 56 on August 31, 2007. Jay Mariotti (born 1959 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) is a sportswriter and a former columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times until he resigned on August The record previously was 52 by Bill Plaschke in 2004. William P "Bill" Plaschke (born September 6, 1958 in Louisville Kentucky) is an American journalist who has written for the

Reali also makes bets occasionally with the panelists on sporting events, with the panelist gaining or losing a large amount of points based on the outcome. For example, in summer of 2007, Woody Paige made a bet with Reali that he could drink a large gallon of water during the 30 minutes of the show. Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Paige Jr (born June 27, 1946 in Memphis Tennessee) is a Sports Columnist for The Denver At the end, the tank was empty. On the next show, secret cameras revealed Paige dumping most of the water in a cooler. Rather than receiving the promised 100 points, Paige received several mutes.

There have been some topics, most during the Out of Bounds segment, which have not been scored due to their sensitive nature. Such examples include Bob Ryan's suspension for his comments towards Jason Kidd's wife, the Duke Lacrosse Case, White Sox manager Ozzie Guillén making a homosexual slur towards Jay Mariotti, Ben Roethlisberger's motorcycle accident, Michael Vick's alleged dog killings, and discussions of deaths. Robert P Ryan (born February 21, 1946 in Trenton New Jersey) is a longtime columnist for the Boston Globe Jason Frederick Kidd (born March 23 1973 is an American professional Basketball player in the NBA who currently plays for the Dallas Mavericks. The 2006 Duke University lacrosse case was a Scandal that started in March 2006 when Crystal Gail Mangum an African American Stripper and escort Oswaldo José Guillén Barrios (born January 20, 1964 in Ocumare del Tuy, Miranda State, Venezuela) well known as Ozzie Guillén Benjamin Todd Roethlisberger (born March 2, 1982, in Lima Ohio) nicknamed Big Ben, is an American football Quarterback Michael Dwayne Vick (born June 26 1980 in Newport News Virginia) is a suspended National Football League (NFL Quarterback under contract Other sensitive topics that do not award points are held at the beginning.

Hosts

Guest hosts

Panelists

Regular panelists

Infrequent panelists

Former panelists

Guest panelists

Running gags

During the show's long run, it has developed certain comedic long-running gags, much like its sister show Pardon the Interruption, that longtime viewers will recognize and casual viewers may be unable to easily comprehend. The running gag is an often amusing Joke or reference that appears repeatedly throughout a work or series of works Pardon the Interruption (abbreviated PTI) is a Sports television show that airs weekdays on various ESPN TV channels The gags revolve around the personalities of Reali and the columnists, along with their interactions. The most recognizable gag is the chalkboard in the top-left hand corner of Woody Paige's square on which he writes witty phrases that are different for each segment of the show, usually puns, such as "I'm chalk-bored"[3] Paige started using it while in New York, then brought it back to Denver a few shows after his return.

References

  1. ^ "Around the Horn" (2002) - Memorable quotes
  2. ^ Scott, David. "Jackie Mack Taking Latest Globe Buyout", Boston Sports Media Watch, 2008-04-01. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Retrieved on 2008-04-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England.  
  3. ^ A transcript of a live chat with Woody Paige

External links

Dictionary

around the Horn

-phrase

  1. Following the extremely hazardous naval route around Cape Horn, the southernmost point in South America.
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