Yesterday I noted my disappointment that
ESPN's new ombudsman, Le Anne Schreiber, has a prior working relationship with Tony Kornheiser -- just like ESPN's previous ombudsman. Via e-mail, Schreiber responded:
Michael,
What can I say? I worked with Tony Kornheiser for three years ending in 1980. As his editor, I appreciated his talent. I also gave him lots of grief. I haven't seen him since. I don't think it will be difficult for me to assess his work objectively. I admit to enjoying PTI. I will have to see how the new lineup works on MNF. As I said in my column, anyone who has been in sports journalism more recently than I would be likely to have significant conflicts of interest, My one 26-year-old overlap happens to be Tony K.
Best,
Le Anne Schreiber
Schreiber sounds reasonable, and I liked her
debut column. I hope when she says she'll see how the new lineup works on MNF, she means she'll thoroughly explore what ESPN is doing with its most expensive and most popular property. Replacing Joe Theismann with Ron Jaworski was a great step in the right direction. Now Kornheiser needs to improve.
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