Tony Bruno
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Tony Bruno (born June 13, 1952) is nationally syndicated sports radio talk show host. He is currently heard on the Sporting News Radio network.
After successful runs as a talkshow host at WCAU (now WPHT) in Philadelphia and KFI in Los Angeles, Bruno moved to the world of sports radio. He returned to Philadelphia in the mid 1990s as a co-host of 610 WIP's Morning Guys show with Angelo Cataldi and Al Morganti. When ESPN decided to launch its own radio network in 1992, they tagged Bruno to be one of the co-hosts. Bruno would co-host ESPN Radio's Gamenight on weekends and would continue to co-host The Morning Guys on weekdays. In 1995, Bruno would eventually join ESPN Radio full-time and would co-host the Bruno-Golic Morning Show with former NFL Player Mike Golic.
In 2000, when Bruno could not come to a contract agreement with ESPN Radio, he would move to the Fox Sports Radio network. Once again, Bruno would play the role of a pioneering host for an up and coming sports radio network. Bruno would host The Tony Bruno Extravaganza morning program with Andrew Siciliano. During this time, Bruno was frequently a guest host on Fox Sports Network's The Best Damn Sports Show Period.
Bruno would eventually be unable to come to a contract renewal agreement with Fox. In 2005, he signed with Sporting News Radio. His job there would be to help them compete with Fox and ESPN Radio. His sidekick, straight man, and on-air foil is Mark Willard.
In addition, Bruno is the host of EA Sports Radio, a show that has appeared on the 2005, 2006, and 2007 versions of the Madden NFL video game. The show has Bruno listing statistics and accomplishments from the previous "week" of play. In addition, he "interviews" players and coaches, takes calls from "listeners", and even asks trivia questions.
Bruno is a native of Philadelphia, but now resides in Venice, California. He is currently in the process of getting a divorce.
Tony is opposed to organic food, being a big fan of cheese steaks.
- Bruno's most famous quotes are "That's an Outrage", "That's Good Knowledge" and "Exactly Right!".
- Tony has also been known to be "beauuuuuuutiful."
- Tony will often read letters on the air that start with "Dear Tony". There will be some humorous comment and the letter will often be (humorously) attributed to some celebrity.
- Tony likes donkeys and other farm animals
