Tag: PTI

"They still view themselves as newspaper people. That's wonderful. That's great. That doesn't exist anymore."

“I think we lasted this long because it’s always been sort of fun.”

"I put Pardon the Interruption in a totally different class from all of the other takers. Because you know they love each other. It's not performative. They actually love each other."

"We don't give hot takes. I have an opinion, and I will give that opinion. And it will be as informed as I can make it. You say hot takes, I'll knock your ass out. Hot takes are empty. They're bull***t."

"Tony and Mike have been doing PTI for 25 years, and the reason it still works is pretty simple — fans trust them."

"I thought the correct answer would have been it's my show with Tony. I want to do the show with Tony for as long as he wants to do it. I'm not going to think about what's happening after. It was weird that he had somebody warming up at the bullpen. I was really, really surprised by that."

"PTI has always chosen to be different from everything else on ESPN, dating back to the moment it first hit the airwaves. It has continued to resist changing its core formula despite trends within the industry and within the network itself. So, why change now?"

"A lot of them [ESPN executives] don't even know PTI exists. We're not from Bristol. We weren't created by Bristol. We're not of the ESPN culture."

"To receive an honor bearing Walter Cronkite’s name is humbling, because you immediately think about the standard he set for journalism."

"Real Deal with Tony Reali reflects on some of the greatest sports events and athletes, analyzing them in a way that recalls the emotion and feel of the moment. In fact, that’s what the show is all about — the moments and people who make sports so special."