Tony Schiavone Bio
Tony Schiavone is the Sports Director of WSB Radio in Atlanta and can be heard anchoring sports each morning on Atlanta’s Morning News with Scott Slade. He also is a member of the Georgia Bulldogs Radio Network working on the post game show during both home and away games, hosting the Mark Richt Report four days a week, and writes and produces the Best of the Bulldogs which won the AP Award for Best Sports Program in 2004.
He has also won the 2006 Georgia Association of Broadcasters Award for Best Sports Story or Series; and the Georgia AP Award for Best Sportscast in 2004 and 2006.
He also is the Sports Anchor for WHIO in Dayton, Ohio and the Sports Anchor for the Bill and Joel Morning Show on WDUN in Gainesville, GA.
Schiavone and his longtime friend Gene Anderson host the Gene and Tony Show on Sports Radio 1240 the Ticket weekdays 4:00-6:00 p.m. The station is an affiliate of ESPN Radio.
Prior to his years with WSB, he was the host of WCW Monday Nitro on TNT and WCW Thunder on TBS. He spent 10 years with Turner Broadcasting as TV host and was the host of Monday Nitro when it was consistently one of the top rated weekly cable television programs.
Schiavone has appeared in the motion picture “Ready to Rumble,” release by Warner Brothers in 2000, and appeared in the HBO series Arliss in 1998.
The Blind Dog Sports Story
The name Blind Dog Sports comes from our family’s long time Cocker Spaniel, Shortstop.
“Shorty” has been with us since 1994. His AKC name is Yankees’ Pride Shortstop. He is the latest (and longest) in the line of Cockers that have been a part of our home.
Shorty grew up with our five children. Sadly, about five years ago, he developed cataracts and began to lose his vision. Because of retinal degeneration, he was not a candidate for surgery. Eventually, Shorty’s eyes developed glaucoma putting him in constant pain. We had his eyes removed three years ago and since then he has returned to his old playful, loving self.
Each day, when I do the Gene and Tony Show from my studio at home, Shorty makes his way down stairs and joins me for the two hours. Sometimes he will sit in my lap, but mostly he just sits on the floor listening to every word I say. He also knows that, on occasion, I have a treat or two waiting.
He has become a loving mascot to not only the Schiavone Family, but to my career. His blindness has not prevented him from being a loving dog and a joyful part of our home.
It’s is to his spirit and attitude that Blind Dog Sports was born.