Knights Sports Productions Staff
Tony Cornish Jr.

TELEVISION / RADIO
Freelance Sports Feature Reporter/Play-By-Play Announcer
CATCH 47/TAMPA BAY SPORTS TELEVISION (BRIGHT HOUSE NETWORKS), Tampa, FL - 2/05 – present  

Sports Director/Host
WWPR-AM, Pier 1490, Bradenton, FL - 7/99 – present
Host/Executive Producer of sports program, “Timeout with Tony C.”

Sports Columnist/Sports Editor
“Timeout with Tony C!,” column for Tempo (Sarasota, FL) - 7/99 - present
“Timeout with Tony C!,” The Augusta Focus (Augusta, GA) - 8/95 – 8/00

Sports Director/Anchor
WWSB-TV (ABC), Sarasota, FL - 7/98 – 11/03
Creator/Host/Executive Producer of award-winning sports program (Football Friday Night) for the Florida Suncoast. Primary Sports Anchor for the 5PM, 6PM, and 11PM News, Sarasota’s only “live” broadcast news program.

Sports Director/Executive Producer
WBEK-TV (UPN), Augusta, GA - 10/96 - 7/98
Sports Anchor/Executive Producer of “SportsTalk Live,” a show geared toward highlighting the positive accomplishments of high school student athletes in the Georgia-Carolina area.
Incorporated interviews from professional NFL and NBA athletes and coaches.

Sports Director/Reporter/EP/Show Host
WRDW-AM Sports Radio, Augusta, GA - 8/95 - 4/96
Host/Executive Producer of sports program, “Timeout with Tony C.”

Sports Director
WFXA-FM, FOXY 103, North Augusta, SC - 2/95 - 8/95

Sports Director/Anchor
WJBF-TV, (ABC), Augusta, GA - 7/94 - 5/96

Sports Anchor/Reporter
WMC-TV (NBC), Memphis, TN - 5/92 - 11/93

Co-Host
WMC-AM (ABC Radio Network), Memphis, TN - 5/92 - 6/93
Host of “SportsTalk 79.”

Freelance Sports Reporter
ESPN/Focus Marketing, Inc., Greensboro, NC - 8/91 - 9/92
Host of “Black College Sports Today.”

Overnight Producer/Reporter
WWNZ-AM 740 NewsRadio (CBS Radio Network), Orlando, FL - 2/91 - 6/91

Freelance Reporter Assignment
CBS Sports (NBA Coverage), New York, NY - 1/90
Host of “Prudential at the Half.”

Sports Producer/Reporter
WCPX-TV (CBS), Orlando, FL - 10/88 - 11/91

HONORS/AWARDS
National AXIEM, Best Sports Coverage Award – 2003 - Received a first place AXIEM Award for his outstanding display of writing and producing during a very moving and emotional feature story on how the sports world remembered the first year anniversary of September 11th
National AXIEM, Best Sports Coverage Award “Cincinnati Reds 2000:  A New Era Begins!” - 2001
National AXIEM, Best Sports Coverage Award Finalist “Tampa Bay Buccaneers” - 2000
Augusta Magazine, Best of Augusta Award, “Voted Best Sportscaster, Second Place” - 1996
Augusta Magazine, Best of Augusta Award, “Voted Best Sportscaster” - 1995
National Academy of Television Journalists, “Excellence in Children's Programming, First Place Award" - 1995
Georgia Associated Press, Best Sportscast, First Place Award” - 1994
Central Florida Press Club, “Best Investigative/In-depxh Series for Television” - 1990

AFFILIATIONS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
National Academy of Television Journalists
American Sportscasters Association
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity - Lifetime Member
Dick Vitale Sports Night Executive Committee
Gulf Coast Neighborhood Assistance Foundation
Community Advisory Board Member of the Community Music School of Southwest Florida
Pine View School for the Gifted Parent-Teacher Association Board Member
Society of Professional Journalists

EDUCATION
Communications (Radio/TV)
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL

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