Tony Barnhart
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Tony Barnhart is a reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution who currently appears as a college football insider for CBS Sports
on their college football coverage
.
in 1976. He began his career as a reporter for the Greensboro News & Record
. He moved to Atlanta in 1984, where he covered mostly ACC action. In July 1987, he started as the college sports editor of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, a position he still holds.
Before going to CBS, he was a reporter for ESPN
's college football coverage beginning in 1993. He started appearing as a regional beat reporter on their "halftime blitz." Starting with the 1997 season, he began appearing on College GameDay.
Tony currently hosts "The Tony Barnhart Show" on CBS College Network. He also hosts an afternoon radio show on Atlanta's "790 the zone" with Wes Durham.
CBS Sports
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on their college football coverage
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Biography
Barnhart graduated with a degree in journalism from the University of GeorgiaUniversity of Georgia
The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...
in 1976. He began his career as a reporter for the Greensboro News & Record
Greensboro News & Record
The News & Record is the largest newspaper serving Guilford County and the surrounding region. It is based in Greensboro, NC, and produces local sections for Greensboro and Rockingham County, NC. As of April, 2011, it had an average weekday circulation of 60,993 and an average Sunday circulation...
. He moved to Atlanta in 1984, where he covered mostly ACC action. In July 1987, he started as the college sports editor of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, a position he still holds.
Before going to CBS, he was a reporter for ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
's college football coverage beginning in 1993. He started appearing as a regional beat reporter on their "halftime blitz." Starting with the 1997 season, he began appearing on College GameDay.
Tony currently hosts "The Tony Barnhart Show" on CBS College Network. He also hosts an afternoon radio show on Atlanta's "790 the zone" with Wes Durham.