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.
Barnhart graduated with a degree in journalism from the University of Georgia 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.[1]
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.
He was born on August 4, 1953 and is married with one child.[2]