Duke Castiglione, Date of Birth

    

Duke Castiglione

American sports journalist

Date of Birth: 21-Jun-1973

Profession: sportswriter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Duke Castiglione

  • Joseph "Duke" Castiglione Jr.
  • (born June 21, 1973) is an American news anchor for WCVB-TV Boston’s NewsCenter 5 weekend newscasts.
  • He was the sports journalist, Sports Anchor for WNYW Fox 5 Good Day New York in New York City.
  • He also was the host of Sports Extra on Sunday at 10:30 p.m.
  • Before WNYW, he worked as a fill-in sports anchor and reporter at WHDH-TV, the now-former NBC affiliate in Boston.
  • He also worked at WCBS-TV CBS 2 in New York, where he was the weekday morning sports anchor until 2006.
  • His first New York job was hosting Sports on 1, a nightly call-in show, for the NY1 local network, beginning in 2000.
  • He has also guest hosted several television and radio programs for ESPN, including Sports Center and Around the Horn, and was a field reporter for ESPN's baseball coverage during the 2005 and 2006 seasons. He began his broadcasting career at WGGB-TV, the ABC affiliate in Springfield, Massachusetts.
  • Castiglione has landed a number of key breaking news interviews, including one with Joe Torre on the day he was rumored to be fired and the first one-on-one with Johnny Damon when he joined the New York Yankees.
  • He is a recipient of the Associated Press award for Best Sports Show and two Black Journalist Awards for his interviews with Lawrence Taylor and Bernard King.
  • He graduated from Stonehill College in 1996. Duke Castiglione grew up in Marshfield, Massachusetts, where he spent time as a substitute teacher at the town's high school.
  • He is the son of Boston Red Sox lead radio commentator Joe Castiglione.

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