Joe Castiglione

Joseph John Castiglione (born March 2, 1947) is an American radio announcer for the Boston Red Sox baseball team, an author and lecturer.

Early life and career

Castiglione was born in Hamden, Connecticut and graduated from Colgate University with a BA in Liberal Arts. He was the radio voice of Colgate football and baseball while a student. He then received an MA from Syracuse University. While at Syracuse, he worked a variety of on-air jobs for WSYR-TV (now WSTM-TV). He began his career in Youngstown, Ohio broadcasting football games for $15 a game, and as sports reporter for WFMJ-TV in 1972. His first major job as a sportscaster was in Cleveland in 1979, where he called Cleveland Indians and Cleveland Cavaliers games and did sports reporting for WKYC-TV. He also called a handful of Milwaukee Brewers games for pay-cable channel SelecTV in 1981.

Career with the Red Sox

Joe Castiglione (athletic director)

Joseph Robert Castiglione (born October 8, 1957) is the athletic director at the University of Oklahoma.

The former athletic director at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, Castiglione received the 2004 Bobby Dodd Award for athletic director of the year. He has overseen seven national championships in football, softball, and gymnastics as AD. Castiglione is best known for hiring current Oklahoma football coach Bob Stoops. In 2009, Castiglione was named the Athletic Director of the Year.

Castiglione is a graduate of the University of Maryland, where he played football as a walk-on.

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