Red Sox radio announcer Joe Castiglione wins 2024 Hall of Fame’s Frick Award for broadcasting excellence.
— Joe Castiglione, a Boston Red Sox radio announcer for 41 years, won the Hall of Fame’s Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in broadcasting on Wednesday.
Castiglione, who has called the four World Series wins of the Red Sox that followed an 86-year title drought, will be honored during the Hall of Fame’s induction weekend from July 19-22 in Cooperstown, New York.
Castiglione, 76, has broadcast four no-hitters and both of Roger Clemens’ 20-strikeout games. The Fenway Park home radio booth was named in his honor last year.
Born March 2, 1947, in Hamden, Connecticut, Castiglione received a bachelor’s degree from Colgate and a master’s degree from Syracuse. He worked at WFMJ-TV in Youngstown, Ohio, and shifted to Cleveland with WKYC-TV. He called Cleveland Indians games in 1979 and Milwaukee Brewers games in 1981, then returned to the Indians in 1982.
Castiglione began with the Red Sox radio team in 1983 and worked with Bob Starr, Dave O’Brien, Jerry Trupiano and Will Flemming while also teaching broadcast journalism at Northeastern, Franklin Pierce and Emerson.
List of Ford C. Frick Award Winners by year, All-Time Past Recipients, History from 1978-2023
2024 — Joe Castiglione
2023 — Pat Hughes
2022 — Jack Graney
2021 — Al Michaels
2020 — Ken Harrelson
2019 — Al Helfer
2018 — Bob Costas
2017 — Bill King
2016 — Graham McNamee
2015 — Dick Enberg
2014 — Eric Nadel
2013 — Tom Cheek
2012 — Tim McCarver
2011 — Dave Van Horne
2010 — Jon Miller
2009 — Tony Kubek
2008 — Dave Niehaus
2007 — Denny Matthews
2006 — Gene Elston
2005 — Jerry Coleman
2004 — Lon Simmons
2003 — Bob Uecker
2002 — Harry Kalas
2001 — Felo Ramirez
2000 — Marty Brennaman
1999 — Arch McDonald
1998 — Jaime Jarrin
1997 — Jimmy Dudley
1996 — Herb Carneal
1995 — Bob Wolff
1994 — Bob Murphy
1993 — Chuck Thompson
1992 — Milo Hamilton
1991 — Joe Garagiola
1990 — By Saam
1989 — Harry Caray
1988 — Lindsey Nelson
1987 — Jack Buck
1986 — Bob Prince
1985 — Buck Canel
1984 — Curt Gowdy
1983 — Jack Brickhouse
1982 — Vin Scully
1981 — Ernie Harwell
1980 — Russ Hodges
1979 — Bob Elson
1978 — Mel Allen and Red Barber
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