Broadcasting’s reigning irish duke

Duke Castiglione might not sound like the most Irish name in the world, but don’t be fooled, he says. The sports anchor for Fox 5 News in New York says there’s no doubt that his mother was 100% Irish American and Castiglione grew up surrounded by Irish friends and relations in what the locals of Duxbury, Massachusetts call the Irish Rivera.

“A lot a people from Southie or West Roxbury used to vacation in my town and they grew to like it so much they finally moved there,” Castiglione told IrishCentral during a recent interview.

“That’s the way my home town became the most Irish town in Massachusetts. But when I’d go out to celebrate St. Patrick’s there were always people who wouldn’t believe I was Irish. I more or less had to spell it out every time.”

Castiglione, 35, a rising star in the world of sports reporting, joined Fox 5 in June 2007 as an anchor, where he also hosts the weekend wrap show Sports Extra on Sundays at 10:30 p.m. Since joining Fox 5 he’s covered major sports stories like the New York Giants’ remarkable Super Bowl win last year, and afterwards he served as host for Fox’s post-game show live from the field after the game. After that he anchored the Giants’ unforgettable New York City victory parade. It’s no wonder he was the recipient of the Associated Press award for Best Sports Show.

Prior to his new post he had been a sports anchor and reporter with WHDH-TV, the NBC affiliate in Boston, and occasionally he guest hosted several television and radio programs for ESPN, including Sports Center and Around the Horn.

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