Joe Castellano

Joe Castellano (born June 24 1962 in Hackensack, New Jersey) is an American broadcaster. He is the host of XM Satellite Radio’s MLB Live – Late Edition which airs for three hours nightly Monday-Friday. Castellano wraps up the events of the day as well as providing insight, interviewing baseball newsmakers and taking calls from listeners. He handled play-by-play duties for the World Baseball Classic and the MLB Futures Games for XM (2006, 2007, 2008). Castellano also was XM’s lead reporter for the Barry Bonds watch as the Giants' slugger set MLB’s all-time home run record (2007).

Castellano spent 12 years as a baseball play-by-play broadcaster in such cities as Bend, Oregon; Rancho Cucamonga, California, and Rochester, NY. He spent six years (1997-2002) in Rochester as the voice of the Red Wings, when they were the AAA affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles. During that time, Castellano also handled play-by-play duties for the Siena College Saints men’s basketball team (1998-2002).

Castellano also handled play-by-play duties for the College World Series (2003-2006) for the Westwood One Radio Network; college baseball, softball and field hockey for CBS College Sports Network; and both the Triple-A All-Star Game (1998, 2000, and 2001) and the Junior League World Series (2001, 2002) for ESPN.

Castellano provided play-by-play for the 2008 Beijing Olympics for NBC Sports covering softball, archery and fencing. He also did play-by-play for baseball in Sydney (2000) and for baseball and softball in Athens (2004) for Westwood One. Castellano also had the play-by-play duties for Westwood One broadcasts for speedskating at the Nagano Winter Games (1998).

Castellano has done play-by-play for Fox Sports’ television coverage of NCAA swimming and diving, track and field, gymnastics and wrestling for the Big 12 Championships (2003). He has also handled play-by-play Arena Football League on a fill-in basis for the San Jose SaberCats (2005, 2006, and 2007).

Castellano was named top radio personality by the Albany Times Union for his coverage of the Siena Saints and Rochester Sportscaster of the Year (2000) by the Monroe County Old-Timers Sports Association for his “smooth golden voice.”

Castellano graduated from San Jose's Leland High School and the University of Southern California.

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