Joe Castiglione G'70 Honored as 2024 Ford C. Frick Recipient for Excellence in Baseball Broadcasting
December 08, 2023
December 08, 2023
SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 8 -- Syracuse University issued the following news:
The moment Boston Red Sox fans had dreamed of for 86 years was nearly at hand that fall evening back in 2004. The last time the Red Sox were crowned kings of the baseball world, back in 1918, radio hadn't yet been invented as a medium, so when Joe Castiglione G'70 uttered his now-famous call, he became the first broadcaster to declare the Red Sox World Series champions on that fateful night, Oct. 27, 2004.< . . .
The moment Boston Red Sox fans had dreamed of for 86 years was nearly at hand that fall evening back in 2004. The last time the Red Sox were crowned kings of the baseball world, back in 1918, radio hadn't yet been invented as a medium, so when Joe Castiglione G'70 uttered his now-famous call, he became the first broadcaster to declare the Red Sox World Series champions on that fateful night, Oct. 27, 2004.< . . .