Boston's Joe Castiglione Wins 2024 Ford C. Frick Award

Joe Castiglione, the popular radio voice of the MLB Boston Red Sox for more than four decades, was announced Wednesday as the winner of the 2024 Ford C. Frick Award by the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

The award, given annually by the Hall for excellence in broadcasting, will be presented to Castiglione at Hall of Fame Weekend in July.

“Bringing knowledge and passion to the booth every day for more than four decades, Joe Castiglione has given voice to the greatest era of Red Sox success in the broadcast era,” said Josh Rawitch, president of the Hall of Fame, in a statement. “Starting with the team in 1983 in Carl Yastrzemski’s final season, Joe has connected generations of Red Sox fans with a delivery that has become part of the New England fabric.”

The Boston Globe reports Castiglione has called Red Sox games on radio for a record 41 seasons, with his calls through four World Series triumphs — and in particular the highs of 2004 — becoming iconic in Boston. He has also called four Sox no-hitters: by Hideo Nomo in 2001, Derek Lowe in 2002, Clay Buchholz in 2007, and Jon Lester in 2008.

Castiglione, a Hamden, Conn., native, joined the Red Sox radio team at Fenway in 1983 and has shared the booth with partners such as Bob Starr, Dave O’Brien, Jerry Trupiano, and Will Flemming.

Castiglione, 76, was inducted into the Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2014 and is the franchise’s longest-tenured broadcaster. He reduced his role to 81 games in 2023 in order to spend more time with his family.

The Ford C. Frick Award is presented annually to a broadcaster for "major contributions to baseball." The award, named after the late broadcaster, National League President, Commissioner, and Hall of Famer, has been presented annually since 1978. Frick was a driving force behind the creation of the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown and he helped foster the relationship between radio and the game of baseball. Mel Allen and Red Barber were the first two recipients in 1978. A single winner has been selected in each year following.