2024 Ford Frick Award Winner Joe Castiglione Chats About People Who Helped Him In His Broadcast Career
2024 Ford Frick Award Winner Joe Castiglione Chats About People Who Helped Him In His Broadcast Career
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00:00But we talked even then, you were working on the speech, so you've sort of, I think at that time,
00:05you said, I got to the 12 minutes, it has to be 10, and last night I checked in,
00:09you're like, I'm just going to go 13. Yeah, that's about right. I sent it in today.
00:13Oh, you did?
00:14They printed it in big font, so I don't have to wear my cheaters.
00:19Oh, really?
00:20It makes it a lot easier to follow, so I'm anxious to see that. And we'll have a couple of rehearsals,
00:26I think, because we're getting there next Wednesday, and the event is Saturday afternoon.
00:31But it's a big thank you, basically. A lot of people to thank, people I work for,
00:36people I work with, people who help me get started, and to keep me going, partners and
00:42others behind the scenes as well. And when you last that long, a lot of people help you.
00:48And I've had many blessings and many great friends.
00:50Tucked together in 13 minutes, yeah. But as we get closer here, is it, has it hit different?
00:57I think it is. I read the speech today, it was a little more emotional than
01:00I was when I was putting it together, because certain people trigger reactions when you
01:06mention them. Especially people who are no longer with us, like Johnny Pesky and Lou Gorman and Ken
01:11Coleman and Bob Starr. But I got a call from Pat Hughes, the voice of the Chicago Cubs,
01:18who was last year's winner. And he gave me some advice about the speech. He said,
01:24for one thing, you're not going to be able to see the audience because of the way the
01:27lights are set up. Oh, interesting. He said he could barely make out his wife.
01:30I said, well, that must help you keep the emotions in check, right? And he agreed. So
01:36we'll have to practice that before it happens. Did he go 13 minutes? What did he say?
01:40He said he went 15. Oh, come on.