Marysol Castrois a public address announcer atCiti Field,home of theNew York Mets.She is also an American broadcast journalist who is employed as a morning news anchor atWPIXin New York City, a weather forecaster forThe Early ShowonCBSin 2011, and a features correspondent for the weekend edition ofGood Morning AmericaonABCfrom 2004 to 2010. In June 2015, Castro joined New Haven-basedWTNH-TVto fill in for weekday morning traffic reports and anchor until mid-November 2015. In January 2019, Castro joined the booth of the Android and iOS app BallparkDJ making it possible for any youth softball or baseball team to be announced by her professional voice. Castro is the creator & host of Somos, a show that profiles Latinos of all walks of life.[1]
Marysol Castro | |
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 Castro at the 2008Tribeca Film Festival | |
| Born | Marysol Castro July 8, 1974 |
| Education | Wesleyan University Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism |
| Occupation(s) | Public Address announcer for the mets atCiti Fieldand morning news anchor forWPIX |
| Years active | 2018–present |
| Spouse | Christopher Poole married in 2011 |
Early life and career
editBorn on July 8, 1974, toPuerto Ricanparents in New York City,[2]Castro was raised in the Bronx and attended Public School 83 and Intermediate School 181. She was later admitted to the Oliver Scholars Program, an independent school access program for high-achieving studentsof color,and attendedWesttown School,aQuakerboarding schoolinPennsylvaniaand graduated fromWesleyan UniversityinMiddletown, Connecticut,with aBachelor of Artsdegree in 1996.[3]She later obtained aMaster of Artsin journalism from theColumbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
Prior to her career withABC News,Castro was a general assignment reporter forWPIXin New York. She worked as a reporter forNews 12,a local cable news network in the Bronx. She taught briefly atPoly Prep Country Day SchoolinBrooklynas anEnglishteacher. In September 2010, Castro leftGMA Weekend.On January 3, 2011, as part of a complete show overhaul, Castro became the weekday weather forecaster forThe Early ShowonCBSreplacingDave Price.[4]On September 2, 2011, it was announced that she would be leaving her post as weather anchor effective immediately.[5]
In June 2015, Castro joined WTNH-TV ABC 8 in New Haven, Connecticut, to fill in as weekday morning traffic reporter and anchor. Castro was relieved of her fill-in duties in November 2015 and later left the station.
In July 2015, she joinedESPNas host ofPremier Boxing Champions on ESPN.[6]
Castro was named the new public address announcer at Citi Field for theNew York Mets,on May 30, 2018, replacingAlex Anthonywhom was fired the same year. She shares PA duties with weekday announcer Colin Cosell (grandson ofHoward Cosell) working on weekends. Castro's first game was May 31, 2018, against theChicago Cubs.Castro is the first female PA announcer in the Mets' history.[7]
In 2023, she returned toWPIXas a weekday morning news anchor.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^"Marysol Castro Biography".Somos.
- ^What Marysol Castro Learned From Mon(Television production).ABC News.May 14, 2007.RetrievedMarch 16,2013.
- ^"Notable Alumni by Category".Wesleyan University.RetrievedMarch 16,2013.
- ^"The Early Show: Marysol Castro".CBS News.November 30, 2010. Archived fromthe originalon December 31, 2011.RetrievedMarch 16,2013.
- ^"Marysol Castro Leaving 'The Early Show'".Broadcasting & Cable.September 2, 2011.RetrievedMarch 16,2003.
- ^"Marysol Castro joins ESPN as host of Premier Boxing Champions on ESPN".ESPN. July 1, 2015.RetrievedNovember 25,2015.
- ^Ripple, Zachary (May 30, 2018)."Mets hire Marysol Castro and Colin Cosell as new PA announcers for 2018 season - NY Daily News".New York Daily News.
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