The University of Washington has found their new “Voice of the Huskies”. Tony Castricone has been named Director of Broadcasting, and will serve as the Huskies’ radio play-by-play host for football and men’s basketball following the retirement of Bob Rondeau at the conclusion of the 2017 Husky football season.
Washington IMG Sports Marketing, the third party multimedia rights holder for University of Washington athletics, announced the move Tuesday.
Castricone has worked for IMG College in a variety of capacities, and has served as the radio play-by-play voice for Clemson Tigers men’s basketball since 2014.
“I want to thank IMG for their diligent work in this search,” Jennifer Cohen, UW Director of Athletics, said via gohuskies.com press release. “The candidate pool we were presented with was incredibly deep and talented. Throughout the process it became abundantly clear that Tony’s combination of talent, industry experience and unique energy and excitement for this opportunity could not be matched. I believe he is a terrific fit for our organization, and I can’t wait for our fanbase to meet him.”
Castricone, and Ohio University graduate, has worked providing college football programming for Notre Dame, Ohio State, Michigan, as well as the ACC and SEC conferences.
Rondeau, who was inducted into the Husky Hall of Fame last year, announced in April that he will retire at the conclusion of the 2017 football season, his 37th with the Huskies.
Castricone will start Oct. 2, and begin his tenure as voice of the Huskies Fri., Nov. 10 when the UW men’s basketball team takes on Belmont in Alaska Airlines Arena.
(IMG/Gohuskies.com press release edited by KPUG)