Having graced the Philadelphia airwaves for three decades, SportsRadio WIP icon Angelo Cataldi is the 2020 recipient of the Bill Campbell Broadcast Award. Named after fellow local and legendary broadcaster Bill Campbell, the award was presented to Cataldi at the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association banquet January 20th.
“This award has great meaning to me for several reasons,” Cataldi said in a press release by WIP’s parent company Entercom. “First, it falls on the exact date of my 30th anniversary at WIP. Second, it comes from the Philadelphia sports writers, a role which I’m very proud to have had. Last, but not least, this award bears the name of one of my inspirations in broadcasting, Bill Campbell. I will never live up to Bill’s legacy, but this award gives me more reason than ever to try.”
A Providence, RI native, Cataldi’s passion has resonated with Philly sports fans since he began working as a journalist for The Philadelphia Inquirer more than 35 years ago. Cataldi joined WIP a couple of years after the radio station flipped to an all-sports format in 1988 and he’s continued as their featured morning host ever since.
Cataldi is the fifth recipient of the Bill Campbell Broadcast Award, an honor presented to Philadelphia area radio and TV sportscasters. The WIP radio host joins Flyers and Phillies announcer Jim Jackson, 76ers sportscaster Marc Zumoff, Phillies radio voices Scott Franzke and Larry Anderson, and longtime Eagles play-by-play broadcaster Merrill Reese, as other winners of the award.
“Congratulations on this well-deserved honor from the PSWA for SportsRadio 94WIP’s Angelo Cataldi,” added David Yadgaroff, Senior Vice President and Market Manager, Entercom Philadelphia. “Now in his 30th year, Angelo has been setting the daily agenda for Philadelphia sports fans. His passion for our town, our teams and our fans is unmatched.”
At 68-years old Cataldi continues to wake up at 3am for his 5:30am start time on WIP and he doesn’t plan on stopping anytime soon, having signed a new deal with the station in November.
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