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The Duke of New York -- An interview with Duke Castiglione

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It's 11:20pm, ten minutes before show time, and Duke Castiglione is on the phone talking sports with somebody or another. "A lot of our frequent callers have my number and we talk a couple of times a day", says Mr. Castiglione, the 27 year old anchor for Men's Warehouse Sports on 1, the most informative local sports talk show on television. After sharing a few stats with the mystery caller, Duke strolls leisurely into the bathroom to put on some make up. "It's really glamorous," he says chuckling. It's less than two minute before the show airs when Duke finally takes his seat behind the ubiquitous throne of late night sports. To watch the show from home, you'd never guess it was produced on most nights by just two people: Duke and his Executive Producer, Neil Goldberg. The two do just about everything for the show including cutting the tapes, prepare the reels, writing the scripts and even answer the phones during the commercial breaks.

After the show, I spent some time with Duke just talking sports. What follows is a transcript chock-filled with important answers from someone with his finger on the pulse of New York City sports...

Brian Igel: Thanks for sitting down with me. I'm a huge fan of the show. As a fan, really the first thing I've got to know is how do you pick your ties?

Duke Castiglione: (Chuckle) My wife picks my ties -- I'm colorblind.

BI: The show is pretty late at night (Weeknights, starting at 11:30pm on NY1) yet you seem to get a lot of dedicated callers. Don't these guys have jobs to go to in the morning?

DK: If you're a true fan of the show, you've got to respect the dedication of a Bruce from Flushing, a Joey from Washington Heights, or a Jeff from Manhattan. These guys really know their stuff inside and out. They know a lot more than most of the people paid to know it. They have jobs but the show is a part of their late night routine.

BI: Do you ever stop to think about what Jerome might be wearing when he calls you?

DK: Yeah, I guess it's a little scary. Look, these guys make the show. That's what makes it great. Think about the dedication these people have to hold for an entire show sometimes. You don't wait on hold for an hour unless you think you have a good point.

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