Early Career and Background
Astorino grew up in Thornwood, New York where he attended Westlake High School, and enrolled in Fordham University where he received a Bachelors of Arts in Communications in 1989. At the age of twenty one, while attending college, he was elected to the Mount Pleasant Board of Education, but resigned two years later to take a position at WFAS radio in White Plains. He later attended the Enforex School of International Studies in Barcelona, Spain where he became fluent in Spanish.
He is a member the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. After graduating, he hosted the weeknight sports shows Inside Sports on WFAS radio, served as host and producer of Sports Rap on the Sports Channel television network. In 2001, he helped launch ESPN Radio in New York City.
Astorino is also an anchor for the MSG Network program Talk of our Town. He is the recipient of the Associated Press award for Best Spot News Coverage and award for Best News Program, and the Metro New York Achievement in Radio award.
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