Marysol Castro Biography
Marysol Castro is a broadcast journalist, public address announcer, and weather forecaster from the United States. She has worked for WPIX, CBS, ABC, WTNH-TV, and BallparkDJ, among others. Castro is also the founder and host of the show Somos, which features Latinos from many areas of life.
How old is Marysol Castro from PIX11 news? – Age
She is 49 years old as of 8 July 2023. She was born in 1974 in The Bronx, New York, United States.
Marysol Castro Family – Education
Castro was born to Puerto Rican parents. He grew up 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 students of color, and attended Westtown School, a Quaker boarding school in Pennsylvania, before graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1996 from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. She went on to earn a Master of Arts in journalism from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.
Is Marisol Castro Married? – Husband
She is married to Christopher Poole. The couple married in 2011 and together have two sons.
Marysol Castro Height
She stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches (1.72 m).
Marysol Castro Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $5 Million.
Marysol Castro Career
Castro previously worked as a general assignment reporter for WPIX in New York. She was a reporter for News 12, a Bronx-based cable news network. She was an English teacher at Poly Prep Country Day School in Brooklyn for a short time. Castro departed GMA Weekend in September 2010. Castro replaced Dave Price as the weekday weather forecaster for The Early Show on CBS on January 3, 2011, as part of a total show revamp. On September 2, 2011, she stated that she will be leaving her position as weather anchor with immediate effect.
Castro joined WTNH-TV ABC 8 in New Haven, Connecticut, in June 2015 as a weekday morning traffic reporter and anchor. In November 2015, Castro was dismissed of her fill-in duties and later quit the station. She joined ESPN as the host of Premier Boxing Champions in July 2015.
On May 30, 2018, Castro was chosen the New York Mets’ new public address announcer at Citi Field, replacing Alex Anthony, who was fired the same year. On weekends, she shares PA duties with daily announcer Colin Cosell (grandson of Howard Cosell). Castro made his debut on May 31, 2018, against the Chicago Cubs. Castro is the Mets’ first female public address announcer. She returned to WPIX as a weekday morning news anchor in 2023.