Paul Castronovo has outlasted 23 program directors. He has survived corporate mergers, format shifts, the Howard Stern exodus, and the rise of podcasting. At 66, he just signed a new five-year deal at WBGG Miami Big 105.9. While the industry continues shedding talent and cutting costs, Castronovo remains — unbothered, unretired, and unapologetically relevant.
That kind of staying power doesn’t happen by accident.
“Dan Le Batard told me at dinner recently, ‘Dude, you’re the last radio survivor. Ride it out,’” Castronovo recalled. “And he was right.”…