Ed Kalegi is an American

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, radio personality, host, and actor based in the

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area and born in 1967. He currently serves as the host of "The Weekend with Ed Kalegi," which is syndicated nationally by the Envision Radio Network. The program is heard coast to coast on Radio and is also available via Audioboom and iHeartRadio. The show is a new take on Talk Radio, mixing light Comedy and Lifestyle stories. The show deals with Entertainment, Health, Travel, Business, Sports, Parenting, Film, and more. Guests have included

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, and others. He is also the afternoon Traffic/Weather/Sports personality on WBBR (Bloomberg 1130) Radio in New York City. From 2007 to 2011, He was the public address announcer of the

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, a minor league affiliate of the New York Yankees as well as the public address announcer of the

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of the Xtreme Soccer League and a public address announcer for the

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of the

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. Kalegi is a familiar face and voice in New York City; he has co-hosted events with Jon Stewart, Joan Rivers, Daisy Fuentes and Star Jones, along with sports celebrities Carl Banks and Darryl Strawberry, among others. Kalegi appeared as the stadium announcer in the motion picture ''

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''. He has also appeared in starring roles in the films ''Borrowed Dog'' and ''Angels''. He appeared opposite Kevin Kline, Paul Dano, and Katie Holmes in "The Extra Man." Kalegi also played a radical talk radio host in the film "Blindfold." On television, Kalegi has appeared in several shows including ''Law and Order SVU'', ''Kings'', "Fringe," and "Damages." In 2009, he hosted "In The Zone" on UBATV.com. He is a member of SAG-AFTRA. He is heard in commercials, narrations, radio and TV imaging and audiobooks. In 2008, Kalegi was the voice of a PBS documentary on sculpture.

Early life and career

Kalegi was born in

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and raised in

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. He attended Bishop George Ahr High School in Edison and then

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. Kalegi lives in

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with his wife and son."Ed Kalegi To Serve As In-house Voice Of The Ironmen"
Our Sports Central, November 27, 2007. Accessed July 4, 2018. "Outside of the sports world, Kalegi serves as the voice of Weather Phone in New York City, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Maine. The Metuchen native has also worked as a voice actor, appearing in commercials, narrations and audio books."

References

External links

America Weekend website Ed Kalegi page
New Jersey Ironmen bioEd Kalegi official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kalegi, Ed 1967 births Living people St. Thomas Aquinas High School (New Jersey) alumni Rutgers University alumni American male voice actors Public address announcers Actors from Edison, New Jersey People from Metuchen, New Jersey Male actors from New Jersey