Monte Belmonte

Monte Belmonte

Monte Belmonte 6am - 10am

Having grown up in the suburbs of Boston, I always thought Western Mass was a desolate wasteland. Now I can’t imagine living anywhere else. Well, I guess I can imagine it but I don’t WANT to live anywhere else. On this page you’ll find conversations with some of the people I find most interesting in our Valley. Authors, astronomers, astronauts and other people that start with letters other than “a.”

I got my start in radio impersonating Al Gore while off the air on Election Day 2000, and since that election dragged on and on, so has my radio career. I love bringing music and my “low minded humor for high minded people” (Wine Squirrel copyright 2017) to people of the Valley every weekday morning.

Thursday, December 29, 202212/29/2022

A Monte New Year’s Eve Show?

In Podcasts

Yes indeed. And here Monte talks with the Wine Snobs about the show and about what sparkling wine to drink…

Friday, December 9, 202212/09/2022

One last taste: WINE SNOBS

Monte and The Wine Snobs at State Street reminisce and drink together one last time, for now…

Wednesday, December 7, 202212/07/2022

Stirring Up Some Dough for The Treehouse Foundation

In Podcasts

Monte talks with Julie Kumble from The Treehouse Foundation about how you can turn “dough” into dough into cookies into…

Wednesday, December 7, 202212/07/2022

Are there any hopeful runners-up for Word of The Year?

Not really. But Emily Brewster, resident wordster, from Merriam-Webster sure does try to find one.  

Wednesday, December 7, 202212/07/2022

The Dr. of Rock on The Fisk Jubilee Singers

In Podcasts

Smith College Professor Dr. Steve Waksman on one of the earliest all-Black singing groups, who paved the way for so…

Monday, December 5, 202212/05/2022

The Ice Cube Observatory: MR. UNIVERSE

In Podcasts

While the “N” in N.W.A.  most certainly does NOT stand for “neutrinos,” neutrinos is EXACTLY what the IceCube Observatory is…

Friday, December 2, 202212/02/2022

Any Port in a storm

In Podcasts

Monte and The Wine Snobs at State Street drink 3 fortified wines that might just be perfect before or after…

Thursday, December 1, 202212/01/2022

New House Leadership and Trump’s Taxes

In Podcasts

Monte talks with Congressman Jim McGovern about Trump’s taxes, new leadership in The House, the rail strike, and recovering from…

Thursday, December 1, 202212/01/2022

Running into the arms of community

In Podcasts

The Hot Chocolate Run for Safe Passage is this Sunday. Monte talks with Safe Passage’s Marianne Winters and Laura Penney-Edwards…

Wednesday, November 30, 202211/30/2022

Show biz kids and their mentors

In Podcasts

Monte talks with Sarah Marcus and Kelly Silliman about the next session of the Youth Performance Festival.

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