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.

Friday, September 28, 201809/28/2018

REFUGEE Goes Home To Serbia

In Podcasts

Milan Dragicevich takes his personal play to Serbia and is bringing one of our local musical treasures, Tim Eriksen, with him.…

Friday, September 28, 201809/28/2018

Burgundy’s Famous Red Grape from The West Coast of The U.S.

In Podcasts

Monte and the Wine Snobs at State Street taste some Patriotic Pinot. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/burgundys-famous-red-grape-from-the-west-coast-of-the-us

Thursday, September 27, 201809/27/2018

A Pint For The River: Source To Sea 2018

Even if you don’t want to get dirty at the Source To Sea Cleanup, there are things you can do…

Thursday, September 27, 201809/27/2018

Tibet, Kavanaugh, & Rosenstein: McGoverning with McGovern

In Podcasts

US Congressman Jim McGovern joins Monte every Thursday morning at 7:30. Got a question for him? Email Monte https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/tibet-kavanaugh-rosenstein-mcgoverning-with-mcgovern

Thursday, September 27, 201809/27/2018

Folk Is For The Birds

In Podcasts

Jonah Keane from Arcadia helps us understand the difference between Arcadia and Acadia and why both birds and Birds of…

Thursday, September 27, 201809/27/2018

At The Brattleboro Tire Dump: SOURCE TO SEA 2018

In Podcasts

Want to date a tire? I’d rather wear date attire but dating tires and a date to recycle retired tires…

Thursday, September 27, 201809/27/2018

A New “Q” Word With No “U” for Scrabble!

In Podcasts

Emily Brewster, resident wordster, from Merriam-Webster on their new Scrabble dictionary and the new sanctioned words. Yowzah! https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/new-scrabble-words-word-nerd-emily-brewster-from-merriam-webster

Friday, September 21, 201809/21/2018

The Red Sox Banner And Chardonnay

In Podcasts

Monte & The Wine Snobs from State Street talk about the Red Sox banner that “went missing” and some delicious…

Friday, September 21, 201809/21/2018

Farewell, Michael Sokol

In Podcasts

He’s essentially a child of WRSI and he’s leaving us for love and L.A. Monte conducts an exit interview looking…

Thursday, September 20, 201809/20/2018

Too Many White Dudes in Congress? McGoverning with McGovern

In Podcasts

US Congressman Jim McGovern joins Monte every Thursday morning at 7:30. Got a question for him? Email Monte https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/are-there-too-many-white-men-in-congress-mcgoverning-with-mcgovern

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