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, September 20, 201809/20/2018

Hurucan Maria y Puerto Rico Un Año Después: con Natalia Muñoz

In Podcasts

WHMP and Holyoke Media’s Natalia Muñoz reflects on the one year anniversary of Hurrican Maria. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/the-one-year-anniversary-of-maria-with-natalia-munoz

Thursday, September 20, 201809/20/2018

Economic Democracy for The Common Good

In Podcasts

Ivan Ussach explains an innovative new way to keep dollars local by keeping them in a bank and granting them…

Wednesday, September 19, 201809/19/2018

Roll Over Beethoven, Jiayan Sun is Performing All of Your Sonatas at Smith

In Podcasts

Jiayan Sun on what Beethoven means in 2018 and why you might want to come see this master peform all…

Tuesday, September 18, 201809/18/2018

The Magic of Scotty Swan

In Podcasts

Come see Scotty and two Valley comedians at Club One this Sunday and let Scotty blow your mind. Hear his…

Tuesday, September 18, 201809/18/2018

Keeping Plastics Out of Our River: Source To Sea 2018

In Podcasts

Andy Fisk and Angela Chaffee on keeping all of the Source To Sea volunteers from picking plastic out of the river.…

Monday, September 17, 201809/17/2018

The Controversy Inside The Hole In The Space Station

In Podcasts

Mr. Universe, Hampshire College astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed, helps us separate fact from fiction when it comes to the hole…

Monday, September 17, 201809/17/2018

Brooke Hauser-The New Editor In Chief Of The Daily Hampshire Gazette

In Podcasts

She’s written two books, interviewed countelss celebrities (including the BEST celebrity in the world), and now she is the first…

Friday, September 14, 201809/14/2018

Oh My Gosh, Grenache: Wine Snob

In Podcasts

It’s the most widely planted wine grape and the State Street Wine Snobs taste it with Monte. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/oh-my-gosh-grenache-wine-snob

Thursday, September 13, 201809/13/2018

Al Capone’s Car: Source To Sea Cleanup 2018

Join Monte and thousands of other volunteers up and down The Connecticut River as part of the Source To Sea…

Thursday, September 13, 201809/13/2018

A Fat Celebration for Riverside Industries Young @ Heart 50th Anniversary

In Podcasts

Peter Newland of FAT, Silas Kopf-marketry mavin, Bob Cilman from Young@Heart and Char Gentes from the OTHER RSI in the…

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