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 13, 201809/13/2018
On The Coalition To End Hunger & If The Dems Should Get Tougher On Security?: 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/the-coalition-to-end-hunger-should-the-dems-get-tough-on-security-mcgoverning-with-mcgovern
Wednesday, September 12, 201809/12/2018
K-Pop Haptics: WORD NERD New Words 2018 Part II
In Podcasts
Hear about some of the new words Merriam-Webster have entered into the dictionary, thanks to the hard work of our…
Wednesday, September 12, 201809/12/2018
Long Live The Bay State: Henning Ohlenbush on The Bay State Hotel Archive At The Forbes Library
Henning was in every single band that every played The Bay State Hotel in Northampton. That may be a bit…
Tuesday, September 11, 201809/11/2018
#EndMassHunger & Join Our Coalition
In Podcasts
As an offshoot of a think thank of thought leaders who studied the issue for a year as the Task…
Monday, September 10, 201809/10/2018
Watching Mars and Watching Out for Fake Space News
In Podcasts
Mr. Universe, Hampshire College Astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed, on a fake picture of Saturn making the rounds and the real…
Monday, September 10, 201809/10/2018
NE Patriots Correspondent My Dad: Week 1 of the 2018 Season
In Podcasts
The Patriots get their first win of the season and my Dad was psyched to wake up. Also, this is…
Thursday, September 6, 201809/06/2018
The Primary, The Farm Bill & The Anonymous OpEd: 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/the-primary-the-farm-bill-the-anonymous-oped-mcgoverning-with-mcgovern
Thursday, September 6, 201809/06/2018
I’m Ready For My Close-up, Baby DeMille
In Podcasts
The Ashfield Film Festival returns and Christopher Seward, Tamara Sloan and Harry Keramidas give us a brief history and a…
Wednesday, September 5, 201809/05/2018
The First Pig Latin Word In The Dictionary
In Podcasts
The only language other than English that Monte can pretend to be fluent in now has a word in the…
Wednesday, September 5, 201809/05/2018
Natalie Blais Wins The 1st Franklin District in MA
In Podcasts
And she talks with Monte on the day after the election. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/natalie-blais-wins-the-1st-franklin-district-in-ma