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, May 4, 201805/04/2018
Why Lake Street Dive is Giving Back To Turners Falls, MA
In Podcasts
Bridget Kearney and Mike “McDuck” olson from Lake Street Dive on how Turners Falls is ground zero for their big…
Thursday, May 3, 201805/03/2018
Rosenberg, Rudy & Restoration: 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/rosenberg-rudi-and-restoration-mcgoverning-with-mcgovern
Thursday, May 3, 201805/03/2018
Before You Put On That Sombrero This Cinco de Mayo…
In Podcasts
…maybe you should listen to what these righteous folks think about the recent Amherst Chamber of Commerce Cinco de Mayo…
Wednesday, May 2, 201805/02/2018
Media Passes? No. Mediopassive
In Podcasts
Word Nerd Emily Brewster from Merriam-Webster on a little-known grammatical tense-the mediopassive https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/word-nerd-the-mediopassive-voice
Monday, April 30, 201804/30/2018
Hubble’s Birthday Gift To Us
In Podcasts
Mr. Universe, Hampshire College Astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed, on the amazing images and important work of the Hubble Space Telescope.…
Monday, April 30, 201804/30/2018
Si Se May Day In Northampton
In Podcasts
Monte talked with The Pioneer Valley Workers Center on WHMP about what’s going on for May Day in Northampton https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/may-day-in-northampton
Friday, April 27, 201804/27/2018
A Tribute To Charles Neville
In Podcasts
Monte looks back on a conversation with the late New Orleans turned Pioneer Valley legend. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/a-tribute-to-charles-neville
Friday, April 27, 201804/27/2018
Wine Snob: I Must Get To Know Muscadet
In Podcasts
Exploring a very delicious and cheap wine region in France. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/wine-snob-i-must-get-to-know-muscadet
Thursday, April 26, 201804/26/2018
Macron, The Panchen Lama, & Cardi B: 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/macron-the-panchen-lama-cardi-b-mcgoverning-with-mcgovern
Wednesday, April 25, 201804/25/2018
Amherst High’s John Bechtold Wins A Sammy From Jones Library
In Podcasts
Super-genius (Evil-genius?) Amherst High School Theater Director, John Bechtold, and the theater program are getting a Sammy. What makes his…