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, 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…

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