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.

Tuesday, November 14, 201711/14/2017

Game Of Thrones Knighthood And Marching For The Food Bank

In Podcasts

Dr. Ken Mondschein on marching for The Food Bank and the good bad and worse between The Song of Ice…

Tuesday, November 14, 201711/14/2017

Mr. Universe Answers Cosmic Questions

What did the maze-goers at Mike’s Maze want to learn from Mr. Universe? Listen here. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/mr-universe-mikes-maze-cosmic-questions-answered

Friday, November 10, 201711/10/2017

More Than ‘Any Port In A Storm’: Wine Snobs Taste Portugese Wine

In Podcasts

Augusto Gabriel from the Azores leads Monte and the Wine Snobs at State Street through some amazing Portugese Wines. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/wine-snob-portugese-wines-with-augusto-gabriel

Friday, November 10, 201711/10/2017

John Hodgman Is Breaking Up With Monte & Western Mass

In Podcasts

Hodgman’s new book Vacationland may or may not be his farewell to Monte and/or to Western Mass. That’s why Monte has…

Thursday, November 9, 201711/09/2017

Have The Trump Tides Turned? McGoverning With McGovern

In Podcasts

Congressman McGovern joins Monte every Thursday morning  at 7:30. Got a question? Email Monte https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/mcgoverning-with-mcgovern-turning-tides-for-trump

Thursday, November 9, 201711/09/2017

The Kids At Erving Elementary Choose Love: Monte’s March VIII

In Podcasts

Mrs. Barry and Mr. Rubin invited Monte into their classroom to answer questions about The March For The Food Bank…

Wednesday, November 8, 201711/08/2017

Has Monte Been Saying The Dictionary’s Name Incorrectly All Along?

In Podcasts

Turns out-maybe. Emily Brewster, resident Wordster, from MERRIAM-Webster will help Monte learn. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/word-nerd-how-do-you-say-the-dictionarys-name

Wednesday, November 8, 201711/08/2017

Meating The People Where They Are (And Vegetabling Them, Too): Monte’s March VIII

In Podcasts

Marian Zeiss shows Monte how The Food Bank of Western Mass’s Westfield Mobile Food Bank distribution works. You can support…

Tuesday, November 7, 201711/07/2017

Monte’s March VIII: Breakfast In The Classroom-Morgan Elementary

In Podcasts

Not only does the Food Bank of Western Mass make sure there is actual food for all the frontline food…

Monday, November 6, 201711/06/2017

Lou Barlow’s Dinosaur Quiz

In Podcasts

In anticipation of Lou Barlow opening up for Mark Mulcahy at The Shea, let’s revisit that time Monte gave Lou a…

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