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.

Monday, March 13, 201703/13/2017

What’s The Weather Nut Saying About The Big March Blizzard?

In Podcasts

Here his latest forecast here! https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/dave-hayes-storm-march-2017

Monday, March 13, 201703/13/2017

Mr. Universe: On Why The Muslim Ban Has Already Worked

In Podcasts

Our very own good-hearted, Pakistani-born, American citizen, and Hampshire College based astronomer is already changing the way he travels in…

Monday, March 13, 201703/13/2017

Mister El-Are’s Required Reading and Rapping

In Podcasts

Mister El-Are, perhaps better know to his students as Mr. Lawrence-Riddle, has taken the required reading at Amherst Middle School…

Monday, March 13, 201703/13/2017

The Back Porch Live From The Parlor Room

In Podcasts

Jim Olsen & Johnny Memphis host Lori McKenna, Chris Smither, Sarah Jarosz, Tim O’Brien, The Lula Wiles, Mikey Sweet live…

Friday, March 10, 201703/10/2017

Hear Monte’s Radio Farewell to Serio’s Market

In Podcasts

Monte has been going to Serio’s for 15 years, the whole time he’s lived in The Valley. We’re all sad…

Friday, March 10, 201703/10/2017

Wine Snob: Barbera’s World of Super Adventure

In Podcasts

Barbera’s from Italy and California. It IS a wine world of super adventure! https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/wine-snob-barberas-world-of-super-adventure

Wednesday, March 8, 201703/08/2017

Word Nerd: Why Is It A ‘Ring Finger’?

In Podcasts

I mean it could’ve been any finger, really. But Emily Brewster, resident wordster from Merriam-Webster, lets us in on the…

Wednesday, March 8, 201703/08/2017

Steve from Blues Clues is Alive & Even More Amazing Than You Imagined

In Podcasts

Monte, 3YO Pax, 9YO Enzo, and 27YO Michael Sokol live the dream and interview Steve Burns from Blues Clues and…

Tuesday, March 7, 201703/07/2017

You Are Not Alone: Mo Willems State of The Heart Art

In Podcasts

It’s been a rough couple of months politically for some people. But what do you do if you are a…

Tuesday, March 7, 201703/07/2017

Heavy Petting: (Ear) Waxing Poetic About Whales

In Podcasts

I didn’t even know whales had ears. But Dr. Steve from the Sunderland Animal Hospital knows. And, turns out, whale…

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