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, September 12, 201609/12/2016

Mr. Universe: Did SETI Make Contact?

In Podcasts

Mr. Universe, Dr. Salman Hameed, lent Monte his copy of the movie Contact. And what happens within a week? Contact? https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/mr-universe-a-signal-to-seti

Monday, September 12, 201609/12/2016

Come on, baby. Do The Pedalmotion

In Podcasts

Tara Brewster tells us about her pedal boat race to raise money for Look Park’s locomotive.  https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/pedalmotion-for-locomotion

Friday, September 9, 201609/09/2016

Wine Snob: Beer Mike Shares His Amarone

In Podcasts

It’s always nice to share. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/wine-snob-beer-mikes-amarone

Wednesday, September 7, 201609/07/2016

Is The G.O.P. about to be D.O.A.?

In Podcasts

Find out what Greenfield’s Evil Ben Clarke thinks about the future of the Republican Party and Election 2016. (Evil Ben…

Wednesday, September 7, 201609/07/2016

Book Your Seat On The Book Bus

In Podcasts

And find out from David Mazor what Amherst’s Reader To Reader is going to do with all those books you donate…

Wednesday, September 7, 201609/07/2016

The Power of Water, The Power of Words

In Podcasts

Andy Fisk, director of the Connecticut River Watershed Council, on turning activism into art. Your thoughts on protecting your river…

Friday, September 2, 201609/02/2016

Wine Snob: A Date With The Wine Uncle & Malbec

In Podcasts

https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/wine-uncle-and-monte-and-malbec

Wednesday, August 31, 201608/31/2016

The Belmonte Boys’ Hamilton Prank Call

In Podcasts

Those naughty Belmonte sons spent their time home alone to prank call a poor unassuming family who just happen to…

Wednesday, August 31, 201608/31/2016

The Labor Party: Transperformance 2016

In Podcasts

Go backstage with Monte as he listens in on all the great acts that came out to The Pines to…

Tuesday, August 30, 201608/30/2016

NOT THIS BEN CLARK: The Return of Evil Ben Clarke-Election 2016

In Podcasts

Our Greenfield-born Republican spin-doctor returns with his take on this insane election season. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/evil-ben-clarke-election-2016

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