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, January 13, 201501/13/2015

Behind The Scenes Of The Mass MoCA Expansion

In Podcasts

And will Monte get out of them who is playing this year’s Solid Sound (besides Wilco)?

Tuesday, January 13, 201501/13/2015

How Do Dogs Drink?

In Podcasts

Heavy Petting & Heavy Drinking with Dr. Steve

Friday, January 2, 201501/02/2015

Support Young Shakespeare Players at H&O

In Podcasts

Monday Night January 5th (The Twelfth Night!) support the scholarship fund for the Young Shakespeare Players East at Hope &…

Wednesday, December 31, 201412/31/2014

Wine Snob: Champagne for 2015!

In Podcasts

Ring in the New Year with a pop.  Or several pops.  Plus how to properly open a bottle of sparkling…

Monday, December 29, 201412/29/2014

Into The Woods: A Belmonte Family Review

In Podcasts

A Belmonte Family Review

Tuesday, December 23, 201412/23/2014

Word Nerd: Put the Christ Back in Xmas?

In Podcasts

Or should you?  Where did the X come from and how long have people been doing it?

Tuesday, December 23, 201412/23/2014

Here Comes The Train

In Podcasts

Governor Patrick, Congressman McGovern, Mayor Narkewicz, The Expandable Brass Band and Monte celebrate the return of the trains to Northampton.

Friday, December 19, 201412/19/2014

BordeauXmas

In Podcasts

I’m Dreaming of a Wine Christmas

Thursday, December 18, 201412/18/2014

Michael Haley Embodies Dickens’ Most Notable Humbug

In Podcasts

Scrooge!

Thursday, December 18, 201412/18/2014

Word Nerd: The Word Of The Year 2014

In Podcasts

And the word of the year is…

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