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, January 31, 201401/31/2014

Wine Snob

In Podcasts

How to know if your wine is ‘corked’?

Thursday, January 30, 201401/30/2014

Word Nerd: What Could Be funner?

Is ‘funner’ a word?

Thursday, January 30, 201401/30/2014

Bursting (Appendix) With Excitement

In Podcasts

The Epic of Enzo’s Appendix

Monday, January 27, 201401/27/2014

Wine Snob: Sicilian Liqueurs from Limonio

In Podcasts

Hand crafted by little old Sicilian ladies and absolutely delicious.  Certainly better than their English translations.

Friday, January 17, 201401/17/2014

Dan Nessel Back From The NSA Toy Show

In Podcasts

Drone Parenting

Friday, January 17, 201401/17/2014

Wine Snob: Blind Tasting Doobie Wine

In Podcasts

Wine Sweet Freedom. Wine Your Light on Me.

Thursday, January 16, 201401/16/2014

Making Monte Miserable In The Best Way

In Podcasts

Les Miserable in Amherst

Wednesday, January 15, 201401/15/2014

Josh Levy from Free Press on Net Neutrality

In Podcasts

Can we save the internet or is it too late?

Wednesday, January 15, 201401/15/2014

Word Nerd: Because Internet

In Podcasts

Emily Brewster from Merriam-Webster on another word of the year ‘because’. Check out armchair linguist Stan Carey’s take on ‘Because’. 

Tuesday, January 14, 201401/14/2014

Lioness: I Am Woman. Hear Me Start A Business

Natasha Clark is the founder and editor of Lioness Magazine, an on-line publication designed and written largely by women to…

Recent Headlines

10 hours ago in Sports, Trending

Golden Knights and Hurricanes built their Stanley Cup Final teams in different ways

On the eve of the Stanley Cup Final between the Vegas Golden Knights and Carolina Hurricanes, one of the general managers involved laid out his thinking when making roster moves.

1 day ago in Sports, Trending

Last call? States look to extend bar and restaurant hours during the World Cup

World Cup fans in a growing number of U.S. cities won't have an issue finding a well-poured pint to go with their late-night match. State leaders across the U.S. are signing off on extending bar and restaurant hours during the world's most-watched sporting event.

1 day ago in Sports, Trending

Serena Williams is returning to pro tennis at age 44 after nearly 4 years away from the sport

Serena Williams is returning to professional tennis at the age of 44 after nearly four years away from the sport. The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion has accepted a wild-card invitation to play doubles at the upcoming Queen's Club grass-court tournament in London, the WTA Tour announced Monday.

5 days ago in Sports, Trending

MLB owners have proposed a salary cap for the first time since baseball’s 1994-95 strike

Major League Baseball owners made their long-expected salary cap proposal to the players' association on Thursday, a system the union has vowed never to accept, setting the sides on course for a confrontation that threatens the 2027 season and perhaps beyond.

6 days ago in Entertainment, Trending

Matthew Perry’s assistant gets more than 3 years in prison for central role in his ketamine death

Matthew Perry's live-in personal assistant, who had a central role in the "Friends" star's descent into ketamine addiction and injected him with the fatal dose of the drug, was sentenced Wednesday to three years and five months in prison.