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.

Thursday, December 2, 202112/02/2021

Khi & Eli’s: Nef and Monte Eat Holyoke Episode 3

In Podcasts

Monte joins Chef Neftalí Duran and The River’s own Kaliis Smith, also from The Soul Magnets and Ex-Temper, and metal…

Thursday, December 2, 202112/02/2021

Did AOC see the dress? McGoverning with McGovern

In Podcasts

Monte debriefs Congressman McGovern post-Food Bank March (and inquires about ANOTHER fancy dressing Congresswoman). Plus we get McGovern’s take on…

Wednesday, December 1, 202112/01/2021

How Rep. McGovern and Bill Murray are Word of The Year Runners Up

In Podcasts

Emily Brewster, resident wordster from Merriam-Webster, on some of the runners up for word of the year. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/word-of-the-year-runners-up-part-i-word-nerd?si=414bbaa1b6424c6aaafaa9bb8b4d783b

Wednesday, December 1, 202112/01/2021

Hot Chocolate Run Avengers ASSEMBLE!

In Podcasts

Monte talks with the brain trust behind the Valley’s biggest charitable event, The Hot Chocolate Run for Safe Passage Rhymes with…

Tuesday, November 30, 202111/30/2021

Dr. Marty Nathan Remembered

In Podcasts

After overcoming unspeakable tragedy, Dr. Marty Nathan dedicated her life to human rights in all shapes and forms. Monte was…

Monday, November 29, 202111/29/2021

Planets Behaving Badly: MR UNIVERSE

In Podcasts

Some planets are blazing their own trail, in other solar systems and in ours. I’m looking at Uranus. Hampshire College…

Monday, November 29, 202111/29/2021

And The Word of The Year Is…

In Podcasts

Hear Word Nerd Emily Brewster, resident wordster from Merriam-Webster, talk about the word of the year 2021. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/and-the-word-of-the-year-is?si=b8282271bd1d4cde8847d6567b179827

Friday, November 19, 202111/19/2021

What To Drink After Thanksgiving: WINE SNOBS

In Podcasts

Monte and the Wine Snobs taste some digestifs. As well as one of the WEIRDEST wines we’ve ever had. A…

Friday, November 19, 202111/19/2021

Swanson’s Fabrics’ Fashions for Monte-Monte’s March 12

In Podcasts

Katherine Greenwood Swanson and her neighbor Alex McGuigan from Buckingham Rabbits vintage, both on the Avenue in Great Falls, tease…

Thursday, November 18, 202111/18/2021

Living The Dream Center: Monte’s March 12

In Podcasts

Monte talks with Pastor Katelynn Miner of the Berkshire Dream Center about how the Food Bank of Western Mass is…

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