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.
Wednesday, November 10, 202111/10/2021
Andrew Morehouse on the state of Food Insecurity Now
In Podcasts
Monte visits the Executive Director of The Food Bank of Western Mass, Andrew Morehouse, to talk about The March, their…
Tuesday, November 9, 202111/09/2021
How HCC is handling hunger: Monte’s March 12
In Podcasts
Monte went to the ribbon cutting of the new Homestead Market on campus at Holyoke Community College. Hear how this…
Monday, November 8, 202111/08/2021
The Astronomer’s Wishlist: MR UNIVERSE
In Podcasts
Monte talks with Hampshire College astronomer, Dr. Salman Hameed, about what astronomers are wishing for this Christmas. Well, not ACTUALLY…
Monday, November 8, 202111/08/2021
Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome!
In Podcasts
Monte talks with Myka Plunkett & Eddie Zitka from K&E Theater about their upcoming production of Cabaret at 33 Hawley…
Friday, November 5, 202111/05/2021
Invite Julia James over for Thanksgiving
In Podcasts
Crowd pleasing Californian wines for under 10 bucks. And look at these two Wine Snobs from State Street. They look…
Thursday, November 4, 202111/04/2021
Cider Days Rule
In Podcasts
Monte talks with Lisa Davol from the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce and Good Ben Clark, fruit farmer, from Clarkdale…
Thursday, November 4, 202111/04/2021
Drawing New Lines: McGoverning with McGovern
In Podcasts
What do River listeners and Congressman McGovern think about the proposed new legislative map? https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/the-new-legislative-maps-mcgoverning-with-mcgovern?si=d41a9b0a3b8b485b8629b60a72bc272f
Wednesday, November 3, 202111/03/2021
TBH, copypasta FTW, amirite? WORD NERD
In Podcasts
Emily Brewster, resident wordster, from Merriam-Webster on some of the newest words (and letter combinations?) in the dictionary. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/tbh-copypasta-ftw-amirite-word-nerd?si=5d91cf09d3a54aea8588162de352fd16
Tuesday, November 2, 202111/02/2021
Weep Not
In Podcasts
Cheray O’Neal returns to her old haunts in Amherst to locally showcase her new award winning short film. Hear Monte…
Monday, November 1, 202111/01/2021
A Distant Signal Debunked: MR UNIVERSE
In Podcasts
Turns out the high hopes that Hampshire College astronomer, Dr. Salman Hameed, and many other astronomers had that a distant…