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, October 11, 202210/11/2022

The Chosen One

In Podcasts

Charles Ross is the one who can bring balance to The Force. Or, at least, he is the one man…

Monday, October 10, 202210/10/2022

Free movies AND half-off admission to Mike’s Maze?

In Podcasts

Back To The Future and Children of The Corn Saturday, October 15, 7:30 pm until 11:00 pm With SPECIAL GUEST…

Monday, October 10, 202210/10/2022

Saturn’s Rings of Power: MR UNIVERSE

In Podcasts

Mr. Universe, Hampshire college astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed, on a new study of Saturn’s rings which shows us that those…

Friday, October 7, 202210/07/2022

Vintage Bourdeaux Style: WINE SNOB

In Podcasts

A wine time machine with some not-inexpensive red blends, all with a Bourdeaux style and all with the Wine Snobs…

Friday, October 7, 202210/07/2022

Space Chef

In Podcasts

Monte talks with Chef Daniel Thomas about space food-the next generation-at the White House Conference on Hunger Nutrition and Health.…

Thursday, October 6, 202210/06/2022

Class Encounter of The Third Kind?

In Podcasts

Did 60 schoolchildren in Zimbabwe have an encounter with aliens back in 1994? Monte talks with local hero filmmakers Christopher…

Wednesday, October 5, 202210/05/2022

Virtue signaling the dawn chorus: WORD NERD

In Podcasts

Emily Brewster, resident wordster, from Merriam-Webster on some new words just added to our dictionary in Springfield. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/virtue-signaling-the-dawn-chorus-word-nerd?si=f968667e29a94d17a326a939fb56fc48&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Wednesday, October 5, 202210/05/2022

Sending help to Puerto Rico through music

In Podcasts

Monte talks with Matthew King from the band TapRoots about the fundraiser happening at Hawks & Reed Saturday October 8th.…

Tuesday, October 4, 202210/04/2022

Beacon Hill At The White House Conference On Hunger

In Podcasts

Monte sits down to lunch with members of the Beacon Hill delegation at the White House Conference on Hunger Health…

Monday, October 3, 202210/03/2022

A White House Gaffe and The Hope of Europa: MR UNIVERSE

In Podcasts

Monte gives Mr. Universe, Dr. Salman Hameed, a recap of what he he experienced at the White House Conference on…

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