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The Bar => The Lounge => Topic started by: Chris_ on November 03, 2014, 05:35:09 PM
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Tom Magliozzi, Popular Co-Host Of NPR's 'Car Talk,' Dies At 77
Tom Magliozzi, one of public radio's most popular personalities, died on Monday of complications from Alzheimer's disease. He was 77 years old.
They got into radio by accident when someone from the local public radio station, WBUR, was putting together a panel of car mechanics for a talk show.
"They called Ray, and Ray thought it was a dumb idea, so he said, 'I'll send my brother' and Tom thought, 'Great, I'll get out of breaking my knuckles for a couple of hours.' And he went over and he was the only one who showed up," Berman says.
Berman says the station liked what Tom did and asked him to come back the next week. This time he brought Ray. The rest, as they say, is history.
NPR (http://www.npr.org/2014/11/03/357428287/tom-magliozzi-popular-co-host-of-nprs-car-talk-dies-at-77)
This makes me sad. :(
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That sucks. :(
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My sympathies to the family.
I've enjoyed that show for many years. It's what my kids heard on Saturday mornings while we were out doing chores, and continued listening to it as adults. I was glad to hear yesterday that the family and NPR is willing to keep airing episodes as long as "people want to hear them."
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Listened to that show for many years. RIP
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This morning's show was a tribute to Tom.
Car Talk (http://www.cartalk.com/content/1445-tommy-riposa-pace)