Good bye Click and Clack.
After over 25 years of entertaining us on their hit NPR show “Car Talk” Tom and Ray Magliozzi, better known as Click and Clack the Tappet brothers, have decided to leave the air for good this fall.
Originally only broadcast in Boston locally in the late 70s, it was not long before this wonderful program was picked up by National Puplic Radio (NPR).
Callers across the nation would tune in to listen to Tom and Ray as they took calls from all over the place, both from land and air, and once, even from space. People would call in to ask about their cars and car repair, and the brothers would respond with wisdom, wit and the occasional wisecrack. People everywhere are mourning their retirement from national public radio, from the LA Times to the Chicago Tribune, newspapers and entertainment websites everywhere are mourning the end of an American classic. These were two men who were more than funny, they were brilliant! Even though they came on the radio every week to help us with our car problems, dish out relationship advice, and even share the occasional hilarious story, these two were by no means average! Ray has a bachelor of science in humanities and science from MIT, while Tom has a bachelor of science in economics from MIT, in addition to an MBA and DBA from the Boston University School of Management.
"We’ve managed to avoid getting thrown off NPR for 25 years, given out tens of thousands of wrong answers, generated lawsuit threats from innumerable car companies, and had a hell of a lot of fun talking to you guys," Ray Magliozzi said.
I remember listening to Car talk every Saturday with my father as we ran our errands, it was a tradition, like marshmallows around a campfire, and sledding after a snowstorm. Car Talk was something that I always looked forward to, both as a child and as an adult. I will miss them both greatly when their show ends. To Tom and Ray Magliozzi, for all those times you had me laughing so hard I cried, I think you.
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How sad to be losing such an interesting radio show. I’ve never heard them, but I can imagine through your description that they have been very entertaining for their listeners.
ReplyDeleteI too have a favorite radio morning show that I listen to every day on the way to work – Kid Kraddick. They have interesting topics about celebrities and all things current. The staff is all so unique in their discussions and they keep me and many others I know coming back to hear what’s next. They are on Facebook and have web and pod casts also. I would be crushed if they went off the air!
Although I’ve never heard of this particular show, it sounds pretty interesting. This really makes me think about how strange it is that we can be so attached to people we have never met. There are a few particular artists, actors, etc. that I feel a connection with despite not knowing them outside of their art. The fact that the memories of this show remind you particularly of times with your dad probably makes them even more sentimental.
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