Tom and Ray Magliozzi will put their weekly Car Talk radio program up on blocks in September. The program ran for 10 years as a local feature on Boston’s WBUR-FM before being picked up by NPR stations nationwide 25 years ago. Tom Magliozzi is turning 75 this year and, according to his brother Ray, has decided that even one hour’s work a week is too much.
“Car Guys” Tom and Ray received a Peabody Award in 1992 and have been inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame. More importantly, they have been honored by the Martin Guitar Company with a special edition Click and Clack Martin Guitar (great muffler inlay on the fifth fret).
Car Talk’s drive train may be shot but, like any old beater, it’s still got some decent parts. The show’s archivist and editors will bolt them together and test drive them on public radio starting in October.
More:
“‘Car Talk’ Guys Are Retiring, But Their Best Stuff Will Be Rebroadcast,” NPR The Two-Way blog. Mark Memmott
“Click & Clack retire from “Car Talk” after 35 years of chump stumping,” Justin Hyde, Yahoo Motoramic blog
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September 27, 2012 at 2:27 pm
I love cars, I could never imagine a world without ’em. No clue how I would spend my sundays if I’m not underneath a Mustang with a wrench and a screwdriver
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