What happened to Tom and Ray Magliozzi?
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What happened to Tom and Ray Magliozzi?
Tom Magliozzi, one of public radio’s most popular personalities, died on Monday of complications from Alzheimer’s disease. He was 77 years old. Tom and his brother, Ray, became famous as “Click and Clack the Tappet Brothers” on the weekly NPR show Car Talk.
What happened to the car guys on NPR?
Tom and Ray continued to work in their repair garage while they produced Car Talk. On June 8, 2012, it was announced that Car Talk would stop producing new episodes in September 2012, though NPR would continue airing reruns of the show.
Who are the car guys on NPR?
Tom and Ray Magliozzi Tom and Ray Magliozzi, the Peabody Award-winning hosts of Car Talk on NPR, are better known as “Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers” — taking their names from the clickety-clack sound made by aging autos.
When did Car Talk stop?
June 9, 2012— — It’s the end of the road for “Car Talk.” After 35 years on the air, Click and Clack have run out of gas, and will stop taping new shows this fall. Tom and Ray Magliozzi have hosted NPR’s most popular show for decades, but the brothers say it’s “time to stop and smell the cappuccino.”
When did Car Talk stop recording?
June 9, 2012— — It’s the end of the road for “Car Talk.” After 35 years on the air, Click and Clack have run out of gas, and will stop taping new shows this fall.
Is Car Talk still broadcast?
On June 11, 2021, it was announced that radio distribution of Car Talk would officially end on October 1, 2021, and that NPR would begin distribution of a twice-weekly podcast that will be 35–40 minutes in length and include early versions of every show, in sequential order.
When was the last Car Talk episode recorded?
[UPDATE Sept. 28, 2017: Best of Car Talk isn’t really ending, but many stations are still dropping it in October.] Car Talk ended production of brand-new episodes in 2012 with the retirement of iconic hosts Tom and Ray Magliozzi, the chatty, cackling car-mechanic brothers who started the show at WBUR in Boston in 1977.
