The Magliozzis operated a do-it-yourself garage together in the 1970s which became more of a conventional repair shop in the 1980s.
The show won a Peabody Award in 1992. The show was running from 1977 to October 2012, when the Magliozzi brothers retired.
Tom notoriously once owned a "convertible, green with large areas of rust!" Dodge Dart, known jokingly on the program by the faux-elegant name "Dartre". ==History== In 1977, radio station WBUR-FM in Boston scheduled a panel of local car mechanics to discuss car repairs on one of its programs, but only Tom Magliozzi showed up.
The Magliozzis operated a do-it-yourself garage together in the 1970s which became more of a conventional repair shop in the 1980s.
In 1986, NPR decided to distribute their show nationally. In 1989, the brothers started a newspaper column Click and Clack Talk Cars which, like the radio show, mixed serious advice with humor.
In 1986, NPR decided to distribute their show nationally. In 1989, the brothers started a newspaper column Click and Clack Talk Cars which, like the radio show, mixed serious advice with humor.
The show won a Peabody Award in 1992. The show was running from 1977 to October 2012, when the Magliozzi brothers retired.
Ray Magliozzi continues to write the column, retitled Car Talk, after his brother's death in 2014, knowing he would have wanted the advice and humor to continue. In 1992, Car Talk won a Peabody Award, saying "Each week, master mechanics Tom and Ray Magliozzi provide useful information about preserving and protecting our cars.
They're that good." Tom Magliozzi died on November 3, 2014, at age 77, due to complications from Alzheimer's disease. ==Adaptations== The show was the inspiration for the short-lived The George Wendt Show, which briefly aired on CBS in the 1994-1995 season as a mid-season replacement. In July 2007, PBS announced that it had green-lit an animated adaptation of Car Talk, to air on prime-time in 2008.
Grunsfeld. ====Space program calls==== Astronaut and engineer John Grunsfeld called into the show during Space Shuttle mission STS-81 in January 1997, in which Atlantis docked to the Mir space station.
Initially a joke, the company was incorporated after the show expanded from a single station to national syndication. The two were commencement speakers at MIT in 1999. Executive producer Doug Berman said in 2012, "The guys are culturally right up there with Mark Twain and the Marx Brothers.
A similar feature began in May 2001, "Where Are They Now, Tommy?" It began with a comical musical theme with a sputtering, backfiring car engine and a horn as a backdrop.
In May 2007, the program, which previously had been available digitally only as a paid subscription from Audible.com, became a free podcast distributed by NPR, after a two-month test period where only a "call of the week" was available via podcast. As of 2012, it had 3.3 million listeners each week, on about 660 stations.
They're that good." Tom Magliozzi died on November 3, 2014, at age 77, due to complications from Alzheimer's disease. ==Adaptations== The show was the inspiration for the short-lived The George Wendt Show, which briefly aired on CBS in the 1994-1995 season as a mid-season replacement. In July 2007, PBS announced that it had green-lit an animated adaptation of Car Talk, to air on prime-time in 2008.
They're that good." Tom Magliozzi died on November 3, 2014, at age 77, due to complications from Alzheimer's disease. ==Adaptations== The show was the inspiration for the short-lived The George Wendt Show, which briefly aired on CBS in the 1994-1995 season as a mid-season replacement. In July 2007, PBS announced that it had green-lit an animated adaptation of Car Talk, to air on prime-time in 2008.
The ten episodes aired in July and August 2008. Car Talk: The Musical!!! was written and directed by Wesley Savick, and composed by Michael Wartofsky.
The adaptation was presented by Suffolk University, and opened on March 31, 2011, at the Modern Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts.
The show won a Peabody Award in 1992. The show was running from 1977 to October 2012, when the Magliozzi brothers retired.
In May 2007, the program, which previously had been available digitally only as a paid subscription from Audible.com, became a free podcast distributed by NPR, after a two-month test period where only a "call of the week" was available via podcast. As of 2012, it had 3.3 million listeners each week, on about 660 stations.
On June 8, 2012, the brothers announced that they would no longer broadcast new episodes as of October.
Initially a joke, the company was incorporated after the show expanded from a single station to national syndication. The two were commencement speakers at MIT in 1999. Executive producer Doug Berman said in 2012, "The guys are culturally right up there with Mark Twain and the Marx Brothers.
Ray Magliozzi continues to write the column, retitled Car Talk, after his brother's death in 2014, knowing he would have wanted the advice and humor to continue. In 1992, Car Talk won a Peabody Award, saying "Each week, master mechanics Tom and Ray Magliozzi provide useful information about preserving and protecting our cars.
Ray Magliozzi, however, would occasionally record new taglines and sponsor announcements that were aired at the end of the show. The show was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 2014. Ray Magliozzi hosted a special Car Talk memorial episode for his brother Tom after he died in November 2014.
They're that good." Tom Magliozzi died on November 3, 2014, at age 77, due to complications from Alzheimer's disease. ==Adaptations== The show was the inspiration for the short-lived The George Wendt Show, which briefly aired on CBS in the 1994-1995 season as a mid-season replacement. In July 2007, PBS announced that it had green-lit an animated adaptation of Car Talk, to air on prime-time in 2008.
Edited reruns (which are introduced as The Best of Car Talk) continued to be available for weekly airing on NPR's national schedule up through September 30, 2017, and some NPR affiliates have continued to broadcast reruns.
However, Ray continued to write their syndicated newspaper column, saying that his brother would want him to. The Best of Car Talk episodes ended their weekly broadcast on NPR on September 30, 2017, although past episodes would continue availability online and via podcasts.
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