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Re:Tom Magliozzi, Co-Host of NPR's 'Car Talk,' Dies at 77 by dba7dba on Monday November 03, 2014 @05:45PM (#8554057)
I heard on my local NPR station on how the show got its start. A few decades ago a volunteer run radio station (open source radio station ??) in Boston wanted a panel of auto mechanics to answer calls about cars. Six were invited and only one showed up, the one being 1 of the 2 brothers.

Because it was open source radio, the brothers talked as normal, un'photoshopped' people which was why it eventually got the attention later on.

RIP.

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