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Car Talk Question
- Thread starter MarcB
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I'm pretty sure Car Talk isn't carried live anywhere.
Car Talk is recorded on Thursdays. Locally (Central time), Car Talk runs at 9am on three different pubcasters. My guess is that the "main feed" was at 10 eastern at one time. With PRSS the way it is now, the feed time is mostly irrelevant, but no one wants to move one of their successful shows.
kc1ih said:
Yes. WFCR 88.5 in Amherst, Mass used to do this. The 11AM Saturday Show used to be a repeat from the previous week. With the current week episode airing at 4PM Sundays. They were running the new one on Saturdays on their AM station which at the time was WPNI 1430. Now WFCR runs the current show Saturdays at 11AM repeating at 6PM on Sundays. And I believe the AM side WNNZ 640 runs it at 10AM Sundays.
Unless it's changed in the last few years, Car Talk is recorded Wednesdays from about 10am to 1pm (give or take, but it's usually three hours) in the studios of WBUR in Boston. Callers to the 888-CARTALK number at any time of the week get a voicemail greeting telling them what info to leave...name, question, number to be reached at on Wednesdays, etc etc etc. Then the producers call them back while recording, and it is true that the producers don't give Tom and Ray any warning about who each caller is or what their question is...they like to see Tom & Ray squirm. ;D
Anyways, the CT producers then take the Protools session back to their offices of "Dewey Cheatum and Howe" (yes, a real company - it's the parent company for CT and all their commercial ventures, too) in Haaaahhvaaahd Square and edit it down to a 59 minute show each week. It gets distributed via the PRSS ContentDepot satellite system Friday nights.
Most stations air CT at 10am Saturdays because it's a prime time for listening and it's a very popular show (with strong earning potential). They start with Weekend Edition from 8am to 10am, then Car Talk 10am to 11am, and then either Wait Wait Don't Tell Me or Whad'ya Know. After 12n the prime time window mostly closes and listenership tends to drop off.
Anyways, the CT producers then take the Protools session back to their offices of "Dewey Cheatum and Howe" (yes, a real company - it's the parent company for CT and all their commercial ventures, too) in Haaaahhvaaahd Square and edit it down to a 59 minute show each week. It gets distributed via the PRSS ContentDepot satellite system Friday nights.
Most stations air CT at 10am Saturdays because it's a prime time for listening and it's a very popular show (with strong earning potential). They start with Weekend Edition from 8am to 10am, then Car Talk 10am to 11am, and then either Wait Wait Don't Tell Me or Whad'ya Know. After 12n the prime time window mostly closes and listenership tends to drop off.
I would assume most weekly Public Radio shows do the same thing as Car Talk. They give their number several times during the show but when you call, you get a recording asking you to leave your name, question and a good time for a producer to call you. The producer gets back to you, chats for a few minutes and decides if your question is a good one for the show. Then they ask if you can be available at the time the show tapes.
I've asked a couple of questions on Zorba Pastor To Your Health over the years. That's a Wisconsin Public Radio production that gets distributed via Public Media International to Public Radio stations around the country. Even though it's presented as if it's live, like Car Talk, the show and the calls are recorded ahead of time.
One more note about Car Talk. Did you know a commercial version airs in Canada? Yes, Click and Clack answer questions for Car Talk, heard on commercial talk stations in Canada each week. I don't know if they edit in a few Canadian calls into their regular NPR show but a one-hour Car Talk with the Maglozzi Bros. is heard on stations such as CFRA Ottawa.
Gregg
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I've asked a couple of questions on Zorba Pastor To Your Health over the years. That's a Wisconsin Public Radio production that gets distributed via Public Media International to Public Radio stations around the country. Even though it's presented as if it's live, like Car Talk, the show and the calls are recorded ahead of time.
One more note about Car Talk. Did you know a commercial version airs in Canada? Yes, Click and Clack answer questions for Car Talk, heard on commercial talk stations in Canada each week. I don't know if they edit in a few Canadian calls into their regular NPR show but a one-hour Car Talk with the Maglozzi Bros. is heard on stations such as CFRA Ottawa.
Gregg
[email protected]
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