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Born and raised in the Newport area, Bobb has been with WADK since 1967. He performs a variety of roles including Production Director and Sports Director.

Bobb is a 2010 inductee into the R.I. Radio Hall of Fame, one of the 6 Halls-of-Fame for which he has been selected . He is a 7-time R.I. Sportscaster of the Year. Bobb co-anchors WADK's Morning Report every weekday. He helps provide extensive broadcast coverage and handles play-by-play for local high school sporting events as well as Salve Regina University contests.

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Teddy Horan is a lifelong Newport resident, a former Rogers High School athlete and a graduate of the University of Rhode Island. For two years, he hosted two different sports shows on the URI student radio station, WRIU. In the summer, you can hear Teddy doing play-by-play/ adding color commentary for the Newport Gulls live broadcast; he can also be heard alongside Bobb Angel on several of the local sports broadcasts on WADK. He covers everything from local, to national sports on his show "The Big Ticket" from 4 to 5pm Monday through Friday!

Email him any sports questions or topics you want to be discussed on the next episode! thoran@3gbroadcasting.com

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Rick Kelly is the host of WADK's The Irish Hours. A lifelong Newporter, graduate of the former DeLaSalle Academy and Providence College, a Vietnam Veteran, and retired Middletown, RI, school teacher, Rick has been bringing the sounds of Irish music over the airwaves on WADK for over 25 years.

The Irish Hour is a mix of traditional and contemporary Irish and Irish-influenced music heard Sundays from 8:00 to 9:00 am. Over the years , in addition to recorded music, Rick has had in studio guest performances by Riobard O'Dwyer, Jerry O'Sullivan, Jim McCann, Tom Kennedy, and Fishing with Finnegan as well as over the phone interviews with performers such as Derek Warfield, Tony Kenny, Martin Hayes, Andy Cooney, Frank Patterson, David Munnelly, Davey Arthur, and many others.

In 2006 Rick was asked to emcee the opening show "Irish Night at the Newport Folk Festival" that featured tenor Ronan Tynan and Irish super group Cherish the Ladies. The Irish Hours is one of the longest running commercial Irish radio shows in New England.

Rick's e-mail address is rjkelly71@cox.net.

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Bruce Newbury,the Food Dude, is all about food, wine and dining out! Check out Talk of the Town every weekday from 9:00am - Noon! Bruce will be talking with all sorts of people from the local area!

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Art Berluti, a Middletown native, had been with WADK since 1981. He hosted an hour-long show which focuses on our community as Art brought in a steady stream of guests representing countless public-service and charitable organizations to talk about their respective efforts and to publicize their wide variety of events and fund-raisers.

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Frankie is an impassioned voice for everyone searching for useful insights and information on traditional and alternative approaches to lifestyle, healthcare and wellbeing. She’s committed to spreading sound advice from experts—to educate listeners on how to take personal responsibility for their own health and graceful aging. Whether it be the dangers of environmental toxins or a mindset that can help through difficult times, Frankie will expose them to new ideas and new approaches that enhance their quality of life. Mixing common sense and uncommon insights, her show is heard by thousands nationwide both weekdays and on weekends.

Frankie’s mission began many years ago as she watched several friends and family members die unnecessarily from various ailments. The show is a forum for Frankie to direct people toward making proactive changes in their lives mentally, physically, and spiritually. Frankie seeks to find the underlying causes for our diseases: superficial band aids no longer cut the mustard. Armed with knowledge, tips, and insights, Frankie empowers people to live healthy and vital lives.

Frankie has attracted an impressive list of thousands of guests on her show. Whether those guests are fitness gurus, doctors, or well-known people such as Dr. Andrew Weil, Deepak Chopra, Suzanne Somers, or Dr. Wayne Dyer, listeners are sure to be involved in a wide range of health and lifestyle topics. The resulting conversations are insightful, inspiring and lively. Frankie is naturally curious, and asks the questions her audience wants answered. Also, listeners can call in directly with questions and comments for Frankie and her guests.

In addition to her award-winning health show, Frankie has added a new lifestyle magazine radio program. Imagine a diverse and broad range of topics from money, movies & celebrity news, timely male and female issues to longevity and health, spirituality, and the environment—all with the inquisitive, thought-provoking and authentic Frankie Boyer vibrancy. In the meantime, please enjoy some of Frankie's artwork.

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Ray Brown is a broadcast veteran with more than 30 years experience in commercial and public radio and television. His first gigs were at WNRI in Woonsocket, RI, and WJAR in Providence, RI. In the late 1970s, Ray landed a job at Cape Cod's WCOD-FM, where he served as a host until he moved to Boston in the early '90s. He's now been broadcasting on Boston's classical station, WCRB 99.5 FM, for fifteen years. Ray frequently hosts pledge drives for WGBH TV and radio in Boston, as well as for PBS. He's also the voice of Simon and Schuster's Pimsleur language-learning programs.

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Jim Campbell features interviews with leading figures from the world of business and the business of politics and sports.

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In addition to his role as co-host on America’s #1 Travel Radio Show – RMWorldTravel with Robert & Mary Carey and Rudy Maxa, Rudy can also been seen hosting the television show “Rudy Maxa’s World” and the “Smart Travels” series on PBS, Travel Channel and AXS-TV. He previously hosted the “Savvy Traveler” radio program heard on NPR. He’s the voice of National Geographic Traveler’s “Walks of a Lifetime” podcasts and has served as contributing editor with National Geographic Traveler magazine. He served 13 years as investigative reporter/columnist with The Washington Post, 9 years with the Washingtonian, and 2 years as bureau chief with SPY magazine. He’s contributed to GQ, Worth, Forbes, Modern Maturity, USA Today, Town & Country Travel, The Los Angeles Times, USAToday.com and more.

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Tom Kraeutler

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Tom is the Founder, Host and Chief Home Improvement Evangelist of The Money Pit. He is a hands-on home improvement broadcast journalist and the kind of guy homeowners want to call at midnight when their basement floods. He first earned his home improvement stripes as a professional home inspector, amassing over 20 years’ experience learning how houses are put together, and how they fall apart! Tom is an accomplished speaker and appears regularly as a how-to guru on network and local television stations including Fox, CNN, MSNBC, The History Channel, HGTV and the DIY Network. A successful author, columnist, blogger and trusted influencer. He served as AOL’s Home Improvement Editor and his work has been featured in House Beautiful, Smart Money, Reader’s Digest and in hundreds of websites and newspapers across the nation. Together with Leslie Segrete, Tom co-authored My Home, My Money Pit: Your Guide to Every Home Improvement Adventure. Tom’s unique ability to combine encyclopedic home improvement knowledge with a comfortable and educational broadcasting style has earned him many loyal followers. Talkers Magazine has named Tom one of the “100 Most Important Talk Show Hosts in America” and when consumers experience his dynamic presence on-air or on-line, they’ll know why!

Leslie Segrete

Leslie Segrete, Co-Host
Leslie Segrete is co-host of The Money Pit. She’s a home improvement expert and Emmy nominated designer with an eye for decor and the skills to get the job done. She knows what turns a house into a home and has the tips and ideas to make improvements easy and fun. Leslie’s home improvement skills span radio, television and print. Currently, Leslie serves as the Art Director creating amazing sets for Good Morning America and was previously nominated for an Emmy Award for her set design work on The Harry Show . Leslie’s television credits also included designer on Travel Channel’s Hotel Impossible, where she revamp and redesign troubled hotels in just four days! Leslie was also part of making design dreams reality as a carpenter and designer for TLC’s hit series Trading Spaces and While You Were Out, where she designed, built and executed projects to please the participating families and millions of her fans every single week. Leslie hosted a series for A&E called $100 Makeover which helped people sort through their clutter to find design treasures to make over rooms in their house. She was also the lead designer on The Ugliest House on the Block, on the We Network, creating dramatic exterior makeovers that benefited the whole community. Plus, Leslie hosted a series called Going Green Long Island for WLIW, a division of PBS which focused on the green advancements this New York community has made. As co-host of The Money Pit, Talkers Magazine named Leslie to their prestigious Heavy Hundred list of the “100 Most Important Talk Show Hosts in America .” Together with Tom Kraeutler , Leslie co-authored My Home, My Money Pit: Your Guide to Every Home Improvement Adventure. Leslie is a seamstress, carpenter, decorator, designer and professional chef all wrapped up in one very energetic package. She’s a true renaissance woman through and through!

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Russ Evans, Shannon Nordstrom, and Chris Carter are Your Motor Medics!

You will find these guys intriguing. Each week when you tune-in Under The Hood® you will find no computers or reference guides are used in studio to answer questions. Chris is the only guy with a computer and he often pulls the tech card on us in reference to a news story or trivia question. Russ and Shannon answer the questions from their vast knowledge of hands-on experience gained in the shop since the early 1980s. The most common question they have asked of them in public is “How do you guys remember all this stuff without computers?

In their 40s and born just one day apart Shannon and Russ along with the baby of the family, Chris (: Together they are The Motor Medics® of the Under The Hood® radio show! Listeners enjoy their high energy and on-air chemistry that brings information and entertainment to the show.

The complete bios can be found by following the link to their website.

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I believe the great CEOs understand both business success and personal success. My higher purpose is to disseminate CEO wisdom to help elevate business, the economy and society. My platforms are: host of the nationally syndicated Am/Fm radio show The CEO Show with Robert Reiss. I co-authored, “The Transformative CEO,” and one of my passions is sharing insights by giving keynote speeches on the topic, “What we can learn from America’s top CEOs.”

-Robert Reiss