Bob's World

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD… GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH THOUGH WE HAVE THE GADGETRY OF SMARTPHONES WHICH BRINGS US PODCASTS LIKE THIS ONE AND STREAMING RADIO STATIONS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD…. AM & FM RADIO ARE STILL IMPORTANT.. ESPECIALLY THE ALL-NEWS STATIONS ON THE AM DIAL… BUT, THEY’RE IN DANGER.. NOT BECAUSE OF LACK OF AUDIENCE… BUT BECAUSE OF CAR-MAKERS PLANS TO REMOVE THE AM FROM THE DASH… MORE...

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD.. GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH WE THINK OF THE NORTHERN LIGHTS AS A PHENOMENA THAT ONLY NORTHERNERS GET TO SEE… AND ONLY THEN PERIODICALLY. WHAT’S HAPPENED THE PAST FEW DAYS.. IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT. MORE IN A MINUTE..

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD… GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH ATTENTION BED & BATH SHOPPERS… IT’S GOING INTO THE BEYOND AND YOU’D BETTER REDEEM YOUR COUPONS AND GIFT CARDS… TODAY! MORE IN A MINUTE.

Bob describes a scene in a Vermont diner... over a strawberry shortcake order.. which leaves him wondering about manners.

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD… GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH… IT FEELS LIKE SOMETHING OUT OF A MOVIE … ONE OF THE BIGGEST ROBBERIES IN CANADIAN HISTORY UNFOLDED MONDAY IN TORONTO… THAT STORY NEXT.

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD… GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH A STORY PASSED ACROSS MY DESK THAT MADE ME A LITTLE SAD… WHAT STARTS OUT AS A LOCAL ITEM ABOUT THE PASSING OF A CITY COUNCILOR IN MASSACHUSETTS… TURNED INTO A STORY OF THE PASSING OF A BROADCAST STATION OWNER WHO I MET…. THE STORY OF BILL MACEK.. IN A MINUTE..

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD.. GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH.. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU BOUGHT.. OR PLAYED A D-V-D? YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO RENT D-V-DS FROM NETFLIX COME FALL.. SAYING GOODBYE TO THE BUSINESS WHICH WAS NETFLIX’S FOUNDATION.. IN A MINUTE.

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD.. GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH OLDER AMERICANS HAVE SOME OF THE BEST CREDIT RATINGS YOU COULD EVER ASK FOR… BUT, WHY DO LOAN APLICAITIONS FROM THEM GET DECLINED MORE THAN OTHERS? THAT STORY IN A MINUTE..

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD.. GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH BROADWAY’S LONGEST-RUNNING MUSICAL… CAME TO A CLOSE YESTERDAY THAT STORY.. IN A MINUTE..

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD.. GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH A GIANT SCULPTURE OF A BIRD THAT LONG RULED THE ROOST IN A SMALL NEW BRUNSWICK VILLAGE HAS BEEN RESTORED TO ITS RIGHTFUL PERCH, BUT IT'S NOT RECEIVING A UNIVERSALLY WARM WELCOME HOME. THE STORY FROM CANADA’S MARITIME PROVINCES.. IN A MINUTE..

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD.. GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH I’VE SPOTLIGHTED STORIES OF MISSING BOOKS HERE AND THERE ON THIS FEATURE. THE STORY THAT’S COMING UP SOUNDS A NEW NOTE TO THE CONCEPT OF SOMETHING OVERDUE.

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD.. GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH YOU MIGHT NOT RECOGNIZE THE NAME… BUT YOU MAY.. RECOGNIZE HIS WORK… ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH MAD MAGAZINE THE STORY OF AL JAFFEE.. IN A MINUTE..

THIS.. IS BOB’S WORLD… GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH SO.. DID YOU SEE IT? THAT’S THE QUESTION PEOPLE IN MAINE AND NEW BRUNSWICK ARE ASKING EACH OTHER THESE DAYS AFTER SEEING SOMETHING STREEK THROUGH THE SKY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SO..ASIDE FROM DID YOU SEE IT? WHAT WAS IT? I’LL TRY TO ANSWER THAT. SECOND QUESTION. IN A MINUTE..

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD, GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH YOUR BANK ACCOUNTS.. CREDIT CARD ACCOUNTS…CLOSED SHUT… SEEMINGLY WITHOUT WARNING… THAT’S ONE NEW YORK MAN’S STORY.. THAT YOU’LL HEAR IN A MINUTE..

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD… GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH ON THIS FRIDAY MORNING… THOUSANDS OF QUEBEC HOUSEHOLDS ARE WITHOUT POWER… AFTER AN ICE-STORM CONNECTED WITH A COLD FRONT THAT CAME THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THAT STORY IN A MINUTE.

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD… GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH BACK FROM AN UNEXPECTED ABSENCE YESTERDAY… TO MARK THE UNEXPECTED COSTS… OF CUTBACKS IN THE TECH SECTOR… SPECIFICALLY META… THE OWNER OF FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM… THAT STORY IN A MINUTE..

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD… GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH CALL IT SPORTS-ENTERTAINMENT… AND… A MALE-SOAP OPERA.. ALL YOU WANT BUT PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING IS BIG BUSINESS AND A GIANT IS IN THE MIDST OF BEING SOLD THAT STORY IN A MINUTE.

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD… GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH.. SPORTS BETTING… IT’S HARD TO AVOID THE TOPIC CONSIDERING A LOT OF US ARE SEEING ADS FOR IT ON TV… AND OUR SOCIAL MEDIA FEEDS.. THAT STORY IN A MINUTE..

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD… GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH YES, YOU’VE HEARD THE BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN FLORIDA’S GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS AND DISNEY… BUT IF YOU READ INTO CONTRACTS… SOMETIMES YOU FIND SOME WORDING THAT WILL SURPRISE … AND IT HAS TO DO WITH THE MAGIC KINGDOM AND ROYALTY… THAT STORY IN A MINUTE..

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD… GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH HOW DO YOU FIND OUT ABOUT A CITY’S HEALTH….. CHECK THE HONEYBEE POPULATION. MORE IN A MINUTE.

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD… THERE’S NOTHING WRONG WITH YOUR CLOCK OR SMARTPHONE… I’M COMING IN LATE. A COMMENTARY ON WHY CONSUMER PROCESSES INTENDED TO SAVE EVERYONE TIME… ACTUALLY COST TIME… FOR BOTH THE CONSUMER… AND THE STORE… IN A MINUTE.

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD.. GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH ON THE SPORTS-BEAT.. AND SPECIFICALLY THE OTTAWA SPORTS-BEAT… THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE’S OTTAWA SENATORS ARE FOR SALE… BUT TO WHOM…. THAT’S THE QUESTION EVERYONE’S ASKING… MORE IN A MINUTE.

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD… GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH ALL NEW VEHICLES BECOME USED CARS AND TRUCKS ONCE THEY’RE SOLD. IN FACT, ONE USED CAR DEALER USES THE LINE… EVERY CAR’S A USED CAR. OLD ADDEGE THAT YOUR BRAND NEW CAR LOSES VALUE FROM THE SECOND YOU DRIVE IT OFF THE LOT… BUT, THESE DAYS EVEN USED VEHICLES COST A LOT .. AND THEY MAY NOT RETURN TO PRE-PANDEMIC PRICE POINTS MORE IN A MINUTE..

IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR BOB’S WORLD THIS WEEK AND YOU KEEP REFRESHING AND IT’S NOT THERE. YOUR PHONE DOESN’T HAVE ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I’M SIMPLY TAKING A WEEK OFF FROM THIS WE’LL BE BACK TOGETHER STARTING MONDAY, MARCH 27TH … BETWEEN NOW AND THEN, PLEASE BE WELL.. AND ON MONDAY THE 27TH.. I WILL AGAIN.. SEE YOU ON THE SMARTPHONE.

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD… GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH AND THIS.. IS… SAINT-PATRICK’S DAY   SOME BACKGROUND ON THIS DAY IN A MINUTE..