Bob's World

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD… GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH… IT’S WEDNESDAY… HAVE YOU BLOWN YOUR NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION ALREADY? A COGNATIVE SCIENCE PROFESSOR HAS SOME TIPS TO… KEEP YOU FOCUSED.. AND ON THE RIGHT THINGS…  IN A MINUTE..

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD… GOOD MORNING AND HAPPY NEW YEAR… I’M BOB WELCH I AM HOPING IT IS A HAPPIER NEW YEAR FOR ONE PERSON IN PARTICULAR…  THIS PERSON IS ONE I KNEW FROM MY COLLEGE DAYS AND IS AN ACOMPLISHED NEWS PHOTOGRAPHER AT A BOSTON TELEVISION STATION… AND YOU… COULD BE… THE HELP HE NEEDS. THIS STORY WHICH IS NOT JUST ANOTHER STORY… IN A MINUTE.  To help Jared, or to become a kidney do...

30- PROMO    BOB’S WORLD JAN 2023 HI IT’S BOB WELCH AND I HOPE YOU’RE HAVING A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY SEASON… AFTER I RETURN FROM HIATUS THIS JANUARY ON BOB’S WORLD YOU’LL BE HEARING SPECIAL FEATURES THAT MARK 25 YEARS SINCE THE ICE STORM OF 1998   AND SPECIAL GUESTS WILL BE DROPING BY AS WE MARK 45 YEARS OF WWLR LYNDON STATE COLLEGE IN VERMONT THOSE STORIES AND MORE.. EACH WEEKDAY...

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD… IT’S A SPECIAL DAY AT ACTION NEWS IN PHILADELPHIA… IT’S JIM GARDNER’S LAST NIGHT ANCHORING ACTION NEWS AT 6   AND IT FELT RIGHT TO MAKE NOTE OF THIS…

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THIS IS BOB’S WORLD… GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH THIS.. IS THE LAST EPISODE OF BOB’S WORLD FOR THE YEAR 2022… SO… I THOUGHT WE’D CLOSE THE YEAR TOGETHER WITH SOME THOUGHTS… NOT SO MUCH OF WHAT WE WANT UNDER THE TREE FOR OURSELVES… BUT.. WHAT WE’RE THANKFUL FOR… IN A MINUTE..

THIS… IS BOB’S WORLD… GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH.. THREE YEARS AFTER A FLOOD ENGULFED BEAUCEVILLE, THE QUEBEC TOWN COULD FACE LEGAL SANCTIONS AFTER RAZING WETLANDS WITHOUT A PERMIT.   MORE IN A MINUTE. 

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD… GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH.. MANY OF US RELY… ON THE AM DIAL FOR NEWS AND INFORMATION.. IN RURAL AREAS.. LIKE MINE…BY LISTENING TO POWERFUL STATIONS FROM MUCH LARGER AREAS.. FROM WHICH.. FM JUST CAN’T REACH. BUT… AN INCREASING NUMBER OF ELECTRIC CARS ON THE MARKET.. DO NOT HAVE THE AM DIAL IN THEIR DASHBOARD TUNERS… MORE IN A MINUTE..

THIS.. IS BOB’S WORLD… GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH. TO PARAPHRASE CASEY KASEM… THIS PODCAST IS HEARD COAST-TO-COAST AND AROUND THE WORLD ON SMARTPHONES IN GREAT PLACES LIKE DALLAS, TEXAS… MANHATTAN, NEW YORK … COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA  …HESSE GERMANY….. TAMIL NADU, INDIA… … AND … AND BUDD LAKE, NEW JERSEY. AND MANY OF YOU… DON’T EXPERIENCE A REAL WINTER…. BUT OTHERS… AND YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE…...

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD.. GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH IF YOU’RE LISTENING TO THIS IN MAINE… VISIT MAINE… OR LIVE SOMEWHERE ELSE NOW AND ONCE LIVED IN MAINE.. OR OTHERWISE HAVE ANY CONNECTION TO MAINE… AND HAVE BEEN WATCHING THE NEWS ON LOCAL TV ANY TIME IN THE PAST 43 YEARS… YOU’VE LIKELY WATCHED PAT CALLAGHAN…    AND TONIGHT.. IS HIS LAST BROADCAST ON WCSH 6 PORTLAND.. AND WLBZ 2 BANGOR...

THIS.. IS BOB’S WORLD.. GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH THE DESIRE TO GO PLACES YOU COULDN’T GO OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS.. IS WHAT DRIVES THIS MORNING’S REPORT… THE PROVINCE OF NEW BRUNSWICK SAYS.. MORE PEOPLE VISITED THAN THE YEAR BEFORE..A LOT MORE PEOPLE…   NEW BRUNSWICK’S REBOUNDING TOURISM INDUSTRY.. IN A MINUTE..

THIS.. IS BOB’S WORLD.. GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH REMEMBERING… THE JAPANESE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR HAWAII… 81 YEARS AGO TODAY… IN A MINUTE

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD… GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH IN MONTREAL… THIS IS A SOLUMN DATE IN THE CITY’S HISTORY.. IN CANADA’S HISTORY… AND… THAT OF THE WORLD  REMEMBERING THE MONTREAL POLYTECHNIC MASSACRE… AND HOW A MONTREAL CANADIENS PLAYER… HAS SOMEHOW NEVER HEARD OF THIS.. IN THE 17 YEARS HE’S BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE CITY.. BY WAY OF THE TEAM.. IN A MINUTE.

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD.. GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH. THE LABEL ON A CUP OF VELVEETA'S MICROWAVEABLE MAC AND CHEESE SAYS THE MEAL ONLY TAKES THREE AND A HALF MINUTES TO PREPARE. BUT A FLORIDA WOMAN SAYS THIS IS FALSE -- AND SHE'S SUING THE MANUFACTURER FOR US$5 MILLION.   MORE IN A MINUTE… AND I MEAN IT! 

THIS.. IS BOB’S WORLD… GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH… OH RATS! THE CITY OF NEW YORK HAS TO FILL A JOB OPENING… ARE YOU UP TO IT…. DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES… WE’LL FIND OUT… IN A MINUTE..

THIS.. IS BOB’S WORLD… GOOD MORNING.. I’M BOB WELCH… SAM… BANKMAN-FRIED.. IS IN THE NEWS AGAIN… BEFORE WE SAT DOWN TO TURKEY AND ALL THE TRIMMINGS… NEWS HAD BROKE THAT HIS CRYPTO MARKETPLACE… FTX.. COLLAPSED.   HE SPOKE WITH CNBC YESTERDAY..  WHY.. DID HE FIND A MIC TO TALK… AND WHAT DID HE SAY… IN A MINUTE.

THIS.. IS BOB’S WORLD… GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH…  PICTURE SUFFOLK COUNTY.. LONG ISLAND NEW YORK… IN A 911 DISPATCH CENTER… NOTES BEING TAKEN BY HAND… POLICE OFFICERS RADIOING IN CRIME SCENE INFO… OFFICE WORKERS USING FAX MACHINES. NOW.. IT’S NOT 1995… IT WAS INSTEAD WITHIN THE PAST WEEKS AND MONTHS… AFTER A RANDSOMWARE ATTACK….. MORE IN A MINUTE..

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD… GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH..  THE CHRISTMAS SHOPPING SEASON IS IN HIGH GEAR AND YOU WANT A GREAT DEAL…. MAYBE THAT DEAL IS IN FACT A KNOCKOFF AND NOT THE REAL THING. IN NEW YORK.. THE POLICE SEIZED MILLONS WORTH OF THESE KNOCKOFFS… IN A STORY I’LL TELL YOU ABOUT IN A MINUTE.POLICE SAY THEY SEIZED $10 MILLION IN KNOCKOFF MERCHANDISE BEING PEDDLED IN MANHATTAN’S CHINATOWN Y...

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD… COMING IN A LITTLE ON HORSEBACK TODAY AS IF YOU’RE ON THE EAST COAST.. IT’S ALREADY AFTERNOON… I’M BOB WELCH MANY OF US FEEL LIKE WE’RE A LITTLE DRAGGY THE MONDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING WEEKEND… WITH ALL THE FOOD… SO.. I KNOW I’M NOT ALONE.  HOWEVER  IF YOU’RE OF A CERTAIN AGE…IN BETWEEN EATING LEFTOVER TURKEY AND HUNTING FOR BARGAINS AMID HOLIDAY SALES, BE SURE TO REVIE...

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD… GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH GET-ALONG LITTLE DOGIES… GET-ALONG .. LITTLE DOGIES… IT’S TIME FOR THE LAST ROUNDUP… NOT EXACTLY A LINE YOU ENVISION BEING SAID IN QUEBEC… OR WHATEVER THE FRENCH EQUIVALENT IS…   IT’S SOMETHING YOU PICTURE WITH MONTANA… OR ALBERTA.. BUT… 20 FUGETIVE HOLSTEINS HAVE BEEN LOOSE SINCE JULY… THE STORY OF THE ATTEMPTS TO ROUND THEM UP… IN A MINUT...

THIS… IS BOB’S WORLD…. GOOD MORNING….. IT’S BOB WELCH  PHYLLIS KRAMER SPENT 20 YEARS ON THE OTHER END OF THE BUTTERBALL HOTLINE FIELDING PHONE CALLS FROM FRAZZLED PEOPLE… MORE IN A MINUTE

THIS… IS BOB’S WORLD.. GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH.. SO.. AMERICAN THANKSIGIVING IS TOMORROW AND SOME PEOPLE ARE SAYING THE HECK WITH THE PLANNING AND THE CLEANING OF THE HOME.. AND.. WELCOMING FAMILY… SOME OF WHOM YOU MIGHT… NOT… GET… ALONG THAT WELL WITH…    THEY’RE DITCHING ALL OF IT… AND TAKING A CRUISE MORE IN A MINUTE..

THIS.. IS BOB’S WORLD.. GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH THIS IS A DIFFICULT EPISODE OF THIS FEATURE… A 12 YEAR OLD BOY.. IN THE TOWN WHERE THIS FEATURE ORIGINATES… DIED BY SUICIDE RECENTLY.  IN THE WEEKS SINCE… PEOPLE IN VERMONT’S NORTHEAST CORNER ARE SHOWING THEIR SUPPORT… FOR THIS BOY’S FAMILY… AND THE FAMILY IS TRYING TO MOVE THINGS FORWARD SO THIS MAY NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN… TO ANOTHER FAMILY AND...

THIS.. IS BOB’S WORLD… GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH.. THE MAN FROM PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND REMEMBERS THE DAY WELL 10 YEARS AGO… WHEN… HE VOWED TO SAVE REGIONAL BUS SERVICE IN THE 3 MARITIME PROVINCES IN CANADA.  EXCEPT…HE ONLY HAD EXPERIENCE WITH CHARTER BUSES.  HE DID IT ANYWAY.. A STORY OF CHALLENGE  IN A MINUTE.

THIS.. IS BOB’S WORLD… GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH AS YOU ARE LISTENING TO THIS FEATURE INTRO… IS TWITTER STILL ONLINE? THAT ANSWER’S UP IN THE AIR.  THE THING THAT IS CLEAR IS.. DON’T BULLY YOUR EXTREMELY SKILLED STAFF…  AS ELON MUSK IS LEARNING.. MORE IN A MINUTE..