Bob Welch

Bob's World

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Bob's World was a weekday morning feature September through May for four years. Veteran New England broadcaster Bob Welch shares one unique story each morning from the many newspapers he reads in the early hours. Bob's World ended its run on Friday, September 13, 2024 after four seasons

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Bob Welch

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Sep 13, 2024

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Episodes

11/17 The Adderall Shortage and its effects 17.11.2022

THIS… IS BOB’S WORLD… GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH THERE IS A SHORTAGE.. OF THE PRESCRIPTION DRUG ADDERALL… WHICH TREATS SOME PEOPLE WITH ATTENTION-DEFICIT-AND-HYPERACTIVITY-DISORDER… THERE ARE STORIES SURFACING OF THE WITHRAWAL FROM THIS… THIS STORY IN A MINUTE…

11/16 How to lose 94% of your wealth in a single day. 16.11.2022

THIS.. IS BOB’S WORLD… GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH SAM BANKMAN-FRIED…. F-T-X… AND HOW A 30 YEAR OLD WHO ONCE HAD $32 BILLION DOLLARS… NOW HAS NOTHING BUT… CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS.. IT’S A STORY SO ODD… THAT IT COMES WITH A SIDE-DISH OF SALTED AND FERMENTED CABBAGE….. MORE IN A MINUTE

11/15 Famous Miami Beach hotel gets knocked down. 15.11.2022

THIS.. IS BOB’S WORLD.. GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH YESTERDAY… THIS HOTEL’S TROUBLES SEEMED SO FAR AWAY…THE EMBLEM OF SOUTH FLORIDA COOL IN FACT HOSTED THE BEATLES…  BUT SUDDENLY… IT’S NOT HALF THE HOTEL IT USED TO BE.. IN FACT..… IT SITS IN A PILE OF RUBBLE…   THAT STORY IN A MINUTE. 

11/14 The School Cafeteria whose food is popular 14.11.2022

THIS.. IS BOB’S WORLD.. GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH I’VE NEVER HEARD OF A HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA COOK MAKING THE NATIONAL NEWS… UNTIL THIS MORNING HE’S FROM GANDER NEWFOUNDLAND AND YOU’LL HEAR ABOUT HIM AND WHY HE’LL BE MAKING KIDS FROM ALL OVER WANT TO KNOW WHERE GANDER IS IN A MINUTE. 

11/11 Remembrance Day 11.11.2022

BOB’S WORLD…. GOOD MORNING.. THIS IS BOB WELCH  THIS MORNING IS NOVEMBER 11TH… AND WE’RE DOING SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT… BECAUSE THIS DATE.. HAS A DIFFERENT MEANING AS A FEDERAL HOLIDAY DEPENDING UPON WHETHER YOU’RE IN THE UNITED STATES WHERE IT’S VETERANS DAY…… OR YOU’RE IN CANADA WHERE IT’S REMEMBRANCE DAY.      THIS FEATURE HAS 2 INSTALLMENTS.  LAST INSTAL...

11/11 Veterans' Day 11.11.2022

THIS… IS BOB’S WORLD… GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH..  THIS MORNING IS NOVEMBER 11TH… AND WE’RE DOING SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT… BECAUSE THIS DATE.. HAS A DIFFERENT MEANING AS A FEDERAL HOLIDAY DEPENDING UPON WHETHER YOU’RE IN THE UNITED STATES…. WHERE IT’S VETERANS DAY…… OR IF YOU’RE IN CANADA WHERE IT’S REMEMBRANCE DAY.      IN THIS INSTALLMENT… A LOOK AT VETERANS’...

11/10 Nobody told Montreal restaurant their space was for rent 10.11.2022

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD… GOOD-DAY I’M BOB WELCH IT’S A STORY THAT COULD HAVE A DATE-LINE ANYWHERE GIVEN INFLATION… THE CONDITION OF REAL ESTATE IN NORTH AMERICA… EVEN IF THE CENTRAL BANKS IN BOTH THE US AND CANADA HAVE BROUGHT UP BORROWING RATES TO SLOW DOWN SALES AND LOWER… SALE PRICES.. BUT.. THIS STORY OF A MONTREAL  COMES WITH A TWIST….  THE COMMERCIAL TENANT SAYS… NOBODY GAVE THEM A CHA...

11/9 Powerball drew a winner... after a delay 09.11.2022

THIS.. IS BOB’S WORLD…. GOOD-DAY I’M BOB WELCH… IT TOOK AWHILE FOR SOMEONE TO WIN THE POWERBALL JACKPOT… THEN.. WHEN THEY FINALLY DID… THE DRAWING WAS LATE… MORE IN A MINUTE..

11/7 Sleep Study says The Early Bird Gets the Worm... as we age. 07.11.2022

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD… GOOD-DAY I’M BOB WELCH ARE YOU AN EARLY BIRD… OR A NIGHT-OWL? A NEW STUDY HAS FOUND VERBAL INTELLIGENCE MAY BE MORE PROMINENT IN SOME OF YOU THAN OTHERS AND THE STUDY INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH COMES OUT JUST AFTER THE SWITCH TO STANDARD TIME.. MORE IN A MINUTE..

11/4 People want to do things.... instead of buy things. 04.11.2022

THIS… IS BOB’S WORLD.. GOOD-DAY I’M BOB WELCH.. AFTER SPENDING THE MAJORITY OF 2020 AND SOME OF 2021 BEING COOPED UP …  THE MARKETPLACE IS HAVING THE INEVITABLE RESPONSE PEOPLE WANT TO DO THINGS… INSTEAD OF BUY THINGS.. MORE IN A MINUTE..

11/3 UNLV Prof says Cyber-attacks on small businesses are the economy's Achilles' heel. 03.11.2022

THIS.. IS BOB’S WORLD.. GOOD-DAY I’M BOB WELCH A COMPUTER SCIENCE PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA – LAS VEGAS SAYS CYBER ATTACKS ON SMALL FIRMS ARE THE ECONOMY’S ACHILLES HEEL. HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM.. IN A MINUTE

11/02 A long-time Vermont broadcaster enters the Hall of Fame 02.11.2022

THIS.. IS BOB’S WORLD…. GOOD-DAY I’M BOB WELCH YESTERDAY.. WAS A WORD ABOUT ONE OF NEW YORK’S LEGENDARY BROADCASTERS AND TODAY.. IT’S ABOUT ONE OF VERMONT’S… ONLY IN THIS CASE… CRAIG LADD IS SOMEONE I WORKED WITH… SO IT COMES A LITTLE CLOSER.    MORE IN A MINUTE..

11/01 A legendary New York Radio voice hangs up the mic 01.11.2022

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD…. GOOD-DAY I’M BOB WELCH YESTERDAY WAS THE LAST DAY ON THE AIR FOR A NEW YORK RADIO REPORTING LEGEND…  AND IT’S NOT BECAUSE HE WANTS TO….  IT’S BECAUSE HIS VOICE IS FAILING HIM… THE STORY OF PETER HASKELL… OF WCBS NEW YORK… IN A MINUTE..

10/31 The scheduling conflict of the year 2013.... almost 31.10.2022

THIS… IS BOB’S WORLD… I’M BOB WELCH.. SOME THOUGHTS ON THE WORLD SERIES THIS YEAR.. THAT BRING ME BACK TO 2013.. AND THE NEXUS OF POST-SEASON BASEBALL AND OTHER TEAM SPORTS MORE FAMILIAR TO COLD WEATHER.. IN A MINUTE..

10/28 Matteress Mack's World Series Bet 28.10.2022

THIS.. IS BOB’S WORLD… GOOD-DAY I’M BOB WELCH GAME ONE OF THE WORLD SERIES IS TONIGHT… AND WHILE I’M SURE YOU’LL BE HEARING ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT ANGLES ON THIS THROUGH THE DAY..   THE STORY OF OWNER OF THE HOUSTON FURNITURE SHOWROOM CALLED MATTERESS MACK…. STOOD OUT AT ME. MORE IN A MINUTE.

10/27 A Play portraying urban planner Robert Moses 27.10.2022

THIS.. IS BOB’S WORLD… GOOD-DAY I’M BOB WELCH A CONTROVERSIAL URBAN PLANNER… WHO.. LOVE HIM OR HATE HIM… LOOMED LARGE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW YORK CITY AREA FOR DECADES… HAS REEMERGED… ON THE STAGE.. MORE IN A MINUTE…

10/26 Here come the Judge... of Delaware Chancery Court 26.10.2022

THIS.. IS BOB’S WORLD…. GOOD-DAY I’M BOB WELCH ELON MUSK MIGHT JUST HAVE MET HIS MATCH… HER NAME….  DELAWARE CHANCERY COURT JUDGE KATHALEEN MCCORMICK THAT STORY IN A MINUTE.

10/25 Adidas: What took you so long?! 25.10.2022

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD… I’M BOB WELCH….  WHY… DID….. IT … TAKE… SO … LONG? IT’S LIKE WHEN YOU ASK SOMEONE WHAT SHOULD BE AN EASY QUESTION… AND THEY PAUSE… AND DITHER…..  AND WHAT IS NOT SAID BECOMES THE TELL…  (AS THE KIDS WOULD PUT IT)  WHAT COULD BE EASIER FOR A COMPANY TO SAY THAN…  WE DENOUNCE ANTISEMITISM? MORE IN A MINUTE… 

10/24 Prime Minister Sunak 24.10.2022

THIS… IS BOB’S WORLD…. GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH THE NEW PRIME MINISTER OF THE UNITED KINGDOM IS RISHI SUNAK MORE IN A MINUTE..

10/20 Personal Branding Fatique 20.10.2022

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD… I’M BOB WELCH… YOU MAY HAVE HEARD THE TERM PERSONAL BRANDING…  THE ACT OF SELLING YOURSELF AS AN ENTITY USING THE SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLS AT YOUR DISPOSAL.  IT APPEARS SOME PEOPLE ARE GETTING FATIQUED WITH REGARDS TO IT ALL.  MORE IN A MINUTE…

10/19 Get a Clue, Tom Brady! 19.10.2022

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD… GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH TOM BRADY’S GETTING TIRED OF THE DAILY GRIND OF FOOTBALL WHY I’M STARTING TO TIRE OF THIS GUY… IN A MINUTE

10/18 Oh Rats! Hizzoner and Trash Commish Tisch tackle them. 18.10.2022

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD… GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH NEW YORK CITY’S REPORTED THAT OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS THEY’VE SEEN A 70-PERCENT INCREASE IN CLANDESTINE OUTDOOR DINERS… THOSE WHO ARE DOING THE DINING…. ARE RATS AND THE MAYOR THINKS HE HAS A SOLUTION…. THAT STORY IN A MINUTE.

10/17 5:25a The longest Seattle Mariners game.... wasn't this past weekend. 17.10.2022

THIS… IS BOB’S WORLD… GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH THIS PAST WEEKEND THE SEATTLE MARINERS WERE ELEMINATED FROM POST SEASON PLAY… BUT.. IT TOOK 17 INNINGS FOR IT TO HAPPEN. WHILE WATCHING IT UNFOLD.. IT REMINDED ME OF THE LONGEST SEATTLE MARINERS GAME TO EVER HAVE BEEN PLAYED AND IT WAS AGAINST… THE BOSTON RED SOX..  I WAS ALSO IN THE STUDIO FOR IT. MORE IN A MINUTE

10/13 5-25a "Lufthansa steps in it.. over luggage trackers" 13.10.2022

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD… GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH SO YOU’RE TRAVELING BY AIR AND WITH ALL THE LUGGAGE GOING TO AND FROM… AND WITH THE TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE NOW… YOU WANT TO KNOW WHERE YOUR LUGGAGE IS… EVEN WHEN YOU CAN’T SEE IT. CAN YOU OR CAN’T YOU?   FOR A FEW DAYS.. ONE GERMAN AIRLINE SET OFF A STORM OF CONFUSION…AS TO THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION…. AND IN WHAT IS A RARE OCCURANCE… THE ST...

10/12 5:25A "Feds bust Long Island boutique pedaling fake goods." 12.10.2022

THIS.. IS BOB’S WORLD… GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH YESTERDAY.. WE HAD A STORY ABOUT SOMEONE SUING THE MAKERS OF TEXAS PETE’S HOT SAUCE CLAIMING THEY WERE MISLEADING HIM INTO THINKING THE HOT SAUCE ACTUALLY WAS MADE IN TEXAS.. TODAY… WE TAKE YOU TO NEW YORK’S LONG ISLAND WHERE A WHOLE NEW BREED OF MISREPRESENTATION WAS ALLEGEDLY GOING ON… THE FEDS BUSTING OF A BOGUS BOUTIQUE.. IN A MINUTE..

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