Hosts put the brakes on NPR's 'Car Talk'

06/09/2012
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He came up with the concept of a do-it-yourself auto repair shop, which led to the radio show that has run for 25 years, and met his wife. But before that, he and Ray taught an entire graduating class of engineers a Latin chant: “Non impediti ratione

Brothers Tom and Ray Magliozzi, co-hosts of “Car Talk,'' a staple of National Public Radio programming for 25 years, announced their upcoming retirement Friday in typical “Click and Clack'' fashion: with wisecracks. Their show, which debuted on

The display at a recent transportation conference was a peek into the future of automotive safety: cars that to talk to each other and warn drivers of impending collisions. Later this summer, the government is launching a yearlong, real-world test

The result was "Car Talk," which shattered the perception that public radio is inaccessible to the masses and became National Public Radio's top-rated weekend show. "They never developed that affect of sonorousness and seriousness and gravitas public

NPR's Car Talk' — the call-in radio show devoted to helping people around the country determine just what that weird whooshing sound means — will cease recording new episodes this fall. Hosts Tom Magliozzi and Ray

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