Bob's World

By Bob Welch

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... more

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The podcast currently has 692 episodes available.

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May 30, 2024 5/30 Scammer alert: They're on Facebook Marketplace
THIS IS BOB’S WORLD
AN ATLANTIC CANADIAN FELL VICTIM TO AN ONLINE SCAM…. WHILE TRYING TO SELL A TABLE… ON FACEBOOK MARKETPLACE
I’M BOB WELCH…
THAT STORY NEXT..

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May 29, 2024 5/29 T-Mobile buying US Cellular
THIS IS BOB’S WORLD
ONE OF THE REASONS WHY SOME PEOPLE DON’T PREFER T-MOBILE IS BECAUSE THEY LIVE IN OR DRIVE THROUGH RURAL AREAS… AND T-MOBILE LARGELY HAS SERVICE IN METRO-AREAS OR… AT BEST… ALONG INTERSTATES OUTSIDE OF THAT.
I’M BOB WELCH….. THAT COULD BE CHANGING.. T-MOBILE HAS ANNOUNCED IT IS BUYING…. U-S CELLULAR … THAT STORY… NEXT.

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May 28, 2024 5/28 Legislating from a deli counter, VT State Sen Dick Mazza, 84
THIS IS BOB’S WORLD
THE SECOND-LONGEST SERVING MEMBER OF THE VERMONT SENATE… DICK MAZZA HAS DIED..
I’M BOB WELCH
HIS STORY.. … NEXT…

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May 27, 2024 5/27 - Memorial Day in the US
THIS IS BOB’S WORLD
AND THIS… IS WHEN WE MARK MEMORIAL DAY IN THE UNITED STATES..
I’M BOB WELCH
SOME THOUGHTS FOR THIS DAY… IN A MINUTE

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May 24, 2024 5/24 Our printed receipts and ticket stubs tell stories
THIS IS BOB’S WORLD
TODAY… SOMETHING DIFFERENT. I OPENED AN OLD DRAWER LAST NIGHT AND I SAW A HOTEL RECEIPT… FROM 1996!
THERE’S A STORY BEHIND IT… AND THOUGHTS FOR YOU TO PONDER… NEXT..

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May 23, 2024 5/23 New Haven, CT.. Pizza Capital of the USA?
THIS IS BOB’S WORLD
FOOD IS SOMETHING THAT DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WORLD TAKE PRIDE IN…
ONE NEW ENGLAND CITY IS GOING TO WASHINGTON… TO DECLARE THEIR CITY.. IS THE PIZZA CAPITAL OF THE USA..
I’M BOB WELCH… THAT STORY… NEXT

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May 22, 2024 5/22 Report on October's Lewiston, ME mass-shooting response has ear-raising details
THIS IS BOB’S WORLD
YOU HEARD ABOUT THE GUNMAN LAST OCTOBER WHO KILLED 18 PEOPLE IN LEWISTON, MAINE… NOW… A 9 PAGE REPORT AS BEEN RELEASED TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, THE RESULT OF A MAINE FREEDOM OF ACCESS ACT REQUEST…
I’M BOB WELCH…. SOME OF THE DETAILS OF THE INITIAL MOMENTS OF THAT MANHUNT WE DID NOT KNOW THEN… NEXT…

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May 21, 2024 5/21 New Haven, CT to drivers: Slow down lead-foot!
THIS IS BOB’S WORLD
THE LIST OF WHERE SPEED CAMERAS AND RED-LIGHT CAMERAS ARE JUST GOT LONGER….
I’M BOB WELCH THAT STORY… NEXT

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May 20, 2024 5/20 Who pays the broker's fee when renting?
THIS IS BOB’S WORLD
SECURING AN APARTMENT SEEMS TO BE EXPENSIVE ANY MAJOR CITY… IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK… ONE COUNCIL MEMBER IS TRYING TO CUT THAT COST JUST A LITTLE… IT ALL HAS TO DO WITH WHETHER A LANDLORD HIRES A BROKER TO FIND THE RENTER AND WHO PAYS THAT FEE.
I’M BOB WELCH… THAT STORY NEXT..

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May 17, 2024 5/17 What's in an airport name?
THIS IS BOB’S WORLD
WHAT’S IN A NAME…. A LOT SAYS MONTREAL’S AIRPORT AUTHORITY
THAT’S WHY THEY’RE GOING TO COURT…
I’M BOB WELCH…. THAT STORY… NEXT…

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FAQs about Bob's World:

How many episodes does Bob's World have?

The podcast currently has 692 episodes available.