Bob's World

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD….

I KNOW I’VE TAKEN AN EXTENDED WEEKEND AND AS SUCH… IT IS THIS MORNING WE MARK THE 100TH ANNEVERSARY OF THE FIRST PERFORMANCE OF A MELODY WHICH SHOULD BE FAMILIAR TO MORE THAN A FEW…

I’M BOB WELCH

MORE IN A MINUTE..

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD

ECONOMIC INDICATORS SAY EMPLOYMENT IS UP AND UNEMPLOYMENT DOWN…

BUT… IF YOU’RE IN THE TECH SECTOR… IT’S QUITE A DIFFERENT STORY AND MY LINKEDIN FEED IS FILLED WITH IT.

I’M BOB WELCH THAT STORY COMING UP.

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD

FOR OVER FOUR YEARS THIS FEATURE, WHICH STARTED LONG-FORM AND HAS NOW RESTED TO THIS LENGTH OF JUST A FEW MINUTES… HAS BEEN A AGREGATOR OF VARIOUS NEWS-CLIPPINGS ALONG WITH MY COMMENTARY.

I’M BOB WELCH..

COMING UP… SOMETHING FROM THE POLICE BLOTTER IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK THAT I COULDN’T RESIST SHARING.

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD

THE PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM IS SHOWING CRACKS IN ITS FOUNDATION.

I’M BOB WELCH, THAT STORY IN A MINUTE

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD

IN 2013, IT WAS THE LAC MEGANTIC TRAIN DISASTER IN QUEBEC.

ABOUT A YEAR AGO.. IT WAS EAST PALESTINE, OHIO

ABOUT A YEAR AGO, I ALSO ASKED MYSELF WHAT DID WE LEARN FROM THAT?

I’M BOB WELCH… THAT STORY COMING UP.

Bloomberg News, Feb 2, 2024 “The Toxic Legacy of an Ohio Train Derailment Is Still Unclear” (A gift article from me you)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-02/a-train-derailment-in-ohio-has-a-toxic-legacy-how-toxic-is-still-unclear?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTcwNzEwODYxMywiZXhwIjoxNzA3NzEzNDEzLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTODg2S0pEV0xVNjkwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiI4MjFDNjQyNUJGMUU0MTJFQTZEQTk1NTlGRkE2RDY0RiJ9.8ZSh8TFIWXZkndnxB7TNiY8NBF6xEY685NStwkFKfFQ

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD

WHILE EVERYONE ELSE IS TALKING ABOUT A WEATHER PROGNOSTOCATOR WHICH IS A RODENT…. I’M TELLING YOU ABOUT SOMETHING YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE HEARD YET.

I’M BOB WELCH… NEXT A STORY ABOUT A SHIPWRECK THAT WASHED UP IN NEWFOUNDLAND…..

Video from NiCor Photos is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hd6_w084Be8

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD

IS A BAGEL NOT A BAGEL OF THAT BAGEL HAS NO HOLE

I’M BOB WELCH

THE STORY FROM MONTREAL THAT STARTED AS A CREAM CHEESE STUNT THAT SOME ARE CALLING A SCHMEAR CAMPAIGN COMING UP.

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD

IT SEEMS LIKE THOSE PEOPLE I’VE MET ALONG THE WAY… KEEP SLIPPING OUT THE DOOR…

I’M BOB WELCH

ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WAS JON MARGOLIS… HIS STORY.. COMING UP.

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD

THE TIMES RUNNING OUT… NOT TO BUY ANYTHING BUT TO RETURN SOMETHING… FROM THE HOLIDAYS

I’M BOB WELCH….. A TOPIC WHICH IS INDIRECTLY CONNECTED WITH THAT IS SOMETHING CALLED RETURN-FRAUD.

THAT STORY COMING UP.

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD

38 YEARS AGO YESTERDAY… WAS A VERY BAD DAY. SOME PEOPLE SAY THEY SAW IT ON TV. BUT, THE MOMENT FOR ME IS ETCHED IN THE MIND… THROUGH RADIO.

THIS IS BOB WELCH

THE MORNING THE SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER EXPLODED…

IN A MINUTE.

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To hear the hours of coverage recorded off WCBS Newsradio 88 in New York and from the CBS Radio Network. Go to Don Swaim's WCBS Appreciation Site with all sorts of novelty audio from the station's decades of service. https://donswaim.com/wcbssoundpage.html

Part 1 is Here https://donswaim.com/wcbs-challenger-1.mp3

Part 2 is Here https://donswaim.com/wcbs-challenger-2.mp3

Part 3 is Here https://donswaim.com/wcbs-challenger-3.mp3

Part 4 is Here https://donswaim.com/wcbs-challenger-4.mp3