Tom and Ray Magliozzi
| Tom Magliozzi | |
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| Born |
Thomas Louis Magliozzi June 28, 1937 East Cambridge, Massachusetts, US |
| Died | November 3, 2014 (aged 77) Belmont, Massachusetts, US |
| Cause of death | complications as a result of Alzheimer's disease |
| Education | Economics Policy and Engineering, BS Management: MBA, PhD |
| Alma mater |
MIT (1958) Northeastern University Boston University |
| Occupation | Radio show host, mechanic |
| Years active | 1977–2012 |
| Known for | Co-host of Car Talk |
| Home town | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Spouse(s) | Joanne |
| Children | Lydia, Alex, Anna |
| Relatives | Ray, brother; Lucille, sister |
| Website | www.cartalk.com |
| Ray Magliozzi | |
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| Born |
Raymond Francis Magliozzi March 30, 1949 Cambridge, Massachusetts, US |
| Education | BS, Humanities |
| Alma mater | MIT (1972) |
| Occupation | Radio show host, mechanic |
| Years active | 1977–2012 |
| Known for | Co-host of Car Talk |
| Home town | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Spouse(s) | Monique |
| Children | Louie, Andrew |
| Relatives | Tom, brother; Lucille, sister |
| Website | www.cartalk.com |
Thomas Louis "Tom" Magliozzi (June 28, 1937 – November 3, 2014) and his brother Raymond Francis "Ray" Magliozzi (born March 30, 1949) were the co-hosts of NPR's weekly radio show, Car Talk, where they were known as "Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers". Their show was honored with a Peabody Award in 1992.
Tom Magliozzi was born in East Cambridge, Massachusetts. His education was entirely in Cambridge: Gannett School, Wellington School, Cambridge High and Latin School, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. While at MIT, he participated in Air Force ROTC, and subsequently he spent six months in the Army Reserve.
Ray Magliozzi was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts; he also graduated from MIT.
Tom earned a degree from the MIT Sloan School of Management. He subsequently worked for Sylvania's Semiconductor Division in Woburn, Massachusetts and then for the Foxboro Company while earning his MBA from Northeastern University and teaching part-time at local universities. Eventually tiring of his commute and job, he quit, spending the next year doing odd jobs such as painting for other tenants in his apartment building.
Ray taught science in Bennington, Vermont for a few years before returning to Cambridge in 1973. He and Tom then opened a do-it-yourself repair shop named Hacker's Haven. The shop rented space and equipment to hackers trying to fix their own cars but was not profitable. Nevertheless, the two enjoyed the experience and were invited in 1977 to be part of a panel of automotive experts on Boston's National Public Radio affiliate WBUR-FM. Subsequently, the brothers converted the shop into a standard auto-repair shop named Good News Garage.
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