'Car Talk': Live chat on the show's legacy By now, "Car Talk" fans have heard the bad news. Boston gearhead brothers Ray and Tom Magliozzi are putting an end to the live NPR call-in radio show that was their media home for 25 years. Car Talk hosts, Tom and Ray, to avoid all radio work Car Talk hosts Tom and Ray Magliozzi say they will retire in September. 'My brother has always been 'work-averse,' Ray Magliozzi said. 'Now, apparently, even the one hour a week is killing him.' NPR's Car Talk guys hang up wrenches, microphones BOSTON (Reuters) - Tom and Ray Magliozzi, hosts of National Public Radio's popular "Car Talk" program, will retire in September after decades of dispensing automotive repair and driving advice laced with a side of wicked humor. The pair, in their guise as the self-deprecating Click and Clack, the Tappett Brothers, have been taping the weekly show for WBUR, Boston's public radio affiliate, for 35 ... 'Car Talk' to End After 35 Years It's the end of the road for 'Car Talk.' After 35 years on the air, Click and Clack have run out of gas, and will stop taping new shows this fall. 'Car Talk' hosts' radio success did not translate to TV The hosts of "Car Talk," brothers Ray and Tom Magliozzi, had a long, wildly successful run for 25 years on NPR. They're currently planning to hang up their mics later this year and get out of the radio business on a high note. But the talents that made them beloved (their attitudes and their voices) didn't necessarily make them multimedia stars. NPR 'Car Talk' duo retiring; reruns to continue The comic mechanics on NPR's "Car Talk" are pulling in to the garage. NPR's 'Car Talk' guys pulling plug on new shows The comic mechanics on NPR's "Car Talk" are pulling in to the garage. Brothers Tom and Ray Magliozzi said Friday they will stop making new episodes of their joke-filled auto advice show at the end of September, 25 years... Hosts put the brakes on NPR's 'Car Talk' Brothers Tom and Ray Magliozzi used humor and plain talk to draw millions each week to 'Car Talk.' They were a couple of auto mechanics with a pronounced Boston brogue and, improbably, degrees from MIT. They hadn't a clue how to perform on radio, much less public radio. 'Car Talk' hosts retiring from hit show Click and Clack won't be making noise on "Car Talk" for much longer. Hosts Tom and Ray Magliozzi said they would be retiring from the popular program in October. 'Car Talk' puts on brakes after 25 years on NPR Experts say it's a cream puff of an idea. Hub-based "Car Talk" hosts Tom and Ray Magliozzi are cutting the...
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