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NewsByte

NewsByte

Written by: WBZ-AM
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 Two newsroom veterans ask the question "Did they really say that?" responding to the week's oddest sound cuts from politics, entertainment, sports and the world.

Nancy Shack - A newsroom editor, writer and anchor for WBZ NewsRadio in Boston. She is a former talk show host and talk radio producer in New England with two National Radio Hall of Fame Shows to her credit.

Ben Parker - A radio news anchor for WBZ NewsRadio in Boston, Ben has been honored with Associated Press awards for news coverage and was part of the team that received a Peabody Award for coverage of the Boston Marathon bombings. He was also awarded a legislative citation and a "Hometown Hero" award from the City of Fitchburg for broadcasting efforts in the days and weeks following the '2008 Ice Storm' that crippled much of Central Massachusetts.

Joe Shortsleeve - An award-winning investigative reporter and anchor for over two decades at WBZ-TV in Boston. Joe is currently with The Liberty Square Group.2026 WBZ-AM Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Venezuela's Coming to Jesus Moment, the Hammer and Sickle Rises Over NYC, and Walz Takes a Powder

    Venezuela's Coming to Jesus Moment, the Hammer and Sickle Rises Over NYC, and Walz Takes a Powder
    Jan 12 2026

    The U.S. all but annexes Venezuela, Communists take control of New York City, and the Governor of Minnesota takes a powder for his re-election. The times they are a changing as you will hear with our "did they really just say that" cuts this week.

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    37 mins
  • A Year of Crazy Democrats

    A Year of Crazy Democrats
    Jan 5 2026

    Crazy Democrats. We have seen them in many incarnations this year . There is the lie, the deliberate blind eye, inciting violence, stupidity and just plain out and out Trump Derangement Syndrome. And we have "did they really just say that" examples of all of them.

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    28 mins
  • Let the Jihads Begin, Providence Police Fumble, and President Trump Crosses a Line

    Let the Jihads Begin, Providence Police Fumble, and President Trump Crosses a Line
    Dec 22 2025

    Radical Islamist violence explodes across the globe all on the same day - Is it a coincidence? Providence police and Brown University fumble the ball and President Trump crosses a line with a social media post. There were some very surprising utterances this week as you will hear in our "did they really just say that" clips.

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    38 mins
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