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NewsByte

NewsByte

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
  • President Trump Has Enough, the SPLC Collaberates, and Maine Democrats Elect a Nazi

    President Trump Has Enough, the SPLC Collaberates, and Maine Democrats Elect a Nazi
    Jun 15 2026

    President Trump says enough, the Southern Poverty Law Center is exposed as a collaborator, and a Nazi wins in Maine. Not everything is as it seems as you will hear in this week's "did they really just say that" clips.

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    38 mins
  • The DEI Death of Henry Nowak, Worst Political Candidate Ever, and Jill Biden's Failure To Grasp Reality

    The DEI Death of Henry Nowak, Worst Political Candidate Ever, and Jill Biden's Failure To Grasp Reality
    Jun 8 2026

    Great Britain has a George Floyd moment - in reverse, Maine struggles with the worst political candidate ever ,and Jill Biden gets confused, again. The world is upside down - or is it righting itself finaly? You can decide after you hear this week's "did they really just say that" moments.

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    38 mins
  • Parents in the Hot Seat, Ebola out of the Bottle, and Gillibrand on the War Path

    Parents in the Hot Seat, Ebola out of the Bottle, and Gillibrand on the War Path
    May 25 2026

    AG Pirro says parents must pay the price, Ebola pops its head up, and the Secretary of Transportation gets into a gotcha war with a US senator. This week's "did they really just say that" clips prove we are living under the Chinese curse of interesting times.

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    44 mins
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