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‘Car Talk’ co-host Tom Magliozzi dies at age 77
BOSTON - Tom Magliozzi, co-host of the long-running weekly National Public Radio show 'Car Talk,” died on Monday of complications from Alzheimer's disease, the broadcast network said. He was 77.
Magliozzi and his younger brother Ray became famous as the self-deprecating radio mechanics 'Click and Clack the Tappet Brothers” on their popular weekend call-in program, sharing jokes, banter and automobile advice.
The program, which was taped at Boston public radio affiliate WBUR, has continued to air in re-runs following the pair's retirement two years ago after more than three decades on the air. It has also run weekly in The Gazette for many years.
Brothers Ray, left, and Tom Magliozzi pose for a publicity photo. Tom Magliozzi died Monday of complications of Alzheimer's disease. He was 77. (image from cartalk.com)
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