NewsByte

NewsByte

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.

Episodes

March 24, 2024 30 mins
The election turns into a bloodbath, fireworks erupt at the  Biden impeachment hearing, and Justice Katanji Brown Jackson seems to support the government telling you what you can and cannot post on social media. There are some very concerning "did they really just say that" moments this week.
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Special Counsel defends his finding that Joe Biden broke the law, a Congresswoman takes down George Stephanopoulos, and the President's Aricept wears off in Milwaukee.  There are some pretty wild "did they really just say that" moments this week. 
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The President delivers the State of the Union, Nikki Haley delivers her goodbye speech, and the Supreme Court delivers a come uppance to Colorado.  Our "did they really just say that" moments show it was a very political week.
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Dueling Presidential border visits, an Illegal Alien Horror in Georgia, and Biden Calls the Kettle Black. There are some in your face "did they really just say that" moments this week.
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The President uses a dissident's death to promote his bill for Ukraine, New York's AG threatens to take Trump Tower, and a Massachusetts school begs for the national guard to help with discipline. Things are getting desperate according to this week's "did they really just say that" moments.
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The Administration tries to frighten Americans into supporting Ukraine, Secretary Mayorkas faces impeachment, and a Trump prosecutor gets caught red handed. It was a scary week with our "did they really just say that" moments.
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President Biden says he has no er...memory problems, SCOTUS hears out Colorado's reasons for co-opting the general election, and Tucker Carlson hangs with Putin.. Our "did they really just say that" moments from this week show how strange politics is getting in this election year.
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The President finally calls the parents of slain soldiers in Jordan, East Palestine, Ohio says why now, and E. Jean Carroll goes on a victory tour after being told by a judge that President Trump owes her 83 million dollars. Its campaign season with our "did they really just say that" moments from this week.
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Nikki Haley pretends she won the New Hampshire primary, Texas goes rogue, and Kari Lake exposes a plot to buy her off. Our "did they really just say that" moments this week involve politics run amok.
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Ron DeSantis claims foul play in Iowa, a Trump prosecutor runs afoul of the law, and United Airlines announces it is hiring pilots for skin color. Our "did they really just say that" moments from this week really show the strange times we live in!
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The Secretary of Defense goes AWOL, Hunter Biden blows a rasberry at congress, and the President claimshe started the Civil Rights movement. You would not believe some of our "did they really just say that" moments unless you heard them with your own ears.
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January 1, 2024 23 mins
It has been a jammed pack year with the US teetering om the edge of WW3, Chinese Spy balloons, Hawaii catching fire, and lets not forget a former US President being indicted and arrested. Where to begin? We will do our best to showcase this years biggest stories with our favorite "did they really just say that" moments
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December 25, 2023 21 mins
Bidenisms - the term we coined for the many mumbles, lies, word salads, mispronunciations, thoughtless, racist or creepy public utterances made by our Commander-in-chief Joe Biden. This week we are reviewing some of this past year's favorites . See if we overlooked any of your most memorable "did Joe Biden really just say that" cuts.
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The Colorado Supreme Court goes rogue, President Trump is accused of dog whistling ... again, a senate hearing is home to a porno flick. You simply wont believe some of our "did they really just say that" moments from this week.
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The President says Russians love Republicans, Hunter Biden flips Congress the bird, while a california coffee shop tries to stop Jews from using the restroom. Our "did they really just say that" moments this week are a frightening reflection of the times we live in.
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Democrats - and one Republican warn of a Trump dictatorship, Riley Gaines gives it back to a House member and Boston welcomes Biden who claims everyone is lying! There are a number of very heated "did they really just say that" moments this week.
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The President thinks Hamas attacked Israel because he wanted to build a railroad, the Mayor of Chicago blames GOP racism for his illegal immigrant problem, and the Administration says inflation, what inflation? There are some deep denial " did they really just say that" moments from this week.
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NBC goes into shock over President Biden's poll numbers, is it any wonder as the President demonstrates he can't complete a sentence, and the Democrat Party gets called racist, again. Its beginning to feel more like an election than the Holidays with these "did they really just say that" moments from this week.
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Capitol Hill implodes with physical violence, President Biden almost gives the hostage negotiation game away, and a woke meltdown on the necessity of working. There are some head shaking "did they really just say that" moments this week.
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GOP contenders slug it out, a congressman is censured, and a gay pro-Palestine protester gets a rude awakening. There are a lot of eye opening "did they really just say that" moments from this week. I'm Nancy Shack...Ben Parker...this is NewsByte!
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