Friday, August 13, 2010

http://image3.examiner.com/images/blog/EXID27530/images/resized_TAMI_Show_box_cover.jpgThe T.A.M.I. show comes to Visual Radio with an exclusive Moulty & The Barbarians Interview

Chris Faraone of The Boston Phoenix
Author Stephen McCauley
Singer Ian Lloyd
Singer Spanky McFarlane of Spanky & Our Gang
Peter Tork of The Monkees
Butch Patrick of The Munsters
Vinny Martell of Vanilla Fudge
and lots more...

Just taped on Thursday August 12, 2010 Matt Gallagher, author of KABOOM

http://perseuspromos.com/images/covers/medium/9780306818806.jpg



Andy Schernoff of THE DICTATORS, politician Michael Day and more...all on upcoming Visual Radio programs!

Sunday, July 25, 2010

New Shows!

Show #451 Moulty & The Barbarians on THE TAMI SHOW

Now airing in many of our communities. Moulty showed up at the Original New England Record & Compact Disc Expo this past Spring 2010 and did two interviews with us for the DVD release of THE TAMI SHOW! This is one of those interviews (we conducted three, an additional interview at WATD which we're editing right now).

JV's review of THE T.A.M.I. SHOW DVD will be up on the Rock Journalist page soon!

http://rockjournalistjoevig.blogspot.com





Show #452 Chris Faraone of the Boston Phoenix
Taped on Tuesday, July 21, 2010 at 2 PM, Wincam in Winchester

Chris Faraone on the situation at Boston Neighborhood Network
http://thephoenix.com/boston/news/105312-static-at-bnn/


Show #453 Stephen McCauley, author of The Object of My Affection
taped at 3:15 PM in Winchester July 21, 2010


Show #454 Jillian and Her Band, Marty Walsh
taped in Haverhill on Saturday July 24, 2010


Show #455 BEAT EXPO November



Visual Radio #451
is now broadcasting in
Boston, Winchester, Haverhill, Georgetown, Newburyport and other cities and towns featuring

MOULTY & THE BARBARIANS
and
TRACY ROTKIEWICZ

interviews from the event!


Previous programs

Tommy James Visual Radio #450

Author James Sullivan talks to Joe Vig on Writer's Corner

Author/Film Critic Leonard Maltin talks to Joe LaRocca and Joe Viglione on Soap Box/Visual Radio

List of SOAP BOX interviews here:
http://wincamsoapbox.blogspot.com/

Wednesday, June 09, 2010




TOMMY JAMES ON VISUAL RADIO!

Now airing on Wincam in Boston, Billerica, Winchester! Stoneham TV, Woburn, Burlington, Salem, Cambridge, Somerville, Monson/Palmer, Scituate, Arlington and more



UPCOMING GUESTS: Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull, Gary Brooker of Procol Harum,
Michael Moore, Mark Ribowsky - author of The Supremes, return of author Daniel Asa Rose and many more!





Q U O T E S
Bill Press on Visual Radio-Television

"...Joe Viglione, the King of Mass. cable - tv!"

Bill Press, MSNBC commentator author of Dutton Press book
BUSH MUST GO 7/26/04 Cambridge, Mass.
http://www.billpress.com




TOMMY JAMES REVIEWS
http://rockjournalistjoevig.blogspot.com/







http://www.joeviglione.com

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Boston Globe Feb. 2004

Article on Joe Viglione:
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2004/02/01/landing_big_names/

Landing big names
By Diana Brown, 2/1/2004

Cable television host Joseph Viglione launched his Visual Radio Television show nine years ago in Woburn. He has lined up some pretty impressive interviews along the way, which number 300 now and have aired in many local towns. Virgin Airlines founder Richard Branson, singers Judy Collins and Suzanne Vega, performance artist Laurie Anderson, ''Mystic River" author Dennis Lehane, professor Stephen Hawking, and band members from The Doors, Grand Funk Railroad, The Rolling Stones, The Cars, and The Jefferson Starship, are just a sample of the notables Viglione has had on his show. Viglione writes for All Media Guide and is working on a book about Lou Reed's 1973 Rock 'n' Roll Animal Tour





VISUAL RADIO HOST JOE VIGLIONE
IN THE
BOSTON GLOBE
November 9, 2008
People

Globe Northwest

You can go home again
By Cindy Cantrell

PUBLIC ACCESS:
Joe Viglione of Medford was just 15 years old in 1969 when he produced his first issue of Varulven, a fan magazine featuring interviews and film and music reviews. A collector of 8mm science fiction and fantasy films, Viglione was also an aspiring filmmaker and musician whose original songs first aired on WBCN-FM when he was 17.

Sunday, November 08, 2009

Visual Radio In The News!

Visual Radio in Manhattan! VideoWave presents Visual Radio

David Selby of Dark Shadows, author of Lincoln's Better Angel
Aired in Manhattan on November 9, 2009 1 AM Channel 67

http://www.mnn.org/en/viewers/schedule?channel=57&day=1257742800&channel=67

Thanks to Videowave

David Tierney interviews Kate Genovese on Channel 67 11/23/09
Joe Viglione interviews Norman Greenbaum 12/09/09

MEDFORD TRANSCRIPT ARTICLE ON VISUAL RADIO!

http://www.wickedlocal.com/medford/news/lifestyle/x1717108012/Visual-Radio-kicks-off-14th-year-on-the-air

Visual Radio kicks off 14th year on the air

Tue Oct 27, 2009, 12:00 PM EDT


Medford -

Now in its 14th year, Visual Radio kicks off with a special program that will feature a second interview with Norman Greenbaum taped at MATV in Malden.

The first interview with Greenbaum was published in a three-part series in the Transcript’s sister paper, the Malden Observer.

Woodstock performer Richie Havens as well as the legendary Paul Rodgers and Don Brewer of Grand Funk will also appear on this show.

Future shows will feature author C. David Heymann, who wrote “Bobby & Jackie,” and Michael Moore, who was interviewed by Visual Radio host and Medford resident Joseph Viglione at the Ritz in Boston on Sept. 30.

On Nov. 17, Viglione will release a 2 1/2-hour documentary, “Martin Balin: Live on the Boston Esplanade” on MVD.

Thirteen years in the making, the film contains interview footage, rare concert tapes and a full seven-camera shoot of the founding member of the Jefferson Airplane live at the Hatch Shell in Boston at the Oldies 103.3 show on June 14, 2008.

For more information, call 617-899-5926 or log on at Visual_Radio @ Yahoo.com.





Visual Radio In The News!

Sunday, November 09, 2008



Beach Boys/Brian Wilson Biographer PETER AMES CARLIN on Visual Radio #373


With Brian Wilson coming to the Orpheum on
November 19, 2008, Visual Radio has an exclusive interview with Wilson biographer,
Peter Ames Carlin!

Arlington
Billerica
BOSTON
Burlington
Cambridge
Hamilton/Wenham
Lexington
Malden
Medford
Monson/Palmer
Somerville
Stoneham
Entire RCN Network
Winthrop
Check each cable station for times and channels
NOW ON IN MANHATTAN
VIDEOWAVE presents VISUAL RADIO with David Selby of "Dark Shadows"
Currently airing in New York City


VISUAL RADIO HOST JOE VIGLIONE
IN THE
BOSTON GLOBE
November 9, 2008
People

Globe Northwest

You can go home again
By Cindy Cantrell

PUBLIC ACCESS:
Joe Viglione of Medford was just 15 years old in 1969 when he produced his first issue of Varulven, a fan magazine featuring interviews and film and music reviews. A collector of 8mm science fiction and fantasy films, Viglione was also an aspiring filmmaker and musician whose original songs first aired on WBCN-FM when he was 17.

While his magazine is no longer in production, Viglione has since founded a record label by the same name, worked as a radio station programming director, and continued writing about films and the Boston music scene. Locally, however, Viglione may be best known for his public access television show, "Visual Radio," which is broadcast in 18 towns including Arlington, Billerica, Burlington, Lexington, Medford, and Stoneham. A weekly segment airs in Manhattan.

Since launching "Visual Radio" in 1995, Viglione has produced more than 400 shows featuring interviews, concerts, and lectures by local authors, politicians, and community activists.

"Why do I keep doing this? It's in my blood and interviews keep coming my way," Viglione said.

To learn more about Visual Radio, visit visual-radio.net.

Some notes:
Joe Viglione was program director of WNSH-AM 1570 in 1992 and ABFR AM 1670 in 2000

WBCN used to air local music from 11 AM - 11:15 AM every weekday in the early 1970s
In 1983 Joe Viglione had more local songs played in one year than any other artist on WBCN

Joe's show, Visual Radio, has run on Medford Community Cablevision; it is on hiatus for about a month in Medford as the station is under a Performance Evaluation which is reported on in the same issue of the Globe North West:

Joe began hosting TV Eye in 1979 - next year will be his 30th year on Cable Television!

"Joe Vig - The King Of Access TV in Boston" quote from Bill Press from Sirius XM Radio


In the "Community Briefing" section of the Boston Globe Northwest
Brad Kane writes:

MEDFORDCABLE COMPANY CRITICIZED IN HEARING:

Medford Community Cablevision was criticized for lack of financial accountability and no longer being a representative of the community as a whole at a recent performance evaluation hearing before retired Woburn District Court judge Marie O. Jackson-Thompson. The resignation of Medford TV3 general manager Dawn Natalia was announced by the station's attorney, David Skerry, who was later removed from the hearing by police for interrupting testimony of others.

See Skerry's removal here: closing in on 400 views


(tons of people on MySpace have been slipping over to view the You Tube of Mr. Skerry.
We have thousands of MySpace "friends" (sort of like subscribers) and some are already gleeful at the removal of Skerry)

Back to the Globe story:
The hearing came out of the report on public access television in Medford by City Solictor Mark Rumley, who recommended the hearing and an audit of the station's financial records. The station has received $818,000.00 from Medford cable ratepayers over the past three years. With the hearing complete, Jackson-Thompson can either call another hearing or make recommendations to Mayor Michael McGlynn

In an e mail to some of the Medford City Council I have requested that there be a focus on:

1)Violations of the station's own policies and procedures which may have been committed by board members and ex-board members and enforcing those policies (which would result in board members being suspended or terminated for violating policies they instituted and expect the ratepayers to obey)

2)The legality of each and every board meeting after Solicitor Rumley's report noted an erroneous or inconsistent list of named board membersThese are two key points.
If the board of TV 3 is found to have violated their own policies and procedures an oversight committee should suspend them and replace them.


“I’m here to make sure that this TV station is the best it can be for ourselves and for our children,” said the Honorable Judge http://www.wickedlocal.com/medford/archive/x1092581980

Friday, June 27, 2008

VINCENT BUGLIOSI RETURNS TO VISUAL RADIO
Program #411 features eloquent and impressive conversation with best-selling author


















Fifty five minutes with Vincent Bugliosi is now broadcasting on all the stations carrying Visual Radio!



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Visual Radio Program #411 is reaching 370,268 RCN, VERIZON and COMCAST
cable subscribers in the following cities and towns.

We don't know how many viewers per subscription, but we do know that we
are reaching into a population of 1,176,190 potential Comcast viewers
without including the entire RCN network of 21 cities and towns.

at least 370,268 subscribers (with multiple viewers in each home) at
least 1,176,190 people in the cities and towns that get Visual Radio

Information on Program #411 with Vincent Bugliosi follows the data. This
is our current show airing on all our systems (some systems having
multiple stations/affiliates)

Data found on this government site:
http://www.mass.gov/Eoca/docs/dtc/catv/Stats/subcnts08.xls

Visual Radio Cable Subscribers Alphabetically

COMCAST
Arlington 9,554
Billerica 11,960
Boston 164,186
Braintree 6,041
Brookline 15,943
Burlington 4,782
Cambridge 31,827
Hamilton 1,789
Lexington 4,767
Malden 16,444
Medford 17,624
Monson 2,590
Norfolk 2,576
Palmer 4,538
Salem 14,349
Somerville 16,390
Wenham 1,003
Winthrop 5,726
323,069

Total Comcast 323,069
RCN Subscribers 41,540
Verizon 4,736
364,609 Subscribers that receive Visual Radio


Verizon Arlington 1348
Burlington 1752
Lexington 1636
Hamilton/Wenham 923
5,659



Here is information from the 2000 census via Wikipedia.

Data as of Wed, June 25, 2008 9:44 PM

VISUAL RADIO AIRS IN THESE CITIES AND TOWNS reaching an estimated
population of

Boston 590,763
Cambridge 101,355
Brookline 57,107
Billerica 38,981
Burlington 22,876
Arlington 42,389
Lexington 30,355
Norfolk 10,460
Monson 8,359
Palmer 12,497
Hamilton 8,315
Wenham 4,440
Malden 56,340
Medford 55,765
Somerville 77,478
Salem 40,407
Winthrop 18,303
1,176,190
1 Million, One Hundred Seventy Six Thousand One Hundred and Ninety!

Reaching 1,176,190 potential Comcast viewers without including the entire
RCN network of 21 cities and towns.


This is a look at the POPULATION, the CABLE SUBSCRIBERS, and the
POTENTIAL AUDIENCE for our broadcasts:

POPULATION

BOSTON Population 590,763
The city, which had an estimated population of 590,763 in 2006
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston%2C_Massachusetts

Public Access Station: BNN http://www.bnntv.org/
Library: http://www.bpl.org/

Boston is at the center of the Cambridge–Boston-Quincy metropolitan
area—the 10th-largest metropolitan area (5th largest CSA) in the U.S.,
with a population of 4.5 million.

CAMBRIDGE Population 101,355
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge%2C_Massachusetts
As of the 2000 census, the city population was 101,355. It is the fifth
most populous city in the state.

Public Access Station: http://cctvcambridge.org/
Library: http://www.cambridgema.gov/~CPL/

BROOKLINE Population 57,107
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brookline%2C_Massachusetts
As of the 2000 census, the population of the town was 57,107.

Public Access Station: http://batv.org/
Library: http://www.brooklinelibrary.org/

BILLERICA Population 38,981
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billerica%2C_Massachusetts
is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The
population was 38,981 at the 2000 census.

Public Access Station http://www.batvinc.org/
Library:http://www.billericalibrary.org/

BURLINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS Population 22,876
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burlington%2C_Massachusetts
Burlington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.
The population was 22,876 at the 2000 census.

Public Access station: B-Cat http://bcattv.org/
Library: http://burlingtonpubliclibrary.org/

ARLINGTON Population 42,389
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arlington%2C_Massachusetts
Arlington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, six
miles (10 km) northwest of Boston. The population was 42,389 at the 2000
census.

Public Access station: http://arlingtonstudio.com/
Library:http://www.robbinslibrary.org/

LEXINGTON Population 30,355
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington%2C_Massachusetts
Lexington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The
population was 30,355 at the 2000 census.

Lexington Access: http://www.lexmedia.org/
Lexington Cary Memorial Library: http://www.carylibrary.org/

NORFOLK, Mass Population 10,460
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk%2C_Mass
Norfolk is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The
population was 10,460 at the 2000 census.

Access Station: http://www.nctvnorfolk.org/about.html
Library: http://library.virtualnorfolk.org/public_documents/index


MONSON
The population was 8,359 at the 2000 census. It is part of the
Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monson%2C_Massachusetts

PALMER Massachusetts
Palmer is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The
population was 12,497 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield,
Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmer%2C_Massachusetts

cable subscribers Monson/Palmer
7,061 + as of 2007, probably more in 2008

Public Access Station:

Palmer Library: http://www.palmer.lib.ma.us/
Monson Library: http://www.monsonlibrary.com/

Hamilton/Wenham Total Population 12,755

HAMILTON 8,315
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton,_Massachusetts

Access Station: http://www.hwcam.org/
Hamilton Library: http://www.hwlibrary.org/

WENHAM 4,440
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wenham%2C_Massachusetts
Wenham Library: http://www.hwlibrary.org/


MALDEN, Massachusetts Population 56,340
Approximate cable subscribers 18,000

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malden%2C_Massachusetts
MALDEN is a suburban city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United
States. The population was 56,340 at the 2000 census.

Cable Station: http://www.matv.org
Library: http://maldenpubliclibrary.org/blog/

MEDFORD, Massachusetts 55,765
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medford%2C_Massachusetts

Access station: Currently Under Evaluation by Mayor's Office
Library:http://www.medfordlibrary.org/

SOMERVILLE, Massachusetts Population 77,478
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somerville%2C_Massachusetts
a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, just north of Boston. As of the
2000 census, the city had a total population of 77,478, and was the most
densely populated municipality in New England,

Somerville Access Station:http://www.access-scat.org/
Library:http://www.mln.lib.ma.us/info/somerville.htm
Additional
Libraries:http://www.somervillema.gov/Department.cfm?dept=LIBRARY


SALEM
Salem is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The
population was 40,407 at the 2000 census.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem%2C_Massachusetts

Population: 40,407
Cable Subscribers:
Access Station: http://www.satvonline.org/home/index.html
Library: http://www.noblenet.org/salem/


WINTHROP, MASS Population 18,303
Cable subscribers, Winthrop 5,726 subscribers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winthrop%2C_Massachusetts

Winthrop is a town in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States,
occasionally known as Winthrop by the Sea. The population was 18,303 at
the 2000 census

Population: 18,303
Cable Subscribers: 5,726

Access TV : WCAT-TV http://wcat-tv.org/
Library: http://www.noblenet.org/winthrop/


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RCN NETWORK
http://www.rcn.com/company/MA/boston.php

RCN in Boston serves the communities of Allston, Arlington, Boston,
Brighton, Brookline, Burlington, Dedham, Framingham, Hyde Park, Lexington,
Natick, Needham, Newton, Roslindale, Somerville, Stoneham, Wakefield,
Waltham, Watertown, West Roxbury and Woburn. Use this Web page to discover
local RCN news, events and contact information.

========================================================================

LIST OF VISUAL RADIO TERRITORIES

Visual Radio will have exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of the
Esplanade concert, the practice for the show, and the concert itself.
http://www.visual-radio.net
http://myspace.com/visualradio

here's a list of the cities and towns currently airing the show...

Arlington
http://arlingtonstudio.com/od.htm
Billerica
Boston
Brookline
Braintree
Burlington
Cambridge
Lexington
Malden
Medford
Monson/Palmer
Norfolk
Hamilton/Wenham
Somerville
Winthrop

Entire RCN Network! Every home that gets RCN can see our program
on Saturday and Sunday nights, 7 PM!

Tons more stations coming onboard soon - Woburn, Stoneham, Marblehead, and
many, many more - we need a zillion hours to get the show out
everywhere
=======================================================================


INFORMATION ON VISUAL RADIO

The Vincent Bugliosi interview is currently airing on ALL my stations
beginning last week. Please read this information and relay it to
Mr. Bugliosi. Thanks to David Kass for helping arrange this.

The population (meaning POTENTIAL AUDIENCE) we are reaching via Comcast is
1,176,190. We are looking into a hard number for cable subscribers and an
estimate of what percentage of the population has access to the show.

1 Million, One Hundred Seventy Six Thousand One Hundred and Ninety!

I'm working on data that is even more specific -

---the approximate homes that get our signal,

--- approximate potential viewers in those homes.

If 95% of the U.S. population has access to television, and if 65% of the
population subscribes to cable (one estimate, as stated, we're working on
specifics), one hour on Visual Radio provides a great opportunity to find
new readers and fans.

We also run on the entire RCN network. The RCN data will be available soon.

This is a look at the POPULATION, the CABLE SUBSCRIBERS, and the
POTENTIAL AUDIENCE for our broadcasts:

Please keep Visual Radio in mind for future authors and personalities.

Best,

Joe Viglione



INFORMATION ABOUT PROGRAM #411

Visual Radio #411


Guests:
Author Vincent Bugliosi
Medford City Councilor Paul Camuso


It is one of the most controversial shows in our history as famed
Prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi returns to Joe Viglione's Visual Radio and
discusses a book that is being blacked out by the national television
media - The Prosecution Of George W. Bush for Murder.

Prosecution Of Bush.com
http://www.prosecutionofbush.com/

In our continuing effort to bring real public access television to the
city of Medford, the second interview with Mr. Bugliosi is even more
intense than his first appearance about six years ago when the show was
broadcast out of 40 Canal Street, Medford.

Bugliosi provides the evidence as to why George W. Bush can and should be
prosecuted for the murder of U.S. Soldiers who were sent to a war built on
a stack of lies. Also discussed is the blackout of the book by the
national media and many of the publishing houses - not because they don't
agree with it - many of them do - but because of fear of reprisal.

Also on Visual Radio is first-time guest Paul Camuso who discusses
"River's Edge" and praises our program. Thank you, Mr. Camuso.

Medford City Councilor Paul Camuso joins a long list of guests that
include Mayor Tom Menino, presidential candidate Senator George McGovern,
Linda Ronstadt, comedian Margaret Cho, director David Koepp (scriptwriter
for Spiderman, Jurassic Park), best selling authors Pat Gaffney, Brad
Meltzer, folk singer Suzanne Vega, Professor Stephen Hawking, Boston Red
Sox players Curt Schilling, Jerry Remy, Johnny Pesky, Jefferson Airplane's
Marty Balin (who appeared 6/14/08 on the Esplanade in a free concert,
brought to you in part by Oldies 103.3 (sister station to WBCN) and Visual
Radio.

Visual Radio will have exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of the
Esplanade concert, the practice for the show, and the concert itself.
http://www.visual-radio.net
http://myspace.com/visualradio


Joe Viglione
P.O. box 2392
Woburn, MA 01888



Tuesday, January 01, 2008

WELCOME TO 2008!

Signe Anderson, Marty Balin and author Craig Fenton talk to Joe Viglione on
Visual Radio #404! It is currently airing all over the known universe!

TO WATCH VISUAL RADIO with MARK FARNER of GRAND FUNK RAILROAD
you can go to MY SPACE VIDEO!

Part I Joe Viglione interviews Mark Farner
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=24336128

Part II
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=24337076

Part III
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=24337452

Joe Viglione reviews Mark Farner
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=mark+farner+++joe+viglione&btnG=Google+Search


His new album is fantastic - read Visual Radio host Joe Viglione's review of
"For The People"
http://wc09.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kzfexzl5ldke

also found here!
http://joevigtop40.blogspot.com

Here's something novel - some fan has taken Joe Viglione's review of
Dionne Warwick's classic SOULFUL album - here's a video of Dionne performing The Beatles' WE CAN WORK IT OUT, utilizing Joe's review on YOU TUBE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fywz1zoI0Ts



Writes Joe Viglione in the All Music Guide: "Soulful is a major work in Dionne Warwick's deep catalog, and one worthy of study and appreciation. Starting off with her gutsy rendition of "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling," the album shifts from songs containing the sweet and ever present voice found on '60s radio to one of a masterful artist in control, renditions of "Do Right Woman" and the tender approach to "I've Been Loving You Too Long" allowing these copyrights to be heard in a different and intriguing light. The album was recorded at American Sound Studios in Memphis, TN, with the great Chips Moman engineering and co-producing with Warwick. In her liner notes on the back cover the singer writes, "I hope you will enjoy experiencing with me the joy and excitement I felt in recording Rhythm and Blues -- my way." To quote blues singer Genya Ravan, "and she means it!" Working with the producer of the Box Tops' "The Letter" and Elvis Presley was a wonderful change and stretch for the woman who was so closely aligned with the music and production of Bacharach and David. Recording in the state that has bragging rights to Graceland was in vogue during the final year of the 1960s and into the early '70s. Like Tommy James' Elvis-influenced album, Soulful deserves a very special place in rock history. "We Can Work It Out" is what Otis Redding might have done with the material, while "Hey Jude" has a church-like feel, not immersed in gospel but enough of that flavor to lift it above its pop confines. The short fade with the voices bouncing off the horns was a very nice way to close out the album. There are three Beatles covers as well as some Young Rascals, Aretha, Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell, and James & Bobby Purify. Moman also crafted Petula Clark's Memphis this same year, and both Petula and Dionne take on Curtis Mayfield's "People Get Ready," indicating perhaps what these Top 40 singers were feeling in their heart -- the need to express themselves on compositions that they found compelling. "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" is the standout, not because it was the hit from this collection but because Dionne takes on a new fire, pouring her heart over the great drum work. This version of the song gets little to no airplay on oldies stations, let alone blues and R&B radio, which is tragic. Warwick is a pro as well as a major talent, and Soulful deserves to be treasured as the important musical statement that it is."
Writes Nick Tosches, the renowned writer, rock music journalist, novelist, biographer and poet in the January 7, 1972 issue of the rock magazine FUSION; "...getting into Dionne Warwick is like finding buried treasure. It's pure emotion. There is a whole lot more to emotion than some rock punk bursting his dexedrine-staved blood vessels by screaming "Baby I need you baby" into a microphone. Dionne Warwick is not a rock and roll singer. She's not a jazz singer either. Rhythm and blues? Nope. A pop singer? No way. Did you ever tongue-kiss with someone who barfed a Singapore Sling bolus into your mouth, and then four years later you're with someone else and you feel good and you realize how beautiful it all was and then it's all melancholy/happiness, sort of? That's the kind of singer Dionne Warwick is. She's beautiful. If you've never gotten into her, you ought to. Get hep to Dionne Warwick. For your own sake."
Added: August 20, 2007
WELCOME TO 2008!

Signe Anderson, Marty Balin and author Craig Fenton talk to Joe Viglione on
Visual Radio #404! It is currently airing all over the known universe!

TO WATCH VISUAL RADIO with MARK FARNER of GRAND FUNK RAILROAD
you can go to YOU TUBE!

Part I Joe Viglione interviews Mark Farner
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=24336128

Part II
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=24337076

Part III
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=24337452

Joe Viglione reviews Mark Farner
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=mark+farner+++joe+viglione&btnG=Google+Search


His new album is fantastic - read Visual Radio host Joe Viglione's review of
"For The People"
http://wc09.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kzfexzl5ldke

also found here!
ttp://joevigtop40.blogspot.com

Thursday, June 07, 2007

Visual Radio #369 - our first video on the web!
http://varulven.com/video.html

YOU CAN NOW WATCH VISUAL RADIO ON THE INTERNET!

Bill Janovitz from Buffalo Tom, author of EXILE ON MAIN STREET is our first show to go fully on the web! Visual Radio #369 is now up and running!

http://varulven.com/video.html


You can see portions of our interview with guitar great Marty Walsh (Leann Rimes- Sitting On Top Of The World, Supertramp- Brother Where You Bound) on

Visual Radio #162 from his MySpace http://MySpace.com/martywalshproductions

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MARVEL COMICS' JOE QUESADA ON VISUAL RADIO


Visual Radio #375 Joe Quesada - Editor-in-Chief of Marvel Comics

http://www.varulven.com/video2.html



MICTV - First shows - playing this week!
June 2007!

It's an historic time for the city of Medford, Massachusetts as we launch a new tv channel on the web. MICTV! Medford Internet Cable TeleVISION!

http://mictv.blogspot.com



Visual Radio #369 Bill Janovitz
http://varulven.com/video.html

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Visual Radio #375 Joe Quesada - Editor-in-Chief of Marvel Comics

http://www.varulven.com/video2.html

Wednesday, April 26, 2006

GREG HAWKES OF THE CARS MAY 1995 - our SEVENTH show!




This site sponsored by Var International Recordings


http://stores.ebay.com/Var-International-Records


Things have been very busy at Visual Radio with lots and lots of new programs!
HOWEVER - in honor of the new release by THE NEW CARS and the upcoming tour, we've re-released GREG HAWKES interview with Joe Viglione from May of 1995 11 years later!
It is now airing in:

We'll update the schedule and make the navigation more fun soon!

Arlington Monday nights
Boston 2 AM Saturday Morning/Friday Night
Braintree
Brookline Midnight on Thursdays
Burlington BCAT
Cambridge 8 PM on Saturdays http://www.cctvcambridge.com
Malden 10 PM on Tuesdays
Monson/Palmer
Norfolk
RCN Network 7 PM on Saturdays and Sundays
Somerville 11 PM on Friday Nights
South Hamilton
Stoneham
Wakefield
Winthrop

Lots of new stations are coming onboard. Our intern Chrissy is busy editing the Ted Drozdowski show as well as a new "Best Of Visual Radio". Congrats to Frank McKinney for his appearance with ABC's 20/20 with "Nightline" anchor and award-winning journalist Martin Bashir (best known for making landmark documentaries including "Living with Michael Jackson," and for his exclusive interview with the late Princess Diana). We interviewed Frank first!

Also thanks to Godfather actor Gianni Russo for his appearance on our progam.

Our "Best Of Visual Radio Vol. #6" will feature Margaret Cho, Tommy Lee of Motely Crue,
Felix Cavaliere of The Rascals, Dennis Lehane, Professor Stephen Hawking, Richard Branson and much more!


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UPCOMING SHOWS

#355 with Richard Pomerance taped Monday May 1, 2006
http://www.smartrelationshipdecisions.com/index2.htm

#354 Taped on Monday, April 24, 2006 at Winthrop Cable TV - an interview with
Author Bob Kelleher

#353 Frank McKinney - Real Estate Rock Czar
Mr. McKinney was on 20/20 May 5, 2006! We scooped 20/20 and Martin

http://www.frank-mckinney.com/


#352 Chris Prentiss of http://www.passagesmalibu.com

#351 Archer Mayor Mystery Author
http://www.archermayor.com/

#350 Peter Calo - guitarist with Broadway Show "Hairspray", Carly Simon
http://www.petercalo.com

#349 Writer / Musician Ted Drozdowski
http://www.scissormen.com/

#342 Gianni Russo (from THE GODFATHER and SEA BISQUIT)
http://giannirusso.semkhor.com/assets/flash/giannirusso/siteTemplate.htm



Visual Radio is one of the best known Cable Shows of the past ten years! We are currently working on a 5th volume of "The Best Of Visual Radio" and have lots of other programming being edited and ready to air - Willie "Loco" Alexander and
Simon Ritt's The Darlings live at The Lizard Lounge from December, 2005.

The band FOX PASS is scheduled to tape a new show, and Carl Palmer from
Emerson Lake & Palmer on May 31.



http://www.visual-radio.net

http://community-2.webtv.net/vra/VisualRadio/
Visual Radio
P.O. Box 2392
Woburn, MA 01888
visual_radio@yahoo.com

Saturday, January 14, 2006

Wednesday, October 19, 2005




Dennis Lehane with Joe Viglione on Visual Radio


Kurt Gerstner tapes for Visual Radio!

Tuesday, September 20, 2005


the return of Jennifer Weiner...

IN HER SHOES is a new film based on the book by Jennifer Weiner.

Jennifer appeared on Visual Radio October 3, 2002.

The film, based on her book, is due October 7, 2005.

So we are re-releasing the original program this week to all our stations!

Visual Radio
Program #253
Guest: Jennifer Weiner, June Millington (of Fanny), Last Man Standing video
Produced and hosted by Joe Viglione

Digitized: SCAT - Somerville Cable Access TV 9/05

UPCOMING PROGRAMS

Visual Radio #341
Jerry Sander author of PERMISSION SLIPS
Taped at WCAT-TV Winthrop August 19, 2005 5:30 PM

Visual Radio #342
Gianni Russo
http://www.giannirusso.com
Taped at WCAT-TV Winthrop August 19, 2005 6:30 PM

Visual Radio #343
Mickey Spiros of ITMB
Norman Bloom of Silver Fox Agency
Taped at WCAT-TV Winthrop August 19, 2005 8:30 PM

Visual Radio #345
Author Nick Jans
http://www.nickjans.com
Taped at Winthrop Cable, August 22, 2005



NOKIA/HEWLETT PACKARD ATTEMPTING TO TAKE THE NAME VISUAL RADIO

Watch the back & forth on http://www.wikipedia.com - the encyclopedia of the web.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_Radio

Visual Radio is ever expanding - and imitation is the sincerist form of flattery.
Joe Viglione's original television program, Visual Radio, is entering its 11th year.
Suddenly, the "brains" at Nokia/Hewlett Packard want to take this intellectual property by "eminent domain." Ridiculous.

The concept is mine!

Wednesday, June 22, 2005

KEELY B and SHAWN MYRIE on Visual Radio Program #333

http://www.keelyb.net has a directory of the stations airing the program.


Visual Radio #333 is currently airing on all our
stations:

Boston
Cambridge
Somerville
Winthrop
Wakefield
Burlington
RCN Network
Brookline
Malden

It's going out to our newest station, Billerica.

Arlington is airing it after they go through a bunch
of political TV shows which should be concluding right
now.

We are awaiting word from Ted Maguire at Adelphia.

We just got Monson & Palmer Mass - M-Pact TV.

We are talking to Winchester, Stoneham, Reading,
Norfolk, Quincy, Braintree and other cities and towns about airing the
program.


As well as the cities and towns surrounding the
Tower Record chain which has the disc by KeelyB.

41 Retailers who have Public Access TV in their region will be asked to find a sponsor
in their region to air Visual Radio #333

http://www.towerrecords.com/stores/default.asp?urlid=75775713266ba7b0

Burlington, MA
Cambridge, MA


LONG BEACH, CA 90803
GLENDALE, CA 91204
SHERMAN OAKS, CA 91403
BREA, CA 92821

LAGUNA HILLS, CA 92653
SAN MATEO, CA 94403

San Francisco
San Francisco
San Francisco
Campbell California
Emeryville, CA
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94040
GREENBREA, CA 94904
LOS ANGELES, CA 90069
WEST COVINA, CA 91790
TORRANCE, CA 90503
MARINA DEL REY, CA 90292

SAN DIEGO, CA 92110

New York New York
NEW YORK, NY 10022
NEW YORK, NY 10023

WASHINGTON, DC 20006
NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130

VIENNA, VA 22182

RICHMOND, VA 23230
FAIRFAX, VA 22033

NASHVILLE, TN 37203

ROCKVILLE, MD 20852

CHICAGO, IL 60614
CHICAGO, IL 60604

HONOLULU, HI 96814

SEATTLE, WA 98109
SEATTLE, WA 98105

DENVER, CO 80206
RENO, NV 89511
LAS VEGAS, NV 89102

DALLAS, TX 75219
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19110

ATLANTA, GA 30305




Tuesday, April 19, 2005


Currently Airing on Visual Radio -

co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
Dr. Henry David Abraham M.D.

What's A Parent To Do? Straight Talk On Drugs and Alcohol

Recorded at Winthrop Cable, airing on all our stations.

Dr. Abraham wrote with his autograph "A great interviewer".

http://www.newhorizonpressbooks.com/new/whatsaparent.html

http://www.drabraham.com/

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Taped April 7, 2005 at Arlington Cable

Author Stephen Davis - JIM MORRISON
http://www.penguinputnam.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,0_014280066X,00.html

Davis has written Michael Jackson's MOONWALK, Aerosmith's WALK THIS WAY,
The Rolling Stones' OLD GODS ALMOST DEAD, Fleetwood Mac's FLEETWOOD: Mick Fleetwood with Stephen Davis and other books

Visual Radio!
Called "The best show on Public Access in America!"

If you do a Google Search on Visual Radio in the "Groups" section you will find Nokia / Hewlett Packard attempting to steal a ten year old name.

Do you think their attorneys did "due diligence" ? ? ?

http://groups-beta.google.com/groups?q=visual%20radio&hl=en&lr=&sa=N&tab=wg

Nashville TOMMY JAMES album discussed on Visual radio
Visual Radio Television Program #231 59 Minutes Running Time TOMMY JAMES Interviewed
5/18/02 at Harbor Lights / Fleet Boston Pavilion Tommy talks to rock ...
rec.music.rock-pop-r+b.1950s - Jun 22 2002, 8:45 pm by Visual Radio - 1 message - 1 author
MITCH RYDER on VISUAL RADIO
Visual Radio Television Program #231 59 Minutes Running Time TOMMY JAMES Interviewed
5/18/02 at Harbor Lights / Fleet Boston Pavilion Tommy talks to rock ...
rec.music.rock-pop-r+b.1970s - Jun 22 2002, 8:45 pm by Visual Radio - 1 message - 1 author

JOE MOLLAND on VISUAL RADIO Re: Badfinger - Behind The Music rerun
Visual Radio Television Program #231 59 Minutes Running Time TOMMY JAMES Interviewed
5/18/02 at Harbor Lights / Fleet Boston Pavilion Tommy talks to rock ...
rec.music.rock-pop-r+b.1970s - Jun 22 2002, 8:45 pm by Visual Radio - 12 messages - 8 authors

New Nokia innovation: Visual radio
"Visual radio is an innovation that Nokia intends to bring to its basic mobile handsets
in the course of this year, replacing the standard FM-radio that is ...
soc.culture.nordic - Jan 22 2004, 12:57 am by Ari J. - 1 message - 1 author

Another radio needs to be identified :)
www.anomic.net/visual/radio/detail.jpg www.anomic.net/visual/radio/front.jpg
www.anomic.net/visual/radio/inside-back.jpg www.anomic.net/visual/radio/inside-top ...
rec.antiques.radio+phono - Jul 2 2003, 7:38 am by Ebzdex - 3 messages - 2 authors

Visual Radio-Television
Visual Radio Television is a public access show based in Boston. 150 programs
have aired to date www.vrtv.cjb.net http://community ...
rec.arts.tv - Aug 7 2000, 11:30 am by demo_d...@my-deja.com - 1 message - 1 author

Beatles On Visual Radio
Visual Radio #65 The Beatles with Alf Bicknell, Alistair Taylor, John Lennon's
Uncle Charles, Bobby Hebb, Barry Tashian and more. ...
rec.music.beatles - Apr 24 1998, 3:18 pm by Music Business Monthly - 1 message - 1 author

Visual Radio 4 or 5
Hello, "Melissa Oliver" schreef in bericht
news:8lnh2e$frv$1@uranium.btinternet.com... Or does anyone ...
rec.radio.shortwave - Jul 27 2000, 6:46 pm by Mark Veldhuis - 2 messages - 2 authors

Bobby "Sunny" Hebb on imassradio.com
Http://www.imassradio.com 7 PM EST Bobby Hebb interview NPR hosts The Satellite
Sisters and author Alan Cohen are on Visual Radio #213 airing this week on ...
rec.music.rock-pop-r+b.1970s - Jul 19 2002, 8:45 pm by Visual Radio - 1 message - 1 author

Bobby "Sunny" Hebb on Imassradio.com
Http://www.imassradio.com 7 PM EST Bobby Hebb interview NPR hosts The Satellite
Sisters and author Alan Cohen are on Visual Radio #213 airing this week on ...
rec.music.rock-pop-r+b.1960s - Jul 19 2002, 8:45 pm by Visual Radio - 1 message - 1 author

Monday, January 31, 2005



Photo of Joe Viglione with Jill Robinson, author of PAST FORGETTING


Jeff Shapiro on Visual Radio #321
http://visualradio.blog-city.com

Airing in:

Wakefield TV3 Sunday January 30, 2005, Feb. 6 http://www.wcat.org

Winthrop TV 3 11 PM January 24, January 31 http://www.wcat-tv.org

Malden TV 3 10 PM February 1 http://www.matv.org/channel3.htm

Brookline Midnight February 3 http://www.batv.org

Boston BNN 2 AM January 30, 2005 February 6, 2005 http://www.bnntv.org

Cambridge CCTV 8 PM Saturday February 5, 2005 http://www.cctvcambridge.org

Burlington 10 PM Thursday February 3 http://www.bcattv.org

Adelphia Network Channel 10 (Channel 70, Digital Service)

Adelphia To Rockland, Abington, Pembroke, Marshfield, Halifax, Plympton,Duxbury, Kingston, Plymouth, Carver, Bourne, Sandwich & Falmouth. Approximately 95,000 possible viewers. Martha's Vineyard (another 19,000 possible viewers)

RCN Network Saturday & Sundays 7 PM Channel 8 RCN

Broadcast on the entire RCN Network - 20 cities & towns including 4 Suburbs of Boston!
Framingham, Watertown, Woburn, Arlington, Somerville, Needham, Newton, Burlington, Waltham and many more


PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL CABLE STATION AND REQUEST VISUAL RADIO!
Here's a very handy guide to stations...

Mainpage:
http://www.menc.org/guides/tempo/tempo.htm#search

Boston Area TV Stations
http://www.menc.org/guides/tempo/temposrch.cgi?state=MA

Florida
http://www.menc.org/guides/tempo/temposrch.cgi?state=FL

New York
http://www.menc.org/guides/tempo/temposrch.cgi?state=NY

Friday, December 31, 2004

R.I.P. Johnny Carson - 1/23/09

What can be said about numero uno that others won't say better? I'll let Sid Smith of the Chicago Tribune, their arts critic, do the honors:

Published January 23, 2005, 2:32 PM CST

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-050123carson,1,5351010.story?coll=chi-news-hed&ctrack=1&cset=true

Some may be able to top Johnny's achievements, but it is impossible to top Johnny himself as he is the archetype, the original. Sure, Steve Allen launched as host of the show in the birthyear of Visual Radio's host - 1954 - and Jack Paar got 5 years in from 1957-1962

http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/T/htmlT/tonightshow/tonightshow.htm

but Mr. Carson's 20 year run established the format of entertainer and his hour of guests, monologues, and mayhem (planned or by divine intervention) that developed on your tv screen.
In the film version of Bill Carter's "The Late Shift" Kathy Bates talks about Leno "eating the steak but not wanting to know how the cows are slaughtered" (paraphrased). In her Helen Kushnick persona she declares that she pushed Johnny Carson out.

A user of the movie board http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116835/
says "I tell you what, after watching this movie, then watching either the Letterman or Leno show, all I want to do is crack open my Johnny Carson DVDs and see the real thing" and that
unsolicited comment just about says it all.

Here's an interesting interview with Betty Thomas on "The Late Shift"
http://industrycentral.net/director_interviews/BT01.HTM

My best friend growing up was addicted to Johnny Carson. Of course, we being eleven or twelve years old, there was a certain cache to being able to stay up that late at night. Johnny was the reason, or excuse.

R.I.P. - may your work inspire us to find better ways to entertain in the new Millennium, Johnny.

Tuesday, May 11, 2004


The Story of Visual Radio!

Joe Viglione's original presentation of "radio for your tv".

Visual Radio began when Joe Viglione was Director of Research for North America Media Corporation, a production company which developed content for PBS. The idea began in 1992 when Joe became a member of Woburn Cable TV but didn't launch until early 1995 when Marty Balin & The Jefferson Starship allowed a concert and interview to air. Jo Jo Gun at WGIR in Manchester, New Hampshire was the next guest, followed by Bobby Hebb, composer of "Sunny" and the Grammy Award winning "A Natural Man".

Ten years later over 325 hours of programming has been generated featuring guests such as Richard Branson, Linda Ronstadt, Lou Reed, Vincent Bugliosi, Professor Stephen Hawking, Curt Schilling of The Boston Red Sox, Bill Press, author Dennis Lehane, Suzanne Vega, author Edward Hallowell, Laura Numeroff, Spiderman/Jurassic Park scriptwriter David Koepp, and hundreds of other wonderful guests.

Write to us:
Visual_radio@yahoo.com

You are reading -

http://www.visual-radio.net

http://visualradio.blogspot.com

other updates:
Jeff Shapiro airing on Visual Radio #321 taped 1/18/05
http://visualradio.blog-city.com

Edward Hallowell aired during the Christmas 2005 season, taped 12/08/04
http://vrtv.blogspot.com

Sunday, April 18, 2004


from http://community.webtv.net/TheMadFaxer/rockjournalistjoe

http://www.joeviglione.com

Q U O T E S
Bill Press on Visual Radio-Television

"...Joe Viglione, the King of Mass. cable - tv!"

Bill Press, MSNBC commentator author of Dutton Press book
BUSH MUST GO 7/26/04 Cambridge, Mass.
http://www.billpress.com
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Boston Globe Feb. 2004

Article on Joe Viglione:
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2004/02/01/landing_big_names/

Landing big names
By Diana Brown, 2/1/2004

Cable television host Joseph Viglione launched his Visual Radio Television show nine years ago in Woburn. He has lined up some pretty impressive interviews along the way, which number 300 now and have aired in many local towns. Virgin Airlines founder Richard Branson, singers Judy Collins and Suzanne Vega, performance artist Laurie Anderson, ''Mystic River" author Dennis Lehane, professor Stephen Hawking, and band members from The Doors, Grand Funk Railroad, The Rolling Stones, The Cars, and The Jefferson Starship, are just a sample of the notables Viglione has had on his show. Viglione writes for All Media Guide and is working on a book about Lou Reed's 1973 Rock 'n' Roll Animal Tour

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Subject VH-1Date Mon, August 2, 2004 3:19 am
Hey Joe! Congrats on your success with VH-1.
All the best
Trudi and Ian Hunter
(Though Joe Viglione was taped for VH-1's "Story Behind The Songs" Autumn, 2003, Trudi and Ian are talking about VH-1s publishing of Joe's biographies on their webpage!)
Ian Hunter's Rant
http://www.mmmll.no/thm/collection/h/details/17548.html