Ray Magliozzi
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Raymond F. "Clack Tappet" Magliozzi (born March 30, 1949) is a co-host (with older brother Tom Magliozzi
) of NPR
's winning weekly radio show, Car Talk
. They are known as "Click and Clack, the Tappet
Brothers". Their show was honored with a Peabody Award
in 1992.
native and has lived there almost all his life.
He graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
in 1972 with a Bachelor of Science
(BS) degree in Humanities and Science. On June 4, 1999, Tom and Ray gave the commencement address at MIT.
He spent a few years teaching science in Bennington, Vermont. He moved back to Cambridge and opened a do-it-yourself repair shop, named Hacker's Haven, with his brother. He and his wife, Monique, have two sons, Louie and Andrew.
He spends the bulk of his time running the garage and working on the pair's radio show.
Some, especially Ray, point out that the bulk of the correct diagnoses and advice distributed by Car Talk are in fact produced by Ray. He is also responsible for the "Weekly Puzzler".
Ray and his brother Tom had cameo appearances as the Rust-eze owners in the Pixar film, Cars
. In it, they gave their trademark lines "Don't drive like my brother." Ray appeared as a 1964 Dodge A100 van. He and Tom also made a cameo appearance on the children's show Arthur
.
Ray stars with Tom in the PBS animated series, Click and Clack's As the Wrench Turns
, based on Car Talk.
Like his brother, Ray is colorblind.
Tom Magliozzi
Thomas Louis "Click Tappet" Magliozzi is an American radio talk show host. He and his younger brother Ray Magliozzi, also known collectively as Click and Clack, The Tappet Brothers, are the hosts of National Public Radio's Car Talk. -Biography:Thomas Louis...
) of NPR
NPR
NPR, formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States. NPR was created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting...
's winning weekly radio show, Car Talk
Car Talk
Car Talk is a radio talk show broadcast weekly on National Public Radio stations throughout the United States and elsewhere. Its subjects are automobiles and repair, and it often takes humorous turns...
. They are known as "Click and Clack, the Tappet
Tappet
A tappet is the noise made by a worn cam follower, however the term is widely used to represent the cam follower itself. In mechanical engineering it is a projection which imparts a linear motion to some other component within an assembly...
Brothers". Their show was honored with a Peabody Award
Peabody Award
The George Foster Peabody Awards recognize distinguished and meritorious public service by radio and television stations, networks, producing organizations and individuals. In 1939, the National Association of Broadcasters formed a committee to recognize outstanding achievement in radio broadcasting...
in 1992.
Biography
Ray Magliozzi is a Cambridge, MassachusettsCambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...
native and has lived there almost all his life.
He graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
in 1972 with a Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
(BS) degree in Humanities and Science. On June 4, 1999, Tom and Ray gave the commencement address at MIT.
He spent a few years teaching science in Bennington, Vermont. He moved back to Cambridge and opened a do-it-yourself repair shop, named Hacker's Haven, with his brother. He and his wife, Monique, have two sons, Louie and Andrew.
He spends the bulk of his time running the garage and working on the pair's radio show.
Some, especially Ray, point out that the bulk of the correct diagnoses and advice distributed by Car Talk are in fact produced by Ray. He is also responsible for the "Weekly Puzzler".
Ray and his brother Tom had cameo appearances as the Rust-eze owners in the Pixar film, Cars
Cars (film)
Cars is a 2006 American animated family film produced by Pixar and directed by John Lasseter and co-directed by Joe Ranft. It is the seventh Disney·Pixar feature film, and Pixar's final, independently-produced motion picture before its purchase by Disney...
. In it, they gave their trademark lines "Don't drive like my brother." Ray appeared as a 1964 Dodge A100 van. He and Tom also made a cameo appearance on the children's show Arthur
Arthur (TV series)
Arthur is an American/Canadian animated educational television series for children, created by Cookie Jar Group and WGBH for the Public Broadcasting Service...
.
Ray stars with Tom in the PBS animated series, Click and Clack's As the Wrench Turns
Click and Clack's As the Wrench Turns
Click and Clack's As the Wrench Turns is an animated television series that follows the adventures of the brothers Click and Clack from their auto repair shop Car Talk Plaza. The program stars Tom and Ray Magliozzi , also known as the Tappet Brothers, from National Public Radio's Car Talk...
, based on Car Talk.
Like his brother, Ray is colorblind.