For any of you who have been fans of Buzz Out Loud, one of the original tech podcasts, I have good and bad news. Bad News (sort of): Buzz Out Loud is ending as of its April 5 show. Good News (we’ll see): CNET Live on demand video is about to become the main outlet for tech info on CNET (now owned by CBS)
Buzz Out Loud six years ago (something like two centuries ago in Internet years) started out as a regular tech broadcast featuring the professional news/radio sound of Tom Merritt, the often outrageous but always entertaining color commentary of Molly Woods and one of the original board ops Veronica Belmont. It was insightful, one of the best sources for in-depth tech news and a magical mix of personalities. Tom was alway something of the straight man, Molly, an accomplished journalist added her own crazy spice to the mix while Belmont added her own edgy, game-oriented flavor and hip “hackeresque” cache.
For those of us with voracious appetites for tech information and insightful commentary, Buzz Out Loud was like water in a weary land. The program slowly crept its way up to an unwieldy hour or …
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