NewsByte cover art

NewsByte

NewsByte

By: WBZ-AM
Listen for free

About this listen

 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.2025 WBZ-AM Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Let the Jihads Begin, Providence Police Fumble, and President Trump Crosses a Line

    Let the Jihads Begin, Providence Police Fumble, and President Trump Crosses a Line
    Dec 22 2025

    Radical Islamist violence explodes across the globe all on the same day - Is it a coincidence? Providence police and Brown University fumble the ball and President Trump crosses a line with a social media post. There were some very surprising utterances this week as you will hear in our "did they really just say that" clips.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
    Show More Show Less
    38 mins
  • Politicizing Jesus, Crockett's Bizarre Campaign Launch, and Democrats Embrace the Lie

    Politicizing Jesus, Crockett's Bizarre Campaign Launch, and Democrats Embrace the Lie
    Dec 15 2025

    Baby Jesus takes a political stand, a texas senate run has the strangest launch in history, and we ask the question this week do the democrats even know the difference between a lie and the truth. The only way to describe this week's "did they really just say that" cuts is what the bleep?

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
    Show More Show Less
    29 mins
  • The Fog of War, Somali Fraudsters, and Schumer Death Threats

    The Fog of War, Somali Fraudsters, and Schumer Death Threats
    Dec 8 2025

    Is it war crimes or the fog of war, can Afghan terrorists and Somali fraudsters be traced back to the Biden Administration, and is Minority leader Chuck Schumer really under attack by MAGA? These are the questions posed by this week's "did they really just say that" cuts.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
    Show More Show Less
    32 mins
No reviews yet
In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.