Editing Car Talk (section)

==History==
In 1977, radio station [[WBUR-FM]] in [[Boston]] scheduled a panel of local car mechanics to discuss car repairs on one of its programs, but only Tom Magliozzi showed up. He did so well that he was asked to return as a guest, and he invited his younger brother Ray (who was actually more of a car repair expert) to join him. The brothers were soon asked to host their own radio show on WBUR, which they continued to do every week. In 1986, NPR decided to distribute their show nationally.<ref name=Lumsden>{{cite news|title='Click and Clack': frick and frack gearheads|last=Lumsden|first=Carolyn|work=[[Daily Breeze]]|date=July 11, 1986|page=E19}}</ref><ref name="verge end">{{cite web | url = https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/30/16387168/car-talk-tom-ray-magliozzi-repairs-npr-radio-podcast-comedy | title = For 30 years, Car Talk was the best way to ''waste a perfectly good hour'' of your weekend | first = Andrew | last = Liptak | date = September 30, 2017 | access-date = September 30, 2017 | work = [[The Verge]] | archive-date = September 30, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170930161805/https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/30/16387168/car-talk-tom-ray-magliozzi-repairs-npr-radio-podcast-comedy | url-status = live }}</ref>

In 1989, the brothers started a newspaper column ''Click and Clack Talk Cars'' which, like the radio show, mixed serious advice with humor. [[King Features]] distributes the column. Ray Magliozzi continues to write the column, retitled ''Car Talk'', after his brother's death in 2014, knowing he would have wanted the advice and humor to continue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kingfeatures.com/features/columns-a-z/click-and-clack-talk-cars/|title=Car Talk|publisher=[[King Features]]|access-date=June 13, 2019|date=2011-06-08|archive-date=June 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611190922/http://kingfeatures.com/features/columns-a-z/click-and-clack-talk-cars/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://kingfeatures.com/features/columns-a-z/click-and-clack-talk-cars/|title=Car Talk|publisher=[[King Features]]|access-date=2016-03-03|date=2011-06-08|archive-date=March 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306153338/http://kingfeatures.com/features/columns-a-z/click-and-clack-talk-cars/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1992, ''Car Talk'' won a [[List of Peabody Award winners (1990–99)#1992|Peabody Award]], saying "Each week, master mechanics Tom and Ray Magliozzi provide useful information about preserving and protecting our cars. But the real core of this program is what it tells us about human mechanics&nbsp;... The insight and laughter provided by Messrs. Magliozzi, in conjunction with their producer Doug Berman, provide a weekly mental tune-up for a vast and ever-growing public radio audience."<ref>{{cite web| url= http://peabodyawards.com/past-winners/award/?pbaward=999&pb_search=1&pb_title=&pb_year=&pb_porg=&pb_query=car%20talk| title= Car Talk| year= 1992| publisher= George Foster Peabody Awards| access-date= 2013-08-29| archive-date= November 4, 2014| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141104055149/http://www.peabodyawards.com/past-winners/award/?pbaward=999&pb_search=1&pb_title=&pb_year=&pb_porg=&pb_query=car%2520talk| url-status= dead}}</ref><ref name="verge end"/>

In 2005, Tom and Ray Magliozzi founded the Car Talk Vehicle Donation Program, "as a way to give back to the stations that were our friends and partners for decades — and whose programs we listen to every day."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Public Radio's Most Trusted Car Donation Program|url=https://www.cartalk.com/car-donation/npr-car-donation/|access-date=2021-02-01|website=www.cartalk.com|language=en}}</ref> Since the Car Talk Vehicle Donation Program was founded, over 40,000 vehicles have been donated to support local NPR stations and programs, with over $40 million donated. Approximately 70% of the proceeds generated go directly toward funding local NPR affiliates and programs.<ref>{{Cite web|title=How Does Your Donated Car Help Public Radio|url=https://www.cartalk.com/car-donation/tips/how-does-your-donated-car-help-public-radio/|access-date=2021-02-01|website=www.cartalk.com|language=en|archive-date=October 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027042406/https://www.cartalk.com/car-donation/tips/how-does-your-donated-car-help-public-radio/|url-status=live}}</ref>

As of 2012, it had 3.3 million listeners each week, on about 660 stations.<ref name=Bauder>{{cite news |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jOCGFHXdRDFYjEtqQss6Z1jiCmtg?docId=a86195c0202f48b7962a89b1807dbd4f |title=NPR 'Car Talk' duo retiring; reruns to continue |first=David |last=Bauder |date=8 June 2012 |agency=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=15 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610175838/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jOCGFHXdRDFYjEtqQss6Z1jiCmtg?docId=a86195c0202f48b7962a89b1807dbd4f |archive-date=2012-06-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On June 8, 2012, the brothers announced that they would no longer broadcast new episodes as of October.  Executive producer Doug Berman said the best material from 25 years of past shows would be used to put together "repurposed" shows for NPR to broadcast. Berman estimated the archives contain enough for eight years' worth of material before anything would have to be repeated.<ref name=Bauder /><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/06/08/154576808/car-talk-guys-are-retiring-but-their-best-stuff-will-be-rebroadcast |title=Car Talk Guys Are Retiring, But Their Best Stuff Will Be Rebroadcast |newspaper=NPR |date=June 8, 2012 |publisher=[[NPR|National Public Radio]] (NPR) |last1=Memmott |first1=Mark |access-date=April 3, 2018 |archive-date=May 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502065516/http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/06/08/154576808/car-talk-guys-are-retiring-but-their-best-stuff-will-be-rebroadcast |url-status=live }}</ref> Ray Magliozzi, however, would occasionally record new taglines and sponsor announcements that were aired at the end of the show.

The show was inducted into the [[National Radio Hall of Fame]] in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.radiohof.org/car_talk.htm |title=Car Talk |date=2017 |publisher=National Radio Hall Of Fame |access-date=January 9, 2017 |archive-date=January 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110162628/http://www.radiohof.org/car_talk.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Ray Magliozzi hosted a special ''Car Talk'' memorial episode for his brother Tom after he died in November 2014.

The ''Best of Car Talk'' episodes ended their weekly broadcast on NPR on September 30, 2017, although past episodes would continue availability online and via podcasts.<ref name="verge end" /><ref name="Rethink">{{cite web|url=https://current.org/2017/09/best-of-car-talk-keeps-running-as-stations-rethink-weekends/|title='Best of Car Talk' keeps running as stations rethink weekends|last=Falk|first=Tyler|work=[[Current (newspaper)|Current]]|date=2017-09-26|access-date=2017-10-06|archive-date=September 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927230955/https://current.org/2017/09/best-of-car-talk-keeps-running-as-stations-rethink-weekends/|url-status=live}}</ref> 120 of the 400 stations intended to continue airing the show. NPR announced one option for the time slot would be their new news-talk program ''[[It's Been a Minute]]''.<ref name="Rethink" />

On June 11, 2021, it was announced<ref name="facebook.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/cartalk/posts/10157697539666082|title=Announcement! Were ending our radio distribution of Car Talk, giving up the parking space to some new folk.|date=June 11, 2021| archive-url=http://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/10387251081/10157697539666082 | archive-date=2022-02-25 | url-status=live | url-access=limited | website=Car Talk on Facebook}}{{cbignore}}</ref> that radio distribution of ''Car Talk'' would officially end on October 1, 2021, and that NPR would begin distribution of a twice-weekly podcast that will be 35–40 minutes in length and include early versions of every show, in sequential order.<ref name="cartalk.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.cartalk.com/cars-content/car-talk-doubles-down-on-podcasting|title=Car Talk Doubles Down on Podcasting|date=September 2, 2021|website=Car Talk|access-date=September 4, 2021|archive-date=September 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210904160209/https://www.cartalk.com/cars-content/car-talk-doubles-down-on-podcasting|url-status=live}}</ref>