The Fabulous 413 is a daily afternoon radio show celebrating life in western Massachusetts — and a kind of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" for grown-ups.
We want to hear from you! What do you think makes western Massachusetts great? Send us a note or leave us a voicemail.
Reach us at thefab413@nepm.org or 1-800-639-9120.
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We hear about Boca Tuya's residency at Adams Theater, celebrate Free Comic Books Day, and learn about the memorial celebration for Nat Graves at the Shea Theater. -
We talk to BoDeans founder Kurt Neumann before his show at the HOPE Center for the Arts, get Live Music Friday with Emily Wells accompanied by a string quartet, and visit Sixteen Acres Garden Center. -
We visit Amherst Media, find out about the dance production of "Rowdies in Love" at Jacob's Pillow, and McGovern with Rep. Jim McGovern. -
We visit the Smith College Museum of Art to check out the exhibit "Don't mind if I do" and talk with the Word Nerd about how we talk about herbs and spices. -
We get the behind-the-scenes look at local film "Watching Mr. Pearson," speak with musician Madeline Peyroux before she visits the HOPE Center for the Arts, and talk to Mr. Universe. -
We broadcast from the Emily Dickinson Museum with Executive Director Jane Wald, Program Director Brooke Steinhauser, and poets Nathan McClain and Rebecca Hart Olander. -
We chat with folx from The Massachusetts Review in honor of National Poetry Month, have a Live Music Friday with Springfield artist Parris, and return to State Street Fruit Store for the latest Wine Thunderdome. -
We talk to the organizers of Hampshire Pride that will hit the Northampton streets on May 2, speak with mezzo soprano Catilin Felsman ahead of Opera on Tap coming to The Iron Horse, and have our weekly chat with Rep. Jim McGovern. -
We check in with the organizers of the Amherst Sustainability Festival, talk with reporter Melissa Sances about her investigation of the Strathmore Paper Mill ahead of its near-certain demolition, and explore "whom" with the Word Nerd. -
We get a sneak peak of the 5th annual Easthampton Film Festival, check in with the David Ruggles Center before their Founders Day Symposium, and take the latest Local Hero Spotlight to Woodstar Cafe.
Monte Belmonte and Kaliis Smith bring you The Fabulous 413, a new live, daily radio show and podcast celebrating life in western Massachusetts — and a kind of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" for grown-ups.
Monte and Kaliis will introduce you to the neighbors who make our western Massachusetts the incredible place it is, with a focus on arts and agriculture, cuisine and colleges, history, happenings and whatever the people of the 413 are talking about today.
We’ll explore our fascinating places from The Clark to Clarkdale Fruit Farm, Tanglewood to “The Tofu Curtain,” from Forest Park to the Five Colleges.
The Fabulous 413 is radio terroir to better connect you to the place that we call home.
Monte Belmonte was born and raised in Massachusetts and has been a radio host in western Massachusetts for the last 20 years. He's married to Smith College Spanish lecturer Melissa Belmonte, and has three incredibly creative kids, Atticus, Enzo and Pax.
Kaliis Smith, who is also the show's digital producer, is originally from Roxbury and now lives in Springfield. A guitarist, she’s in several local bands including Ex-Temper, The Brass, and Soul Magnets, and she's the author of “Finger and Thumb.” Her latest is “Sir Morien,” a children’s book co-written with New York Times bestselling author Holly Black.