Greg Hawkes from the Cars, Moulty of The Barbarians, Linda Ronstadt, Boston Mayor Tom Menino, Jo Jo Laine and other celebrities rocked with us in our first 25 episodes in 1995. Now in 2020 we are celebrating our 25th year! Felicity Jones from Star Wars Rogue 1, Jodie Foster, Dracula author Arthur Lennig, Ray McNally “In Search of Dracula,” Gilbert Gottfried, Gallagher, Margaret Cho, filmmakers Robert Zemeckis, Michael Moore, Jon Cena, best selling author Jennifer Weiner, Bruce Sudano, Producer Jerry Ross, Producer Rob Fraboni, Ian Hunter of Mott the Hoople, Bruce Kulick of Kiss, Mark Farner of Grand Funk Railroad, Rob Gronkowski of New England Patriots with Patriots historian Bob Hyldburg, Johnny Pesky of the Red Sox, author Stephen Davis, our interviews are unique, compelling and digression is the keyword!
Joe Viglione created Visual Radio in 1992, putting it into production in 1995. Our first guest was Marty Balin of the Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship. Between our radio and television programs we’ve interviewed over 1,000 guests. Called “groundbreaking” by the Woburn Advocate when it launched in 1995, the program has had the distinction of being called “the best show on public access in America.”
Tonight, March 18, 2020 we are creating a new website – Visual-Radio.net highlighting current shows, upcoming shows, and our new Classic Visual Radio compiling the old footage in a documentary style.
Boston Globe article: Feb 1 2004 Boston Globe Cable television host Joseph Viglione launched his Visual Radio Television show nine years ago in Woburn. He has lined up some pretty impressive interviews along the way, which number 300 now and have aired in many local towns. Virgin Airlines founder Richard Branson , singers Judy Collins and Suzanne Vega , performance artist Laurie Anderson , ”Mystic River” author Dennis … (Full Article: 551 Words) http://archive.boston.com/…/a…/2004/02/01/landing_big_names/ also on www.joeviglione.com
Cable television host Joseph Viglione launched his Visual Radio Television show nine years ago in Woburn. He has lined up some pretty impressive interviews along the way, which number 300 now and have aired in many local towns. Virgin Airlines founder Richard Branson, singers Judy Collins and Suzanne Vega, performance artist Laurie Anderson, ”Mystic River” author Dennis Lehane, professor Stephen Hawking, and band members from The Doors, Grand Funk Railroad, The Rolling Stones, The Cars, and The Jefferson Starship, are just a sample of the notables Viglione has had on his show. Viglione writes for All Media Guide and is working on a book about Lou Reed’s 1973 Rock ‘n’ Roll Animal Tour
BOSTON GLOBE ARTICLE, PART 2, November 2008
‘Visual Radio’ founder started early
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Joe Viglione of Medford was just 15 years old in 1969 when he produced his first issue of Varulven, a fan magazine featuring interviews and film and music reviews. A collector of 8mm science fiction and fantasy films, Viglione was also an aspiring filmmaker and musician whose original songs first aired on WBCN-FM when he was 17.
While his magazine is no longer in production, Viglione has since founded a record label by the same name, worked as a radio station programming director, and continued writing about films and the Boston music scene. Locally, however, Viglione may be best known for his public access television show, “Visual Radio,” which is broadcast in 18 towns including Hamilton, Malden, Salem, Wenham, and Winthrop. A weekly segment airs in Manhattan.
Since launching “Visual Radio” in 1995, Viglione has produced more than 400 shows featuring interviews, concerts, and lectures by local authors, politicians, and community activists.
Visual Radio Live Thursday August 22, 2013 – March 18, 2020 8:01 pm. We’re BACK!
THE BLUES MAGOOS ON THE POP EXPLOSION
You gotta love all these expressive hands. Marty Walsh (guitarist, not Mayor) – Gary DeCarlo Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye, Harlow Giles Unger, Vikram Agrawal, Harry Sandler, Joe Viglione
Adelphia Network Channel 10 (Channel 70, Digital Service)
Adelphia To Rockland, Abington, Pembroke, Marshfield, Halifax, Plympton,Duxbury, Kingston, Plymouth, Carver, Bourne, Sandwich & Falmouth. Approximately 95,000 possible viewers. Martha’s Vineyard (another 19,000 possible viewers)
RCN Network Saturday & Sundays 7 PM Channel 8 RCN
Broadcast on the entire RCN Network – 20 cities & towns including 4 Suburbs of Boston! Framingham, Watertown, Woburn, Arlington, Somerville, Needham, Newton, Burlington, Waltham and many more
PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL CABLE STATION AND REQUEST VISUAL RADIO! Here’s a very handy guide to stations…
¶ 9:08 AMFriday, December 31, 2004 R.I.P. Johnny Carson – 1/23/09
What can be said about numero uno that others won’t say better? I’ll let Sid Smith of the Chicago Tribune, their arts critic, do the honors:
Published January 23, 2005, 2:32 PM CST
Some may be able to top Johnny’s achievements, but it is impossible to top Johnny himself as he is the archetype, the original. Sure, Steve Allen launched as host of the show in the birthyear of Visual Radio’s host – 1954 – and Jack Paar got 5 years in from 1957-1962
but Mr. Carson’s 20 year run established the format of entertainer and his hour of guests, monologues, and mayhem (planned or by divine intervention) that developed on your tv screen. In the film version of Bill Carter’s “The Late Shift” Kathy Bates talks about Leno “eating the steak but not wanting to know how the cows are slaughtered” (paraphrased). In her Helen Kushnick persona she declares that she pushed Johnny Carson out.
A user of the movie board http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116835/ says “I tell you what, after watching this movie, then watching either the Letterman or Leno show, all I want to do is crack open my Johnny Carson DVDs and see the real thing” and that unsolicited comment just about says it all.
My best friend growing up was addicted to Johnny Carson. Of course, we being eleven or twelve years old, there was a certain cache to being able to stay up that late at night. Johnny was the reason, or excuse.
R.I.P. – may your work inspire us to find better ways to entertain in the new Millennium, Johnny.
¶ 9:42 PMTuesday, May 11, 2004 The Story of Visual Radio!
Joe Viglione’s original presentation of “radio for your tv”.
Visual Radio began when Joe Viglione was Director of Research for North America Media Corporation, a production company which developed content for PBS. The idea began in 1992 when Joe became a member of Woburn Cable TV but didn’t launch until early 1995 when Marty Balin & The Jefferson Starship allowed a concert and interview to air. Jo Jo Gun at WGIR in Manchester, New Hampshire was the next guest, followed by Bobby Hebb, composer of “Sunny” and the Grammy Award winning “A Natural Man”.
Ten years later over 325 hours of programming has been generated featuring guests such as Richard Branson, Linda Ronstadt, Lou Reed, Vincent Bugliosi, Professor Stephen Hawking, Curt Schilling of The Boston Red Sox, Bill Press, author Dennis Lehane, Suzanne Vega, author Edward Hallowell, Laura Numeroff, Spiderman/Jurassic Park scriptwriter David Koepp, and hundreds of other wonderful guests.
A full hour with author Jeff Shapiro talking about his life in America and Italy, the creation and publication of his first two books “Renato’s Luck” and “Secrets of Sant’ Angelo”, and discussions on philosophy and life. It’s what you expect from VRTV. Visual Radio-Television Program #321
Jeff Shapiro appears at Brookline Booksmith 7 PM Tuesday 1/18/05
Tuesday, January 18, 2005 Brookline Booksmith JEFF SHAPIRO reads from his Secrets of Sant’ Angelo at 7 p.m. at Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard St., Brookline. Free; (617) 566-6660.
Time: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 7:00 PMLocation: The Brookline Booksmith Writers and Readers RoomTitle of Event: JEFF SHAPIRO – Secrets of Sant’ Angelo Wrought with magic and the delights of Tuscany, former Bostonian current Tuscanonian Jeff Shapiro spins a beautiful yarn with Secrets of Sant’ Angelo. “How joyful it is to be in Sant’ Angelo under Jeff Shapiro’s imaginative pen, and to witness a town heal itself from misfortune and sorrow through the surprising gifts of strangers. A lovely story.” (Susan Vreeland)
Fortune may be blind, but misfortune sees us all too clearly…At least that’s what the townspeople of Sant’Angelo D’Asso have come to believe. The small Italian village, an hour’s train ride south of Siena, has been hit with a spate of sfortuna-bad luck-that hasn’t let up all season. Endless rain, debilitating influenza, and bizarre deaths have befallen this town, leaving its people with a diehard faith in the power of curses-and a deep longing for a miracle. Now that miracle may have swept into town, in the form of two mysterious newcomers who bring with them an unexpectedly hot sun in the middle of December. Rosa Spina Innocenti is a sinfully beautiful woman full of incredible stories. Her grown son, Emanuelle Mosè, may be quiet and withdrawn, but he seems to possesses the ability to heal people and animals. In a short time, the pair convince those eager to believe that they’ve been sent by a higher being-and wind up inspiring faith in a community hungry for spiritual delight and good fortune. But just as the townspeople begin to succumb to the mystical appeal of this charming duo, another stranger arrives. And soon his presence threatens not only to come between one betrothed couple, but to tear apart a close-knit community that will do nearly anything-even turn on each other-for proof of a power greater than themselves.
Author Biography:
Jeff Shapiro is the author of the acclaimed novel Renato’s Luck. Married to an Italian woman, he has lived in the countryside near Siena since 1991. He teaches English at a language university in Siena and creative writing at the Siena School for Liberal Arts.
Thursday, January 20, 2005 7:00 PM Location: Worcester Store TATNUCK BOOKSELLERS Title of Event: Jeff Shapiro Book Signing
Jeff Shapiro author of one of my favorite books, Renato’s Luck, is back in America to launch his latest Italian Literary Masterpiece – THE SECRET OF SANT’ANGELO – From the author of “Renato’s Luck” comes a captivating story that celebrates the beauty of faith, the nature of luck, and the extraordinary ways in which love can change lives, in which the residents of a small Italian village seek a miracle to overcome their misfortunes.
At least that’s what the townspeople of Sant’Angelo D’Asso have come to believe. The small Italian village, an hour’s train ride south of Siena, has been hit with a spate of sfortuna-bad luck-that hasn’t let up all season. Endless rain, debilitating influenza, and bizarre deaths have befallen this town, leaving its people with a diehard faith in the power of curses-and a deep longing for a miracle.
Now that miracle may have swept into town, in the form of two mysterious newcomers who bring with them an unexpectedly hot sun in the middle of December. Rosa Spina Innocenti is a sinfully beautiful woman full of incredible stories. Her grown son, Emanuelle Mosè, may be quiet and withdrawn, but he seems to possesses the ability to heal people and animals. In a short time, the pair convince those eager to believe that they’ve been sent by a higher being-and wind up inspiring faith in a community hungry for spiritual delight and good fortune.
But just as the townspeople begin to succumb to the mystical appeal of this charming duo, another stranger arrives. And soon his presence threatens not only to come between one betrothed couple, but to tear apart a close-knit community that will do nearly anything-even turn on each other-for proof of a power greater than themselves.Author Biography: Jeff Shapiro is the author of the acclaimed novel Renato’s Luck. Married to an Italian woman, he has lived in the countryside near Siena since 1991. He teaches English at a language university in Siena and creative writing at the Siena School for Liberal Arts.
Cable television host Joseph Viglione launched his Visual Radio Television show nine years ago in Woburn. He has lined up some pretty impressive interviews along the way, which number 300 now and have aired in many local towns. Virgin Airlines founder Richard Branson, singers Judy Collins and Suzanne Vega, performance artist Laurie Anderson, ”Mystic River” author Dennis Lehane, professor Stephen Hawking, and band members from The Doors, Grand Funk Railroad, The Rolling Stones, The Cars, and The Jefferson Starship, are just a sample of the notables Viglione has had on his show. Viglione writes for All Media Guide and is working on a book about Lou Reed’s 1973 Rock ‘n’ Roll Animal Tour
================================= Subject VH-1Date Mon, August 2, 2004 3:19 am Hey Joe! Congrats on your success with VH-1. All the best Trudi and Ian Hunter (Though Joe Viglione was taped for VH-1’s “Story Behind The Songs” Autumn, 2003, Trudi and Ian are talking about VH-1s publishing of Joe’s biographies on their webpage!) Ian Hunter’s Rant http://www.mmmll.no/thm/collection/h/details/17548.html
Adelphia Network Channel 10 (Channel 70, Digital Service)
Adelphia To Rockland, Abington, Pembroke, Marshfield, Halifax, Plympton,Duxbury, Kingston, Plymouth, Carver, Bourne, Sandwich & Falmouth. Approximately 95,000 possible viewers. Martha’s Vineyard (another 19,000 possible viewers)
RCN Network Saturday & Sundays 7 PM Channel 8 RCN
Broadcast on the entire RCN Network – 20 cities & towns including 4 Suburbs of Boston! Framingham, Watertown, Woburn, Arlington, Somerville, Needham, Newton, Burlington, Waltham and many more
PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL CABLE STATION AND REQUEST VISUAL RADIO! Here’s a very handy guide to stations…
¶ 9:08 AMFriday, December 31, 2004 R.I.P. Johnny Carson – 1/23/09
What can be said about numero uno that others won’t say better? I’ll let Sid Smith of the Chicago Tribune, their arts critic, do the honors:
Published January 23, 2005, 2:32 PM CST
Some may be able to top Johnny’s achievements, but it is impossible to top Johnny himself as he is the archetype, the original. Sure, Steve Allen launched as host of the show in the birthyear of Visual Radio’s host – 1954 – and Jack Paar got 5 years in from 1957-1962
but Mr. Carson’s 20 year run established the format of entertainer and his hour of guests, monologues, and mayhem (planned or by divine intervention) that developed on your tv screen. In the film version of Bill Carter’s “The Late Shift” Kathy Bates talks about Leno “eating the steak but not wanting to know how the cows are slaughtered” (paraphrased). In her Helen Kushnick persona she declares that she pushed Johnny Carson out.
A user of the movie board http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116835/ says “I tell you what, after watching this movie, then watching either the Letterman or Leno show, all I want to do is crack open my Johnny Carson DVDs and see the real thing” and that unsolicited comment just about says it all.
My best friend growing up was addicted to Johnny Carson. Of course, we being eleven or twelve years old, there was a certain cache to being able to stay up that late at night. Johnny was the reason, or excuse.
R.I.P. – may your work inspire us to find better ways to entertain in the new Millennium, Johnny.
¶ 9:42 PMTuesday, May 11, 2004 The Story of Visual Radio!
Joe Viglione’s original presentation of “radio for your tv”.
Visual Radio began when Joe Viglione was Director of Research for North America Media Corporation, a production company which developed content for PBS. The idea began in 1992 when Joe became a member of Woburn Cable TV but didn’t launch until early 1995 when Marty Balin & The Jefferson Starship allowed a concert and interview to air. Jo Jo Gun at WGIR in Manchester, New Hampshire was the next guest, followed by Bobby Hebb, composer of “Sunny” and the Grammy Award winning “A Natural Man”.
Ten years later over 325 hours of programming has been generated featuring guests such as Richard Branson, Linda Ronstadt, Lou Reed, Vincent Bugliosi, Professor Stephen Hawking, Curt Schilling of The Boston Red Sox, Bill Press, author Dennis Lehane, Suzanne Vega, author Edward Hallowell, Laura Numeroff, Spiderman/Jurassic Park scriptwriter David Koepp, and hundreds of other wonderful guests.
Cable television host Joseph Viglione launched his Visual Radio Television show nine years ago in Woburn. He has lined up some pretty impressive interviews along the way, which number 300 now and have aired in many local towns. Virgin Airlines founder Richard Branson, singers Judy Collins and Suzanne Vega, performance artist Laurie Anderson, ”Mystic River” author Dennis Lehane, professor Stephen Hawking, and band members from The Doors, Grand Funk Railroad, The Rolling Stones, The Cars, and The Jefferson Starship, are just a sample of the notables Viglione has had on his show. Viglione writes for All Media Guide and is working on a book about Lou Reed’s 1973 Rock ‘n’ Roll Animal Tour
================================= Subject VH-1Date Mon, August 2, 2004 3:19 am Hey Joe! Congrats on your success with VH-1. All the best Trudi and Ian Hunter (Though Joe Viglione was taped for VH-1’s “Story Behind The Songs” Autumn, 2003, Trudi and Ian are talking about VH-1s publishing of Joe’s biographies on their webpage!) Ian Hunter’s Rant http://www.mmmll.no/thm/collection/h/details/17548.html
Creating Content since 1995! featuring Joe Viglione – host of TV EYE, established in 1979.
Interviews with Mark Farner, Burton Cummings and The Carpet Frogs on one full show. This show will be syndicated to public access stations in New York and New England. Farner interview conducted on July 29, 2012; Cummings and The Carpet Frogs on July 21, 2012 backstage at the Boston Esplanade. Directed and edited by Jay LaFond at Haverill Community Access TV. Re-edited by Tim Bradley and Joe Viglione on August 30, 2012 at Winchester Community Access and Media, WinCAM. Two great access stations working in harmony to provide GREAT public access television unavailable anywhere else! Interview footage COPYRIGHT 2012 Joe Viglione, all rights reserved.