ray ozzieDec 20, 2022
Chief TWiT 

This is the weekend I end my 46 year radio career. After 19 years as the Tech Guy, the last Saturday show is today. Tomorrow is the very last show of all.

I'm not leaving the mic, however. I'm still doing six podcasts a week, including the new Ask the Tech Guys which debuts January 7, 2023.

Thanks radio, it's been a blast. You will be forever in my heart.

Dec 17, 2022 at 6:15pmWeb
Show thread(((Jann Gobble)))🏳️‍🌈Dec 17, 2022

@leo I found you on radio, Leo! Thank you for helping my dad out (twice) - and for telling him the [fond] nickname for that blue screen that Windows presented to him and wouldn't let him do anything (BSOD)! He uses that term now for when his TV futzes or iPad locks and he can't get it unlocked.

We just let him do it w/o correcting him. After all, Leo told him that it was called the Blue Screen of Death when the laptop locked up - so he applies that to everything. 😂

Show threadPammyStarr   ✍️Dec 17, 2022
@leo congrats!! You won the game. ♥️ and I’m very happy you’ll still do Twit tv shows.
Show threadIcySharkDec 17, 2022
@leo I'm glad you are able to continue what you love while doing it on your own terms. 
Show threadSmittyHalibutDec 17, 2022
@leo You’ll now have the time (sarcasm) to get more into AMATEUR Radio now that it’s no longer your profession. ;-)
Show threadDr. Eric J. Fielding, PhDDec 17, 2022
@leo I have been listening to your podcasts since about 2008.
The only radio that I listen to these days is in my car and I don't drive as much as I used to.
Show threadKatherine ☘️Dec 17, 2022
@leo Oh no I loved TTG and Call for Help! It's been a ride! I'm kind of sad we never got a Twit/Tech channel on Sirius XM
Show threadChris GlassDec 17, 2022
@leo It's kinda crazy to think how much has changed over those many years.
I have so many memories of driving around on a Sunday listening to you recap tech news. Or on LONG drives up the coast when I lived in Seattle.
That was back when the Fairplex in Pomona still had a monthly computer fair.
Show threadChris GlassDec 17, 2022

@leo But, the fact the memories are all tied to old things that are also remnants of the past says a lot.

I think back to a discussion about Live365 online streaming radio and how it's much easier to reach people with terrestrial radio, since 'bandwidth' isn't as much of an issue per listener as it is online.

Times change.

Show threadOded ShopenDec 17, 2022
@leo incredible journey, thanks for everything Leo!
Show threadAndy (Old Account)Dec 17, 2022
@leo How crazy!
Show threadFoodScienceDec 17, 2022
@leo congratulations, Leo!
Show threadMaxHeadroomDec 17, 2022
@leo podcast is radio without the waves.
Show threadChris BreenDec 17, 2022
@leo Congratulations on the kind of career on which legends are built.
Show threadAllan SiegertDec 17, 2022
@leo Maybe buy a low-power transmitter for TWIT so you can hit the 50 year mark?
Show threadhalfpipeDec 17, 2022

@leo long live TWiT!

As we get further away from the utility of AM radio, the shows for which I remember to check-in will keep vanishing.

Sometimes I put batteries in my desk radio and tune in, knowing one day that programming won't be there anymore. It's nice to know a show is still there, even if I don't regularly check on it.

But usually I just stare at the radio without turning it on.

This is how Orpheus felt leading Eurydice out of Hell: one look back and the jig is up.

Show threadSatanmatDec 17, 2022
@leo I think this podcast thing might work out for you though…
Show threadCallista GravesDec 17, 2022

@leo I’ve always enjoyed the times I’ve heard The Tech Guy via podcast, and I’m sad for the people who won’t have your advice to lean on, but ya gotta do what ya gotta do. And we still get MAXIMUM LEO all week, so that’s a bonus!

Sincere congratulations on the milestone, Leo.

And thanks for everything.

Show threadConley KingDec 17, 2022

@leo Congratulations on your retirement from radio! It has been a pleasure listening to (and watching) The Tech Guy weekend shows over the years.

Wishing you continued success with the TWiT network and thanks for bringing this particular tech community together.

Show threadTom SheppardDec 17, 2022
@leo I worked at an AM/FM/TV station in the '70's as a control room operator while in high school, and then as a technician during the summers I was in university. It was one of the best jobs I've ever had. I have countless stories about the creative and crazy people who worked there. I loved WKRP in Cincinnati as it was so similar to what I experienced.
Show threadBertDec 17, 2022
@leo you’ve always had a positive impact on my tech life, Leo! I used to race home everyday to watch Tech TV!
Show threadHobie HenningDec 17, 2022
@leo that’s quite a track record, congrats! Thanks for all the great work you do. You’re one of the reasons I got into technology and IT work.
Show threadC StewartDec 17, 2022
@leo I'm glad you get to retire Leo. I'm gladder you're continuing with a podcast. I'm been an avid listener for quite a few years.
Show threadDanny 🇵🇭Dec 17, 2022
@leo Netcasts killed the radio star
Show threadKris Kosach 😏Dec 18, 2022
@leo radio people unite! you will always be a radio guy to me, Leo.
Show threadJackaninnyDec 18, 2022
@leo Thank you Leo! Started listening to you and Gina way back in the day. Catch you on the podcast!
Show threadKarlDec 18, 2022
@leo wow that’s huge. Congrats. You lasted much longer than most.
Show threadRebe+lovesNYC @SanityorVanityDec 18, 2022

@leo

I listened on the radio, then watched your show for so many years. It is a huge loss, but so glad about the podcast, etc. Thanks for not retiring!

Show threadComputeforloot Dec 18, 2022
@leo
Show threadStephenDec 18, 2022
@leo Sad emoji. Out with the old, in with the new old :)
Show threadJeff WinchesterDec 18, 2022
@leo Thank you Leo for all the knowledge and entertainment!
Show threadMarvin24Dec 18, 2022
@leo it’s been a great ride Leo, I’ve been with you all these years Thanks
Show threadshoryDec 18, 2022
@leo Congrats on a fantastic career! Now please don’t retire from TWIT anytime soon!!!
Show threadChris Doppler✅Dec 18, 2022
@leo Congrats and thank you for everything!!
Show threadTheSakmaniacDec 18, 2022
@leo That’s great to hear!
Show threadKenji KatoDec 18, 2022
@leo congrats to an amazing broadcast run on radio! 🥂🎉 and to many more years of netcasing!
Show threadPortugalJohnDec 18, 2022
@leo I grew up on talk radio and still love it. There is no doubt that you will be in the Radio Hall of Fame. Thanks for all the years of advice and comfort through your calm and soothing demeanor.
Show threadVegasWayneDec 19, 2022
@leo Great Final Show Leo. I remember the chat room from "Laporte on Computers" on KGO Radio. 1992? KGO's nigh time signal made it up and down the Pacific NW.
Show threadTonyDec 19, 2022
@leo Thank you Leo for all the years of teaching and entertaining us all these years. Happy you’ll still continue your podcasts.
Show threadJim VernonDec 19, 2022
@leo You will be missed from the (old school) air waves. I remember listening to your show on KGO when I was a kid growing up on the rural Oregon coast. Given my early interest in computers and my career path in tech, I think your show had some influence. Thanks Leo!
Show threadInspector MoroseDec 19, 2022
@leo I moved to the US in the late 90s and almost immediately discovered you and #katebotello presenting The Screensavers on #ZDTV. I’ve enjoyed watching/listening to your shows ever since. You were an inspiration in my time as a Public Radio broadcaster in CO.
After moving back to the UK I found #iOSToday with you and @mikahsargent and still watch you guys via YouTube.
Thanks for all those shows and good luck with your next chapter.
Show threadWayne the Linux GuyDec 19, 2022
@leo
Just curious -- why did you leave your radio show?
Show threadDave Winer ☕️Dec 20, 2022
@leo -- go get em Dr Twit! :-)
Show threadJakeZDec 20, 2022
@leo It was a great weekend, look forward to what your Sunday Ask the Tech Guys show will become.
Show threadPBnJasonDec 21, 2022
@leo Congrats! I’ve been watching/listening for years and will continue to do so.