The WHO Radio Wise Guys is an American radio program broadcast on WHO (AM) in Des Moines, Iowa Saturdays from 12:00 P.M. to 2:00 P.M. (CT), hosted by Dan Adams and Brian Gongol. The show focuses on computers and consumer technology news, with secondary features on science and medical technology. The show is also broadcast via an Internet stream, though both the program and the stream are frequently preempted in the fall and winter by broadcasts of Iowa Hawkeye football and basketball games.
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History
Originally aired in 2001 under the name "Dot Com", the name of the program was changed in 2002 as the content of the program was expanded to include subject matters beyond the Internet. This call-in show originally aired to replace a similar live technology-oriented program on WHO which was left vacant when host Chris Pirillo left the Des Moines area to focus on television broadcasting and other pursuits.
Hosts
Among the current hosts, Dan Adams is considered an avid Mac OS expert and proponent, while Brian Gongol has a deeper technical expertise on Windows OS or PC-specific topics. Both try to incorporate humor to make the show entertaining as well as informative.