Resources & Radio Archives

Resources & Radio Archives

Sam Obar's Walpole Times Columns:
12/15/11: Is the Kraft casino a gift or a curse for Walpole?
12/8/11: Casino fight stretches beyond South Walpole front
11/10/11: Are smaller class sizes really worth it?
10/20/11 Questions abound over Walpole 'Friends' tax status
9/15/11 40B may not be the bogeyman many see it as
8/18/11 No matter how you slice it, spending is a concern
8/11/11 Close the book on the old library building
7/14/11 Walpole will gets its prison mitigation money back, now what?
6/30/11 New Walpole Times Column: Obar on the Issues

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Special Pages:
Walpole Budget Project: Town spending, salaries, pensions, and more - The Town of Walpole Budget

Radio Archives:
The Sam Obar Show was a weekly political talk show hosted by Sam Obar on WDIS AM 1170 Discussion Radio, Norfolk, Mass., between June 2008 and June 2011. During its three years on the air, it featured interviews with major politicians such as Rep. Barney Frank, Sen. Scott Brown, former State Treasurer Tim Cahill, former Governor and Ambassador Paul Cellucci, and others. Obar's broadcasts reached a substantial portion of both Massachusetts and Rhode Island and reached listeners throughout the rest of the world through the web. In 2010, Obar moderated a political debate between Congressman Barney Frank and his Republican opponent Sean Bielat. The show has also been featured in news articles in The Walpole Hometown Weekly and The Boston Globe.

The Full Sam Obar Show Guest Lineup: June 2008 to June 2011

Michael Amaral, Walpole Historical Commission Member
Jon Rockwood, Candidate for State Senate, 2008, and Walpole Town Moderator
David Tuercke, Economist at Beacon Hill Institute
Keith Ferguson, Walpole Times Reporter
Jim Lucas, Sports Commentator
Jane Swift, Former Governor of Massachusetts
Paul Cellucci, Former Governor and Former Ambassador to Canada
Andrew J. Bacevich, Professor of International Relations at Boston University
Mike Berry, Walpole Selectman
James Roosevelt, Democratic National Committee Official
Patrick Shield, Candidate for Walpole Selectman, 2009 and 2010
Ed O'Reilly, Candidate for US Senate, 2008
Ryan Fattman, State Representative from Sutton
Noah McCullough, Teenage Book Author
Jonathan Krohn, Teenage Book Author and Conservative Pundit

Nancy Mackenzie, Walpole Selectman
Cliff Snuffer, Walpole Selectman
Michael Boynton, Walpole Town Administrator
Tim Cahill, Candidate for Governor, 2010, and State Treasurer, 2003-2011
Barney Frank, Congressman from the 4th Congressional District
Scott Brown, Former Wrentham State Senator and Current US Senator
Stephen Lynch, US Congressman
Bill Bowles, State Representative from Attleboro, 2009-2011
Sean Bielat, Candidate for Congress, 2010
Jack Coffey, Candidate for District Attorney, 2010
Sara Orozco, Candidate for State Senate, 2008
Jim Timilty, State Senator from Walpole
Dan Winslow, State Representative from Norfolk
Richard Ross, State Senator from Wrentham

Download Shows/Interviews/Segments:
Election 2010 Coverage
Tim Cahill (I) Candidate for Governor: August 7, 2010 | Download MP3 | Pictures and Video
Stephen Lynch (D) Congressman: October 16, 2010 | Download MP3
Sean Bielat and Barney Frank Congressional Debate: October 23, 2010 | Download MP3 | Picture
Jack Coffey (I) Candidate for District Attorney: October 30, 2010 | Download MP3

Walpole, MA-Related Interviews
Nancy Mackenzie, Walpole Selectman: June 5, 2010 | Download MP3
Cliff Snuffer, Walpole Selectman: September 18, 2010 | Download MP3
Mike Berry, Walpole Selectman: MP3 Not Available

Other Interviews
Paul Cellucci: December 6, 2008 | Download MP3
Bill Bowles: January 16, 2010 | Download MP3
Jane Swift: December 27, 2008 | Download MP3
James Roosevelt: September 6, 2008 | Download MP3
Andrew Bacevich: July 12, 2008 | Download MP3