Buzz Out Loud
Buzz Out Loud, "CNET's podcast of indeterminate length," or BOL, as it is affectionately titled by its fans, was a weekly podcast about technology produced by CNET. The show was hosted by Molly Wood, Brian Tong, and producer Stephen Beacham and various rotating guest hosts. Veronica Belmont co-hosted the show until Friday, July 20, 2007 when she left to work at Mahalo.com. Molly Wood was a daily co-host until Friday, January 16, 2009 when she cut back to once a week. A co-host rotation was instituted until Molly returned as a full-time host on Monday, February 8, 2010. Tom Merritt was also a co-host, but left on Friday, May 14, 2010 to host Tech News Today on TWiT. Buzz Out Loud was named in Apple's iTunes Best of 2008 under 'Classic Audio Podcasts.' It was announced on episode 1586 that the final show would air on Thursday, April 5, 2012. The final show, episode 1588, titled "Loved the Show", brought together the current hosts and producer, Molly Wood, Brian Tong and Stephen Beacham, as well as original hosts, co-hosts and friends, including Tom Merritt, Veronica Belmont, Jason Howell, Rafe Needleman and Donald Bell.
