Real Audio Sounds

Welcome to the Real Audio Sounds page! In order to hear the audio clips in the section you need the latest Real Audio Player. To play many of these audio sounds you need to have the DolbyNet(tm) Audio Codec for RealAudio, which should happen automatically. Yes, these are in the Old Real Audio 3 format!

February 23, 2011 update:
In order to play most of the songs in this archive you need the 'Real One' player and not the current Real Player. This is because Real Media discontinued supporting some of their own codec. Nice! You can download the Player fom cnet Download.com. I am in the process of migrating some of these clips to HTML audio format.

March 25, 2011 update:
Using VisualHub, I have been able to convert all the audio to MP3 format. I am exploring other audio streaming methods, including using HTML 5.0 Audio tag which will work in iPod and iPhones.

New Boston Radio
Assorted sound bytes from various radio stations in Boston Massachusetts, such as WBZ, WRKO, WROR. I like to focus on traffic and seasonal reports. Always fun to hear school closing in the middle of July.
Name Description Length
Aaron Broussard This is a clip of the Howie Carr show talking about Jefferson Parish's President Aaron Broussard. Howie explains how Aaron Broussard went on Meet the Press and egagerated an incident with a victim of Katrina. 02:39

New Jerry Williams
Jerry William was a great talk show host in Boston. He had many classic moments on his talk show. Here are some in my collection.
Name Description Length
Jerry Williams Impersonation Here's a guest doing a pretty good Jerry Williams impersonation. 00:47

New Misc Sounds
Sound bytes that don't fit in any particular category ends up here. These are sounds that I think people will enjoy, but I don't have enough to create an entire category.
Name Description Length
Table Telephone Did you know there is a need in resturants to have telephones at the table? In the 1990s, George & Jeanie Douglas thought it was and came up with this business idea. 02:00

New Politics
Assorted political commercials and sound bytes from various people in the political sector. Most of these sounds are from speeches, such as the last part of Ronald Reagan's state of the Union speech in 1988.
Name Description Length
2009 Inauguration Talking about Concond in his Inauguration address. Barack Obama is the first President to mention Concord, MA in an Inauguration Speech. 01:39

New Radio
Most of the sounds in this category come from Northern California radio stations, such as KGO and KSFO. Occasionally I'll put a national syndicated talk show host in this category, such as Laura Ingram and Rush Limbaugh.
Name Description Length
Talking to Callers This is a clip of the Laura Ingraham Show talking about why Bush should be re-elected in 2004 04:26
Election Eve 2004 This is the Laura Ingram Show on Election Eve in 2004. 09:51

New Sports
Name Description Length
Red Sox Win! On September 22, the Red Sox and Baltimore were tied at the bottom of the 12th inning. Orlando Cabrera is at the plate. Here's what happened after a 2-2 pitch. 01:30
Game 7 This is the final out of Game 7, during the ALCS in 2005. The Red Sox would come from a 3-0 deficit to beat the Yankees. 03:00
Red Sox 2005 Intro This is the introduction that WEEI plays before every Red Sox game. This has been updated to include assorted sound bytes from the 2004 playoffs. 03:00
This is for Teddy Ballgame Terry Cashman sang this on April 11, 2005 at Fenway Park. Johnny Pesky had the honor of raising the World Series Championship flag. Terry Cashman is best known for his hit Talkin Baseball. 04:00

New Traffic Reports
Some classic traffic reports from Boston Massachusetts and Silicon Valley.
Name Description Length
Monday Morning Traffic This is the traffic report at 8 am, July 26, 2004, on the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Boston. 01:20
Boston Snow Traffic This is several callers calling WRKO to talk about their morning commute during a snow storm on January 26, 2005. 02:55