Tuesday, May 06 2008
By Johnny Diaz (
The Boston Globe)
His name is Joe Ligotti, but you might know him as "The Guy From Boston." He's the cigar-smoking man with the loud voice, outsized personality, unmistakable Boston accent, and politically incorrect opinions.
Each Wednesday on his website, theguyfromboston.net, Ligotti stands in front of an American flag and delivers his biting and unfiltered takes on politics, the war, the Big Dig, and just about anything he wants to get off his chest. Over on WFXT-TV (Channel 25), the Eastie native tones it down to report humorous and offbeat segments with celebrities visiting Boston such as Tom Hanks or the Jonas Brothers. Ligotti can also be heard on local radio, with a new Saturday morning show on 96.9 WTKK-FM, where he cohosts with Philadelphia radio personality Lawrence "Huggy" Bergman.
What began as a series of patriotic video rants that he sent to his nephew who was stationed in Iraq has catapulted Ligotti into a local celebrity with a growing national profile. His website averages about 5 million hits a month. He's been a regular contributor to the Fox News Channel's morning show, "Fox and Friends." And Jay Leno invited him as a guest. The Globe caught up with "The Guy From Boston" to find out what he had to say for himself.
Q.How did you become "The Guy From Boston"?
Interview continues at boston.com...
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