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The '''WHO Radio Wise Guys''' was an American [[radio]] program broadcast on [[WHO (AM)]] in [[Des Moines, Iowa]] on Saturdays and was hosted by Dan Adams and Brian Gongol. The show focused on computers and consumer technology news, with secondary features on [[science]] and [[medical news]].

==History==

Originally aired in 2001 under the name "Dot Com",<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://whoradio.com/infotech.html |title=Archive.org: WHO Radio website archived in August 2001 |access-date=2001-08-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010801211632/http://whoradio.com/infotech.html |archive-date=2001-08-01 |url-status=live }}</ref> the name of the program was changed in 2002<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20020207123513/http://whoradio.com/index.html Archive.org: WHO Radio website archived in February 2002]</ref> 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<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20010413053807/http://www.lockergnome.com/show.html Archive.org: Lockergnome.com archived in April 2001]</ref> on WHO which was left vacant when host [[Chris Pirillo]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lockergnome.com/show.html |title=Archive.org: WHO Radio website archived in 2000 |access-date=2000-08-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000815052800/http://www.lockergnome.com/show.html |archive-date=2000-08-15 |url-status=live }}</ref> left the Des Moines area to focus on television broadcasting<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1022052/ Internet Movie Database: Chris Pirillo]</ref> and other pursuits.

===Hosts===

{| class="wikitable"

|-

! Host

! Years active on the program

|-

| Dan Adams

| 2003<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030401090721/http://www.whoradio.com/wiseguys.html Archive.org: WHO Radio website archive from April 2003]</ref>-present

|-

| Corey Allen

| 2004<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040602033543/http://radiowiseguys.com/ Archive.org: RadioWiseGuys.com archive from 2004]</ref>

|-

| Dick Apland

| 2002<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.radiowiseguys.com/ |title=Archive.org: RadioWiseGuys.com archive from 2002 |access-date=2002-06-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020615142746/http://www.radiowiseguys.com/ |archive-date=2002-06-15 |url-status=live }}</ref>

|-

| Danny Bishop

| 2001<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://whoradio.com/infotech.html |title=Archive.org: WHO Radio website archive from August 2001 |access-date=2001-08-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010801211632/http://whoradio.com/infotech.html |archive-date=2001-08-01 |url-status=live }}</ref>-2004<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040602033543/http://radiowiseguys.com/ Archive.org: RadioWiseGuys.com archive from June 2004]</ref>

|-

| George Davison

| 2002<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20021004132802/http://www.whoradio.com/wiseguys.html Archive.org: WHO Radio archive from October 2002]</ref>-2003<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030201102555/http://www.whoradio.com/wiseguys.html Archive.org: WHO Radio archive from February 2003]</ref>

|-

| Brian Gongol

| 2004<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.whoradio.com/wiseguys/ |title=Archive.org: WHO Radio website archive from April 2005 |access-date=2005-04-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050403153415/http://www.whoradio.com/wiseguys/ |archive-date=2005-04-03 |url-status=live }}</ref>-present<ref>[http://www.gongol.com/radio/shownotes/ Archival show notes]</ref>

|-

| Jeff Hansen

| 2001<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://whoradio.com/infotech.html |title=Archive.org: WHO Radio website archive from August 2001 |access-date=2001-08-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010801211632/http://whoradio.com/infotech.html |archive-date=2001-08-01 |url-status=live }}</ref>-2002<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.radiowiseguys.com/ |title=Archive.org: RadioWiseGuys.com archive from June 2002 |access-date=2002-06-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020615142746/http://www.radiowiseguys.com/ |archive-date=2002-06-15 |url-status=live }}</ref>

|-

| Ross Peterson

| 2004<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.whoradio.com/wiseguys/ |title=Archive.org: WHO Radio website archive from April 2005 |access-date=2005-04-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050403153415/http://www.whoradio.com/wiseguys/ |archive-date=2005-04-03 |url-status=live }}</ref>-2008

|-

| Kevin Wichtendahl

| 2002<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20021004132802/http://www.whoradio.com/wiseguys.html Archive.org: WHO Radio archive from 2002]</ref>-2003<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030201102555/http://www.whoradio.com/wiseguys.html Archive.org: WHO Radio archive from 2003]</ref>

|}

Among the current hosts, Dan Adams is considered an avid [[Mac OS]] expert and proponent, while Brian Gongol has deeper technical expertise on [[Windows OS]] or PC-specific topics. Both try to incorporate humor to make the show entertaining as well as informative.

==References==

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[[Category:American talk radio programs]]