Daily Giz Wiz
Encyclopedia
Weekly Daily Giz Wiz is a daily Podcast featuring Dick DeBartolo
and Leo Laporte
and is part of the TWiT.tv Network
. It is a short, daily discussion about one technology or gadget. A shorter version of The Weekly Daily Giz Wiz (formerly The Daily Giz Wiz) also appears on Laporte's syndicated radio show The Tech Guy
. It celebrated its 600th episode on the 20th June 2008. The "Daily Giz Wiz" was renamed to represent new show new format of a weekly podcast.
All have been retired due to the new format.
Most have been retired due to the new format.
, heard in New York, Boston and 28 other markets, plus streaming on the Internet. He also has a periodic "gadget" segment on ABC
World News Now.
Dick DeBartolo
Dick DeBartolo is an American writer. He has most notably written for Mad. He is occasionally referred to as "Mads Maddest Writer," this being a twist on Don Martin's former status as "Mads Maddest Artist." DeBartolo served as the magazine's "Creative Consultant" from 1984 to 2009.Mad has long...
and Leo Laporte
Leo Laporte
Léo Gordon Laporte is an Emmy Award winning, American technology broadcaster, author, and entrepreneur. A former resident of Providence, Rhode Island, he now lives in Petaluma, California with his wife Jennifer and two children, Abby and Henry....
and is part of the TWiT.tv Network
TWiT.tv (network)
The TWiT Netcast Network, which is the operating trade name of TWiT LLC, is a podcast network run by technology broadcaster and author Leo Laporte. The network began operation in April 2005 with the launch of This Week in Tech. Security Now was the second podcast on the network, debuting in...
. It is a short, daily discussion about one technology or gadget. A shorter version of The Weekly Daily Giz Wiz (formerly The Daily Giz Wiz) also appears on Laporte's syndicated radio show The Tech Guy
The Tech Guy
The Tech Guy is a US-wide syndicated radio show, hosted by Leo Laporte formerly of TechTV and now TWiT.tv fame. The show, which was first exclusively broadcast on KFI AM 640 in Los Angeles, California, was picked up for syndication by Premiere Radio Networks in February 2007...
. It celebrated its 600th episode on the 20th June 2008. The "Daily Giz Wiz" was renamed to represent new show new format of a weekly podcast.
Structure
Each episode of the Daily Giz Wiz starts out with a gadget. The reviewer depends on the day.- Monday: Dick DeBartolo
- Tuesday: (Turn The Table Tuesday) Leo Laporte
- Wednesday: (Theme-Free Wednesday) Dick DeBartolo
- Thursday: Dick DeBartolo
- Friday: Gadget Warehouse Friday: Dick DeBartolo
All have been retired due to the new format.
Jingles
The show has several jingles and songs it uses to indicate different sections or events, including (First aired in brackets):- Opening Theme by Mark Blasco at PodcastThemes.com (Episode 1 on February 20 2006)
- Closing Jingle (Episode 116 on July 31 2006)
- Monday Theme (Episode 566 on May 12 2008) by Dan Lueders with Dane Del Principe on lead guitar
- Turn the Tables Tuesday (Episode 307 on May 9 2007) by George Wood
- Theme Free Wednesday (Episode 533 on March 26 2008) by Dan Lueders with John Carlson on saxophone (first played as a Giz Wiz Letter in episode 528)
- Rock Out Thursday Theme (Episode 604 on July 3 2008) (aka, Another Crappy Theme) by Dan Lueders with Jimmy Riley on lead guitar and backing vocals
- Gadget Warehouse Friday (Episode 415 on October 5 2007) by George Wood and Paul Minshall
- Show Free Saturday (Not used in actual episodes) by Dan Lueders
- Sleepin' in Sunday (Not used in actual episodes)
- Giz Wiz Letters (Episode 166 on October 9 2006)
- Festive Letters Jingle (starts the first Monday of November, ends at new year) by George Wood
- The Liability Jingle
- Dick's On Hold
- Waiting for Dick to get a UPS delivery
- Audible Jingle, first appearance on episode 696
- The Titamium Spork by Dan Lueders
- DGW-The Disclamer by Dan Lueders
- The DGW "Celebrity" Letters Jingles by Dan Lueders
Most have been retired due to the new format.
Additional information
DeBartolo appears as a monthly guest of Computer AmericaComputer America
Computer America is the longest running, nationally syndicated radio talk show on computers. Based in the United States, it is heard on both the Business TalkRadio Network and the LifeStyle TalkRadio Network....
, heard in New York, Boston and 28 other markets, plus streaming on the Internet. He also has a periodic "gadget" segment on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
World News Now.