Daily Giz Wiz

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Daily Giz Wiz
Image:dgwpodcast.jpg
Hosting Dick DeBartolo and Leo Laporte
 RSS http://leoville.tv/podcasts/dgw.xml
Updates Daily
Debut February 20, 2006
Genre Technology-Gadgets
Website http://www.twit.tv/DGW

On February 20, 2006, Dick DeBartolo and Leo Laporte began producing a podcast called The Daily Giz Wiz as a part of the TWiT.tv (network), a short, daily discussion about technology and gadgets which celebrated its 500th episode on February 8th, 2008. A shorter, weekly version of The Daily Giz Wiz also appears on Laporte's syndicated radio show The Tech Guy.

Contents

[edit] 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

[edit] Jingles

The show has several jingles and songs it uses to indicate different sections or events, including:

  • Opening Theme by Mark Blasco at PodcastThemes.com
  • Giz Wiz Letters
  • Festive Letters Jingle (starts the first Monday of November, ends at new year) by George Wood
  • Monday Theme
  • Turn the Tables Tuesday
  • Theme-Free Wednesday
  • Dick's On Hold
  • Waiting for Dick to get a UPS delivery
  • Gadget Warehouse Friday by George Wood and Paul Minshall
  • Closing Jingle

[edit] Ending

Dick finishes with his signature line,"I'll be here".

[edit] Additional information

DeBartolo appears as a monthly guest of Computer America, 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.

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