Hosts put the brakes on NPR's 'Car Talk'

NPR announced today that Tom and Ray Magliozzi, better known as Click and Clack the Tappet Brothers, will be retiring as hosts of the popular weekly call-in show Car Talk.

Tom and Ray Magliozzi, who've mixed humor with practical advice for car owners, have decided to park NPR's most popular show. Public Radio will use clips t.

NPR announced today that Tom and Ray Magliozzi, better known as Click and Clack the Tappet Brothers, will be retiring as hosts of the popular weekly call-in show Car Talk.

Friday, June 8. 2012. 'Car Talk' Guys Retire. Comedian car mechanics Tom and Ray Magliozzi — aka Click and Clack the Tappet Brothers — are retiring from their weekly NPR 'Car Talk' in the fall. Read the story (sub req'd) | Subscribe to

Brothers Tom and Ray Magliozzi, co-hosts of “Car Talk,'' a staple of National Public Radio programming for 25 years, announced their upcoming retirement Friday in typical “Click and Clack'' fashion: with wisecracks. Their show, which debuted on