The Big Mattress morning-drive radio show was a favorite of Boston listeners for nearly three decades from 1969 to 1996. From 1996 to the Summer of 2000, New England listeners woke up to the Charles Laquidara Radio Hour.

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Find out about what else Charles is up to now -- read about his latest views and opinions as well as his exploits from Hawai'i on the main Big Mattress site, which he personally updates constantly (you should be automatically sent there in a few seconds anyway if you don't click on anything else on this page).

If you want to re-visit the Big Mattress of days gone by, you can go the vaults.