Tom Magliozzi, witty co-host of National Public Radio’s ‘Car Talk’ show, dies at 77 In this June 19, 2008 photo, brothers Ray, left, and Tom Magliozzi, co-hosts of National Public Radio’s “Car Talk” show, pose for a photo in Cambridge, Mass. NPR says Tom Magliozzi died Monday, Nov. 3, 2014 of complications from Alzheimer’s disease.