Carl Craft

Belmar

Program Director and On Air Personality at WRAT-FM (Belmar, NJ)

Articles

WRAT's Favorite S#!t On The Show - Meth Smoking Raccoon, Pinball Wizard, Tire Suppliers & "RAT" Smasher

6 days ago | wrat.com | Carl Craft

Who says Carl & Gotts get to have all the fun? Sometimes police need a good laugh, and they got it when they witnessed a raccoon trying to smoke a meth pipe in a wanted woman's car! Also, "PINBALL WIZAHD", Roger Daughtry yells at an old woman at an acoustic performance for shouting at his show.
Memorial Day Deals At Gold Coast Cadillac

1 week ago | wrat.com | Carl Craft

Carl Craft stopped by Gold Coast Cadillac in Oakhurst and talked to Dealer/Partner Bill Camastro about their amazing Memorial Day deals. Electric vehicles are hot right now, and Gold Coast has deals on the Lyriq, Optiq, Vistiq and Escalade IQ. They also have deals on their gas powered options, including the 2025 Escalade with the wrapped around dashboard. If you were thinking about a Cadillac, now might be the time to buy.
WRAT's Favorite S#!t On The Show - Paying It BACKWARDS, Inmate Escapes, Beer Can Catchin' Canines

1 week ago | wrat.com | Carl Craft

To sum up the week... We have a woman insisting that the people behind her at the drive-thru will pay for her meal. I think she has the whole paying it forward thing backwards... An inmate gets impatient and escapes from prison just 48 HOURS before he was scheduled to be released. Also, Pongo the super dog was trained to fetch beers out of a cooler -- Gotts' favorite part of Bark In The Park 2025. Also...did you know Gotts enjoys Synonym Rolls for breakfast?
Gene Simmons Says Anyone Can Get Up And Play With Him On His Solo Tour

2 weeks ago | wrat.com | Carl Craft

Gene Simmons is doing a solo tour with multiple stops in New Jersey. He's bringing a self-described "group of killers" on the road to perform Kiss material. He also suggests that he'll be doing cover songs and requests. The fact that there's two local dates gave me the opportunity to sit down with The Demon via a zoom to talk about what fans can expect on the tour. From the sounds of it, he'll be taking a very different approach to what fans have come to expect from a Kiss show.
WRAT’s Favorite S#!t On The Show - Canadian Pizza, Twin Voodoo Voice Magic

2 weeks ago | wrat.com | Carl Craft

In a SICK twist, A pizza competition in Vegas dubbed a pizza joint in Canada as having the "best Neapolitan" slice How many places on the boardwalk can say they probably have better... I mean, really. Plus, we have some Australian twins who are eyewitnesses to a crime... the creep factor of finishing each other's sentences is only amplified by the fact that they wore the same exact shirt.
WRAT’s Favorite S#!t On The Show -Statues Crockin' It, Fitted Sheet Comedy, Celebrity Lies

1 month ago | wrat.com | Carl Craft

We got custom Crocs built for statues, and a New Zealand comedian that somehow drew a crowd to watch him fold a fitted sheet. Plus, we revisit the insanity that was Charlie Sheen's "Winning" personality.
Film Maker, Sub Maker Inducted in New Jersey Hall Of Fame

Jul 17, 2024 | wrat.com | Carl Craft

The New Jersey Hall of Fame has announced it’s class of 2024 and two of my favorite things are in: Jersey Mike’s Subs and film maker and Red Bank native Kevin Smith! How cool is this?! OK, so it’s not the actual sub that will be in the NJ Hall of Fame, it’s the founder of Jersey Mikes, Peter Cancro. In all there are 18 inductees for 2024. Check them out.
2024 Shore Awards Winners Gallery

Mar 20, 2024 | wrat.com | Josh Faiola |Carl Craft

The votes have been counted and the results are in. When you scroll down, you’re about to see a list of terrific local businesses that go above and beyond to serve their customers. Just being nominated for a Shore Award takes some pride and excellence. But winning a category? That’s no small feat! Shore Award winners are the type of local business with one main goal: a happy customer when that person walks in and a satisfied customer when they walk out.
Manasquan River Flooding In Howell, New Jersey

Jan 10, 2024 | wrat.com | Carl Craft

The recent storm that blew through Monmouth and Ocean counties dropped a serious amount of rain on the area. As the rain collects into local streams and brooks many of them feed into the Manasquan River. The mighty Manasquan collects the water and usually rises well above it’s normal banks. These pictures, taken the morning of January 10th, 2024 show the flooding in Monmouth County’s major river. The previous storm that moved through didn’t raise the river levels this much.
4 Neighborhood Holiday Light Shows That Bring Out The Holiday Spirit

Dec 15, 2023 | wrat.com | Carl Craft

My neighbors a few houses down the street from me used to put so many lights on their house during the holiday season I swear you could see their house from outer space. It was cool as could be! If your neighbors go all-out with holiday decorations in December, let us know because I just might add them to this cool list of houses with amazing holiday light displays in our area.