Bob Edwards
Bob Edwards
Robert Alan "Bob" Edwardsis a Peabody Award-winning member of the National Radio Hall of Fame. He was the first broadcaster with a large national following to join the field of satellite radio. He gained fame as the first host of National Public Radio's flagship program, Morning Edition. Starting in 2004, Edwards then became the host of The Bob Edwards Show on Sirius XM Radio and Bob Edwards Weekend distributed by Public Radio International to more than 150 public radio stations...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRadio Host
Date of Birth16 May 1947
CityLouisville, KY
CountryUnited States of America
We're going to have a lot of money against us. But we'll see how people respond and where they want the town to go.
If you walk in and say that we want you to hire ex-felons ... the answer is probably 'no,' ... But when you get them here and they are seeing them face-to-face, they're seeing them as human beings. And that breaks it down, and some real positive things can happen.
I wanted to be one of the voices in the box.
I got to know every format of every station and who was on and what time.
In my case, the listener is often in an automobile driving to work. You can concentrate on the road while still getting an audio message that can be riveting.
I think we're doing the right things for the right reasons. We're not doing it to sell products. We're not doing it to be popular. We're doing it because in our judgment these stories are important to do, and at this length and this much depth.
If you want anything done well, do it yourself. This is why most people laugh at their own jokes.
Never exaggerate your faults, your friends will attend to that.
A little learning is a dangerous thing, but a lot of ignorance is just as bad.
Now I know what a statesman is; he's a dead politician. We need more statesmen.
With consolidation you have fewer and fewer voices, ... I always thought that the strength of radio was its diversity. It has always had so many voices. When I was a kid, the maximum amount of radio stations that you were allowed to have in your ownership group was five. Now you have one company that owns 1,250 stations. That's just wrong.
Where do you think I am going to get my morning news? Good Morning, America ?
I go home by noon, and I'm in bed by 6 p.m. I get up at 1 and do it again.
It has a lot of historic value, a lot of sentimental value.