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
Murrow would be delighted that there are 24-hour news channels, but disappointed that during prime time all that they would be doing are these shout shows and Larry King instead of doing the news,
They want to give me a program, so I can continue to host and be heard every day instead of occasionally, as I would have been at NPR.
I should be able to get by on that money until my friend wires me some more cash.
I wake about 1 a.m. I'm in the office by 2 a.m. We're on the air at 5.
That was just thugs sitting there, not elected officials, ... somebody who affected everybody's life, not just the lives of other criminals.
We've been getting questions about them, mostly from people who worry we're wasting money. But in the long run, I think the new signs will be cheaper.
You know what the compensation is before you decide to run.
I don't know that anybody really knows what our water situation is here, and I think that's really frightening.
I can do whatever I want to. I'm completely independent. NPR over the years began taking itself enormously seriously -- as it should. In the end I was so micromanaged that they were telling me how to pronounce syllables of words.
I bet it has been 15 years. Those times are gone.
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.
We all know what to expect before the season starts. As parents, we make a commitment also. The family gets involved.
It looks like the fire was obviously intentionally set.
The difference between a friend and an acquaintance is that a friend helps; an acquaintance merely advises....