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Bob Edwards Quotes

At a tiny station in New Albany, indiana, which is right across from the river from Louisville, kentucky, where I grew up. The Louisville stations were loath to hire beginners, so I had to go across the river Picture Quote #1

People are always ready to admit a man’s ability after he gets there Picture Quote #1

Public radio has always been so powerless Picture Quote #1

I’ve never been able to predict the future of anything Picture Quote #1

The radio was my pal. I was just crazy about it Picture Quote #1

I was encouraged to read aloud in class and vocalize Picture Quote #1

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I wanted to be one of the voices in the box Picture Quote #1

I used to listen to the soap operas with my grandmother Picture Quote #1

In college, I got interested in news because the world was coming apart. The civil rights movement, the antiwar movement, the women’s right movement. That focused my radio ambitions toward news Picture Quote #1

I’m still excited at being at a microphone and talking to listeners. I love that. It’s the most basic element of what I do and I still enjoy it very much Picture Quote #1

One trouble with being efficient is that it makes everybody hate you so Picture Quote #1

Good things just keep happening Picture Quote #1

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But when you see personal artifacts relating to - by genealogy at least - a living human being, it was just more impressive to me than just about anything I’ve ever read about slavery before Picture Quote #1

If blue collar jobs are leaving and white collar jobs are outsourced what color collar jobs are left? Picture Quote #1

I go home by noon, and I’m in bed by 6 p.m. I get up at 1 and do it again Picture Quote #1

Never exaggerate your faults, your friends will attend to that Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

The pictures are created by the listener, with a little help from the broadcaster. The pictures are perfect. If you’re showing pictures, different things in that picture can distract from the spoken word Picture Quote #1

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That’s the problem with news interviews, you work your tail off to get prominent figures in the news on the radio, but once they’ve been on, the event passes, the urgency, the issues you talked about evaporate Picture Quote #1

Now I know what a statesman is; he’s a dead politician. We need more statesmen Picture Quote #1

Nobody cares about your wardrobe, what your tie looks like, or even if you’re wearing one, and I don’t Picture Quote #1

It’s also a more personal medium. It seems to go directly to one’s brain. There are no pictures to distract Picture Quote #1

In college, I got interested in news because the world was coming apart. The civil rights movement, the antiwar movement, the women’s right movement. That focused my radio ambitions toward news Picture Quote #1

If you want anything done well, do it yourself. This is why most people laugh at their own jokes Picture Quote #1

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I’m still excited at being at a microphone and talking to listeners. I love that. It’s the most basic element of what I do and I still enjoy it very much Picture Quote #1

I wake about 1 a. M. I’m in the office by 2 a. M. We’re on the air at 5 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I got to know every format of every station and who was on and what time Picture Quote #1

I go home by noon, and I’m in bed by 6 p. M. I get up at 1 and do it again Picture Quote #1

Between 2 and 5 I’m reading in to find out what’s been going on while I’ve been asleep Picture Quote #1

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At a tiny station in New Albany, indiana, which is right across from the river from Louisville, kentucky, where I grew up. The Louisville stations were loath to hire beginners, so I had to go across the river (Bob Edwards Quotes) People are always ready to admit a man’s ability after he gets there (Bob Edwards Quotes) Public radio has always been so powerless (Bob Edwards Quotes) I’ve never been able to predict the future of anything (Bob Edwards Quotes) The radio was my pal. I was just crazy about it (Bob Edwards Quotes) I was encouraged to read aloud in class and vocalize (Bob Edwards Quotes) I wanted to be one of the voices in the box (Bob Edwards Quotes) I used to listen to the soap operas with my grandmother (Bob Edwards Quotes) In college, I got interested in news because the world was coming apart. The civil rights movement, the antiwar movement, the women’s right movement. That focused my radio ambitions toward news. (Bob Edwards Quotes) I’m still excited at being at a microphone and talking to listeners. I love that. It’s the most basic element of what I do and I still enjoy it very much. (Bob Edwards Quotes) One trouble with being efficient is that it makes everybody hate you so (Bob Edwards Quotes) Good things just keep happening (Bob Edwards Quotes) But when you see personal artifacts relating to - by genealogy at least - a living human being, it was just more impressive to me than just about anything I’ve ever read about slavery before. (Bob Edwards Quotes) If blue collar jobs are leaving and white collar jobs are outsourced what color collar jobs are left? (Bob Edwards Quotes) I go home by noon, and I’m in bed by 6 p.m. I get up at 1 and do it again. (Bob Edwards Quotes) Never exaggerate your faults, your friends will attend to that (Bob Edwards Quotes) 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 (Bob Edwards Quotes) The pictures are created by the listener, with a little help from the broadcaster. The pictures are perfect. If you’re showing pictures, different things in that picture can distract from the spoken word (Bob Edwards Quotes) That’s the problem with news interviews, you work your tail off to get prominent figures in the news on the radio, but once they’ve been on, the event passes, the urgency, the issues you talked about evaporate (Bob Edwards Quotes) Now I know what a statesman is; he’s a dead politician. We need more statesmen (Bob Edwards Quotes) Nobody cares about your wardrobe, what your tie looks like, or even if you’re wearing one, and I don’t (Bob Edwards Quotes) It’s also a more personal medium. It seems to go directly to one’s brain. There are no pictures to distract (Bob Edwards Quotes) In college, I got interested in news because the world was coming apart. The civil rights movement, the antiwar movement, the women’s right movement. That focused my radio ambitions toward news (Bob Edwards Quotes) If you want anything done well, do it yourself. This is why most people laugh at their own jokes (Bob Edwards Quotes) I’m still excited at being at a microphone and talking to listeners. I love that. It’s the most basic element of what I do and I still enjoy it very much (Bob Edwards Quotes) I wake about 1 a. M. I’m in the office by 2 a. M. We’re on the air at 5 (Bob Edwards Quotes) 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 (Bob Edwards Quotes) I got to know every format of every station and who was on and what time (Bob Edwards Quotes) I go home by noon, and I’m in bed by 6 p. M. I get up at 1 and do it again (Bob Edwards Quotes) Between 2 and 5 I’m reading in to find out what’s been going on while I’ve been asleep (Bob Edwards Quotes)

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