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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Soon it will be a sin for parents to have a child that carries the heavy burden of genetic disease. — Bob Edwards Copy Share Image
If blue collar jobs are leaving and white collar jobs are outsourced what color collar jobs are left? — Bob Edwards Copy Share Image
A little learning is a dangerous thing, but a lot of ignorance is just as bad. — Bob Edwards Copy Share Image
In my case, the listener is often in an automobile driving to work. You can concentrate on the road while still getting an audio… — Bob Edwards Copy Share Image
It's also a more personal medium. It seems to go directly to one's brain. There are no pictures to distract. — Bob Edwards Copy Share Image
I wake about 1 a.m. I'm in the office by 2 a.m. We're on the air at 5. — Bob Edwards Copy Share Image
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… — Bob Edwards Copy Share Image
Between 2 and 5 I'm reading in to find out what's been going on while I've been asleep. — Bob Edwards Copy Share Image
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… — Bob Edwards Copy Share Image
Nobody cares about your wardrobe, what your tie looks like, or even if you're wearing one, and I don't. — Bob Edwards Copy Share Image
