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title: "7 Radio news Quotes by 6 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Radio news quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Radio news sayings and thoughts."
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> [I always wanted to be a comedian, even when I was a little kid. I had a funny father who was in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-maher/i-always-wanted-to-be-a-comedian-even-when-i-was-a-little-kid-i-had-a/)

[Bill Maher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-maher/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01a/bill-maher-211_business_i-always-wanted-to-be-a-comedian-even-wh_499548.jpg)

> [“Now he turned the radio on to the news. As we did our separate chores, we listened and commented idly to each…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-miller/now-he-turned-the-radio-on-to-the-news-as-we-did-our-separate-chores/)

[Sue Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-miller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d69/sue-miller-18553_disasters_now-he-turned-the-radio-on-to-the-news-a_589175.png)

> [My father was a news guy, you know, he was in radio news. And so that was sort of in my DNA.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-maher/my-father-was-a-news-guy-you-know-he-was-in-radio-news-and-so-that/)

[Bill Maher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-maher/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a8/bill-maher-211_dinner_my-father-was-a-news-guy-you-know-he-was_1309157.png)

> [If radio news is to be regarded as a commodity, only acceptable when saleable, then I don't care what you call it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-r-murrow/if-radio-news-is-to-be-regarded-as-a-commodity-only-acceptable-when/)

[Edward R. Murrow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-r-murrow/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ce/edward-r-murrow-7369_acceptable_if-radio-news-is-to-be-regarded-as-a-com_1709657.jpg)

> [Youre only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-caine/youre-only-supposed-to-blow-the-bloody-doors-off/)

[Michael Caine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-caine/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/177/michael-caine-1152_all-time-best-movie_youre-only-supposed-to-blow-the-bloody-d_1741853.jpg)

> [Radio news is bearable. This is due to the fact that while the news is being broadcast, the disk jockey is not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fran-lebowitz/radio-news-is-bearable-this-is-due-to-the-fact-that-while-the-news-is/)

[Fran Lebowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fran-lebowitz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a28/fran-lebowitz-690_bearable_radio-news-is-bearable-this-is-due-to-th_2209210.png)

> [The war is definitely in the background, only referred to in radio news blips and conversation. I think, ultimately, this film is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elijah-wood/the-war-is-definitely-in-the-background-only-referred-to-in-radio/)

[Elijah Wood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elijah-wood/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cf/elijah-wood-4751_backgrounds_the-war-is-definitely-in-the-background_2414041.jpg)

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