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# Bob Edwards

(1947–2024)   Businessperson   United States

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Bob Edwards was a businessperson from the United States.

## Quick Facts About Bob Edwards

Born May 16, 1947

Died February 10, 2024

Nationality United States

Profession Businessperson

## About Bob Edwards

Robert Alan Edwards was an American broadcast journalist who was a Peabody Award-winning member of the National Radio Hall of Fame. He hosted both of National Public Radio's flagship news programs, the afternoon All Things Considered, and Morning Edition, where he was the first and longest serving host in the latter program's history. Starting in 2004, Edwards hosted The Bob Edwards Show on Sirius XM Radio and Bob Edwards Weekend distributed by Public Radio International to more than 150 public radio stations. Those programs ended in September 2015.

## Awards & Honors

Peabody Awards Edward R. Murrow Award

##  Quotes by Bob Edwards

> [I was encouraged to read aloud in class and vocalize.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/i-was-encouraged-to-read-aloud-in-class-and-vocalize/)

[Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/)

[Aloud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aloud/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ba/bob-edwards-17951_aloud_i-was-encouraged-to-read-aloud-in-class_275571.jpg)

> [Good things just keep happening.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/good-things-just-keep-happening/)

[Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/)

[Good](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d4/bob-edwards-17951_good_good-things-just-keep-happening-2262731_2262731.jpg)

> [With radio, the listener absorbs everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/with-radio-the-listener-absorbs-everything/)

[Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/)

[Listener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/listener/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a9/bob-edwards-17951_listener_with-radio-the-listener-absorbs-everythi_314057.jpg)

> [I used to listen to the soap operas with my grandmother.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/i-used-to-listen-to-the-soap-operas-with-my-grandmother/)

[Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/)

[Grandmother](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/grandmother/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c49/bob-edwards-17951_grandmother_i-used-to-listen-to-the-soap-operas-with_1412616.jpg)

> [I've never been able to predict the future of anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/i-ve-never-been-able-to-predict-the-future-of-anything/)

[Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/)

[Able](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/able/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f8/bob-edwards-17951_able_i-ve-never-been-able-to-predict-the-futu_354140.jpg)

> [I wanted to be one of the voices in the box.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/i-wanted-to-be-one-of-the-voices-in-the-box/)

[Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/)

[Box](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/box/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99d/bob-edwards-17951_box_i-wanted-to-be-one-of-the-voices-in-the_1334540.jpg)

> [I'm a very straight-laced, conservative news kind of guy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/i-m-a-very-straight-laced-conservative-news-kind-of-guy/)

[Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/)

[Conservative](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/conservative/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6b/bob-edwards-17951_conservative_i-m-a-very-straight-laced-conservative-n_649047.jpg)

> [Public radio has always been so powerless.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/public-radio-has-always-been-so-powerless/)

[Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/)

[Powerless](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/powerless/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d1/bob-edwards-17951_powerless_public-radio-has-always-been-so-powerles_1907412.jpg)

> [People are always ready to admit a man's ability after he gets there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/people-are-always-ready-to-admit-a-man-s-ability-after-he-gets-there/)

[Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/)

[Ability](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ability/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c81/bob-edwards-17951_ability_people-are-always-ready-to-admit-a-man-s_8463.jpg)

> [The difference between a friend and an acquaintance is that a friend helps; an acquaintance merely advises.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/the-difference-between-a-friend-and-an-acquaintance-is-that-a-friend/)

[Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/)

[Acquaintance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acquaintance/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d8/bob-edwards-17951_acquaintance_the-difference-between-a-friend-and-an-a_1664938.jpg)

> [Between 2 and 5 I'm reading in to find out what's been going on while I've been asleep.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/between-2-and-5-i-m-reading-in-to-find-out-what-s-been-going-on-while/)

[Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/)

[Asleep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/asleep/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36a/bob-edwards-17951_asleep_between-2-and-5-i-m-reading-in-to-find-o_497921.jpg)

> [I wake about 1 a.m. I'm in the office by 2 a.m. We're on the air at 5.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/i-wake-about-1-a-m-i-m-in-the-office-by-2-a-m-we-re-on-the-air-at-5/)

[Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/)

[Air](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/air/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b77/bob-edwards-17951_air_i-wake-about-1-a-m-i-m-in-the-office-by_375138.jpg)

> [I go home by noon, and I'm in bed by 6 p.m. I get up at 1 and do it again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/i-go-home-by-noon-and-i-m-in-bed-by-6-p-m-i-get-up-at-1-and-do-it/)

[Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/)

[Bed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bed/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c22/bob-edwards-17951_bed_i-go-home-by-noon-and-i-m-in-bed-by-6-p_2375006.jpg)

> [Nobody cares about your wardrobe, what your tie looks like, or even if you're wearing one, and I don't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/nobody-cares-about-your-wardrobe-what-your-tie-looks-like-or-even-if/)

[Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/)

[Cares](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cares/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6fb/bob-edwards-17951_cares_nobody-cares-about-your-wardrobe-what-yo_586800.jpg)

> [A little learning is a dangerous thing, but a lot of ignorance is just as bad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/a-little-learning-is-a-dangerous-thing-but-a-lot-of-ignorance-is-just/)

[Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/)

[Bad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bad/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b4/bob-edwards-17951_bad_a-little-learning-is-a-dangerous-thing-b_316830.jpg)

> [It's also a more personal medium. It seems to go directly to one's brain. There are no pictures to distract.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/it-s-also-a-more-personal-medium-it-seems-to-go-directly-to-one-s/)

[Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/)

[Brain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brain/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42c/bob-edwards-17951_brain_it-s-also-a-more-personal-medium-it-seem_328854.jpg)

> [I'm still excited at being at a microphone and talking to listeners. I love that. It's the most basic element of what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/i-m-still-excited-at-being-at-a-microphone-and-talking-to-listeners-i/)

[Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/)

[Enjoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/enjoy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ada/bob-edwards-17951_enjoy_i-m-still-excited-at-being-at-a-micropho_511903.jpg)

> [In college, I got interested in news because the world was coming apart. The civil rights movement, the antiwar movement, the women's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/in-college-i-got-interested-in-news-because-the-world-was-coming/)

[Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/)

[Ambition](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ambition/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c39/bob-edwards-17951_ambition_in-college-i-got-interested-in-news-beca_1832227.jpg)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/i-think-we-re-doing-the-right-things-for-the-right-reasons-we-re-not/)

[Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/)

[Because](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/because/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d7/bob-edwards-17951_because_i-think-we-re-doing-the-right-things-for_2461769.jpg)

> [That's the problem with news interviews, you work your tail off to get prominent figures in the news on the radio, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/that-s-the-problem-with-news-interviews-you-work-your-tail-off-to-get/)

[Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/)

[Figures](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/figures/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b52/bob-edwards-17951_figures_that-s-the-problem-with-news-interviews_3170371.jpg)

> [In my case, the listener is often in an automobile driving to work. You can concentrate on the road while still getting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/in-my-case-the-listener-is-often-in-an-automobile-driving-to-work-you/)

[Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/)

[Audio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/audio/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc8/bob-edwards-17951_audio_in-my-case-the-listener-is-often-in-an-a_322659.jpg)

> [Any outfit that has to beg its listeners for money is an organization that has to constantly please its listeners or it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/any-outfit-that-has-to-beg-its-listeners-for-money-is-an-organization/)

[Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/)

[Dry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/687/bob-edwards-17951_dry_any-outfit-that-has-to-beg-its-listeners_797084.jpg)

> [But when you see personal artifacts relating to - by genealogy at least - a living human being, it was just more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/but-when-you-see-personal-artifacts-relating-to-by-genealogy-at-least/)

[Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/)

[Impressive](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/impressive/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12e/bob-edwards-17951_impressive_but-when-you-see-personal-artifacts-rela_3067162.jpg)

> [Some are pre-taped interviews because maybe we can't get that person live or maybe we're not sure it's going to work out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/some-are-pre-taped-interviews-because-maybe-we-can-t-get-that-person/)

[Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/)

[Interview](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/interview/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0c/bob-edwards-17951_interview_some-are-pre-taped-interviews-because-ma_736078.jpg)

> [The radio was my pal. I was just crazy about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/the-radio-was-my-pal-i-was-just-crazy-about-it/)

[Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/)

[Crazy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crazy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c28/bob-edwards-17951_crazy_the-radio-was-my-pal-i-was-just-crazy-ab_596245.jpg)

> [“Applause has made a fool of more men than criticism.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/applause-has-made-a-fool-of-more-men-than-criticism/)

[Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/)

[Applause](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/applause/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18b/bob-edwards-17951_applause_applause-has-made-a-fool-of-more-men-tha_242505.jpg)

> [Meanwhile, the meek are a long time inheriting the earth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/meanwhile-the-meek-are-a-long-time-inheriting-the-earth/)

[Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/)

[Earth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/earth/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/638/bob-edwards-17951_earth_meanwhile-the-meek-are-a-long-time-inher_2431271.jpg)

> [If blue collar jobs are leaving and white collar jobs are outsourced what color collar jobs are left?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/if-blue-collar-jobs-are-leaving-and-white-collar-jobs-are-outsourced/)

[Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/)

[Blue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blue/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6b/bob-edwards-17951_blue_if-blue-collar-jobs-are-leaving-and-whit_261577.jpg)

> [Soon it will be a sin for parents to have a child that carries the heavy burden of genetic disease.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/soon-it-will-be-a-sin-for-parents-to-have-a-child-that-carries-the/)

[Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/)

[Children](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/348/bob-edwards-17951_children_soon-it-will-be-a-sin-for-parents-to-hav_54668.jpg)

> [Now I know what a statesman is; he's a dead politician. We need more statesmen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/now-i-know-what-a-statesman-is-he-s-a-dead-politician-we-need-more/)

[Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/)

[Politics](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/politics/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee0/bob-edwards-17951_politics_now-i-know-what-a-statesman-is-he-s-a-de_1355747.jpg)

> [If you want anything done well, do it yourself. This is why most people laugh at their own jokes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/if-you-want-anything-done-well-do-it-yourself-this-is-why-most-people/)

[Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/)

[Comedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ba/bob-edwards-17951_jokes_if-you-want-anything-done-well-do-it-you_2127599.jpg)

> [When Solomon said there was a time and a place for everything he had not encountered the problem of parking his automobile.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/when-solomon-said-there-was-a-time-and-a-place-for-everything-he-had/)

[Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/)

[Automobile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/automobile/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/631/bob-edwards-17951_automobile_when-solomon-said-there-was-a-time-and-a_3082979.jpg)

> [One trouble with being efficient is that it makes everybody hate you so.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/one-trouble-with-being-efficient-is-that-it-makes-everybody-hate-you/)

[Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/)

[Efficiency](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/efficiency/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b78/bob-edwards-17951_efficiency_one-trouble-with-being-efficient-is-that_747394.jpg)

> [I got to know every format of every station and who was on and what time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/i-got-to-know-every-format-of-every-station-and-who-was-on-and-what/)

[Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/)

[Every](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/every/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6a/bob-edwards-17951_every_i-got-to-know-every-format-of-every-stat_3075019.jpg)

> [The pictures are created by the listener, with a little help from the broadcaster. The pictures are perfect. If you're showing pictures,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/the-pictures-are-created-by-the-listener-with-a-little-help-from-the/)

[Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/)

[Different](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/different/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b39/bob-edwards-17951_different_the-pictures-are-created-by-the-listener_446751.jpg)

> [At a tiny station in New Albany, Indiana, which is right across from the river from Louisville, Kentucky, where I grew up.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/at-a-tiny-station-in-new-albany-indiana-which-is-right-across-from/)

[Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/)

[Beginners](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beginners/)

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