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 EdwardsBut 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 EdwardsWhen Solomon said there was a time and a place for everything he had not encountered the problem of parking his automobile.
Bob EdwardsThe difference between a friend and an acquaintance is that a friend helps; an acquaintance merely advises.
Bob EdwardsIf blue collar jobs are leaving and white collar jobs are outsourced what color collar jobs are left?
Bob EdwardsThat'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 EdwardsSome 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 right so we tape it an hour in advance.
Bob EdwardsNobody cares about your wardrobe, what your tie looks like, or even if you're wearing one, and I don't.
Bob EdwardsAny outfit that has to beg its listeners for money is an organization that has to constantly please its listeners or it will dry up and go away. It shouldn't work when you think about it.
Bob EdwardsIt's also a more personal medium. It seems to go directly to one's brain. There are no pictures to distract.
Bob EdwardsAt 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 EdwardsThe 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