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Bob Edwards quotes

American Journalist May 16, 1947

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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. Bob Edwards
Bob Edwards quote: "Never exaggerate your faults, your friends will attend to that."
Never exaggerate your faults, your friends will attend to that. Bob Edwards
Bob Edwards quote: "I was encouraged to read aloud in class and vocalize."
I was encouraged to read aloud in class and vocalize. Bob Edwards
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
Bob Edwards quote: "Good things just keep happening."
Good things just keep happening. Bob Edwards
Any 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 Edwards
Bob Edwards quote: "When Solomon said there was a time and a place for everything..."
When Solomon said there was a time and a place for everything he had not encountered the problem of parking his automobile. Bob Edwards
Bob Edwards quote: "I got to know every format of every station and who was on and..."
I got to know every format of every station and who was on and what time. Bob Edwards
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
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
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 right so we tape it an hour in advance. Bob Edwards
Bob Edwards quote: "It's also a more personal medium. It seems to go directly to..."
It's also a more personal medium. It seems to go directly to one's brain. There are no pictures to distract. Bob Edwards
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
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
Bob Edwards quote: "A little learning is a dangerous thing, but a lot of ignorance..."
A little learning is a dangerous thing, but a lot of ignorance is just as bad. Bob Edwards

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