Thursday, April 01, 2004
The Bob Edwards Situation
NPR plans to replace Bob Edwards as host of Morning Edition. The reasons given seem to indicate they want someone younger and trendier. This has drawn the ire of Linda Ellerbee. Right now, Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois is on the floor of the Senate calling for e-mails to be sent to NPR to urge them to keep Edwards.
The only reason I listen to Morning Edition in the morning is that I can't listen to it at night. It's the show I have set as my alarm clock. And Bob Edwards' voice is part of my experience; I can identify it readily, even half-conscious at 6:00 am. I've been hearing it for over twenty years now.
It won't be the same without him.
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NPR plans to replace Bob Edwards as host of Morning Edition. The reasons given seem to indicate they want someone younger and trendier. This has drawn the ire of Linda Ellerbee. Right now, Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois is on the floor of the Senate calling for e-mails to be sent to NPR to urge them to keep Edwards.
The only reason I listen to Morning Edition in the morning is that I can't listen to it at night. It's the show I have set as my alarm clock. And Bob Edwards' voice is part of my experience; I can identify it readily, even half-conscious at 6:00 am. I've been hearing it for over twenty years now.
It won't be the same without him.
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