More - Bob Edwards Quotes

Now I know what a statesman is; he's a dead politician. We need more statesmen.

Bob Edwards

 American Journalist

That was just thugs sitting there, not elected officials, ... somebody who affected everybody's life, not just the lives of other criminals.

Bob Edwards

 

I met (Franklin) Roosevelt once on the back of a train,

Bob Edwards

 

With consolidation you have fewer and fewer voices, ... I always thought that the strength of radio was its diversity. It has always had so many voices. When I was a kid, the maximum amount of radio stations that you were allowed to have in your ownership group was five. Now you have one company that owns 1,250 stations. That's just wrong.

Bob Edwards

 Diversity

[Edwards was set to interview Simon on April 25 when NPR execs abruptly informed Simon that he had to cancel.] Mine is the only program that Scott is banned from being on, ... He can do all other media outlets.

Bob Edwards

 

If you want anything done well, do it yourself. This is why most people laugh at their own jokes.

Bob Edwards

 American Journalist Jokes

Murrow would be delighted that there are 24-hour news channels, but disappointed that during prime time all that they would be doing are these shout shows and Larry King instead of doing the news,

Bob Edwards

 News

I can do whatever I want to. I'm completely independent. NPR over the years began taking itself enormously seriously -- as it should. In the end I was so micromanaged that they were telling me how to pronounce syllables of words.

Bob Edwards

 

You know what the compensation is before you decide to run.

Bob Edwards

 Compensation

I bet it has been 15 years. Those times are gone.

Bob Edwards