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Bob Edwards
Bob Edwards
	Edwards in 2005
Born	Robert Alan Edwards; May 16, 1947; Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	February 10, 2024 (aged 76); Arlington, Virginia, U.S.
Spouses	Joan Murphy; Sharon Kelly; Windsor Johnston (m. 2011);
Children	2
	Career
Show	The Bob Edwards Show
Network	XM Satellite Radio
Time slot	Monday through Friday 8–9 AM ET
Show	Bob Edwards Weekend
Network	Public Radio International
Time slot	Saturday 8–9 AM ET
Country	United States
Previous show	NPR Morning Edition
Website	www.bobedwardsradio.com

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Robert Alan Edwards (May 16, 1947 – February 10, 2024) 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.

Early life, family and education

Edwards was born in Louisville, Kentucky, to a homemaking mother and an accountant father. He became interested in radio, and pursuing a radio career, from a young age.^[1]

Edwards was a graduate of St. Xavier High School in 1965 and the University of Louisville in 1969.^[2] He also earned an M.A. in communication from American University in Washington, D.C., graduating in 1972.^[1]

Career

Early career

Edwards began his radio career in 1968 at a small radio station in New Albany, Indiana, a town located across the Ohio River from Louisville, his hometown. Afterwards, Edwards served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, producing and anchoring television and radio news programs for the American Forces Korea Network from Seoul. Following his army service, he went on to anchor news for WTOP / 1500, a CBS affiliate, in Washington, D.C.^[1] In 1972, at age 25, Edwards anchored national newscasts for the Mutual Broadcasting System.^[3]

Edwards joined NPR in 1974 as a newscaster.^[1]^[4] Before hosting Morning Edition, Edwards was co-host of All Things Considered.^[4]

Host of Morning Edition

Edwards hosted NPR's flagship program, Morning Edition, from the show's inception in November 1979 until April 2004.^[5]^[6]^[7] After 24 plus years with Edwards as host, Arbitron ratings showed that, with 13 million listeners, it was the second highest-rated radio broadcast in the country, behind only Rush Limbaugh's AM show. Prior to his departure, he was very popular among both listeners and critics.

When Morning Edition and its host won a George Foster Peabody Award in 1999, the Peabody committee lauded Edwards as

a man who embodies the essence of excellence in radio.^[8] His reassuring and authoritative voice is often the first many Americans hear each day. His is a rare radio voice: informed but never smug; intimate but never intrusive; opinionated but never dismissive. Mr. Edwards does not merely talk, he listens.

Edwards' skills as an interviewer were widely praised. NPR's ombudsman Jeffrey Dvorkin said, "If I were his producer, I would think of Edwards as NPR's version of Charlie Rose."^[9] The New York Daily News called him "an institution among Morning Edition listeners for his interviewing skills and his calm, articulate style".^[7] It is estimated that Edwards conducted over 20,000 interviews for NPR.^[1]^[6] His subjects ranged from major politicians to authors and celebrities. His weekly call-in chats with retired sportscaster Red Barber are fondly remembered. The chats were supposedly about sports, but often digressed into topics like the Gulf War, what kind of flowers were blooming at Barber's Tallahassee, Florida home, or other non-sport subjects. Barber would call Edwards "Colonel Bob," referring to Edwards' Kentucky Colonel honor from his native state.^[1]

Departure from NPR

In April 2004, NPR executives decided to "freshen up" Morning Edition's sound. Edwards was removed as host, replaced with Steve Inskeep and Renée Montagne,^[6] and reassigned as a senior correspondent for NPR News. The move took him by surprise. "I'd rather stay," he said, "but it's not my decision to make".^[7]

At first, NPR executives and spokespersons did not fully explain the move, leaving many listeners confused.^[10] Eventually they did make some attempts to explain themselves. According to NPR spokeswoman Laura Gross, "It's part of a natural evolution. A new host will bring new ideas and perspectives to the show. Bob's voice will still be heard; he'll still be a tremendous influence on the show. We just felt it was time for a change".^[6]

Executive Vice President Ken Stern also explained the move. "This change in Morning Edition is part of the ongoing evaluation of all NPR programming that has taken place over the last several years. We've looked at shows like All Things Considered and Talk of the Nation with an eye to how we can best serve listeners in the future."^[7]

The decision to remove Edwards, made shortly before his 25th anniversary with the show, was met with much criticism by listeners.^[9] Jeffrey Dvorkin, NPR's ombudsman, reported that the network received over 50,000 letters and emails, most of them angry, regarding Edwards' demotion; the listener reaction was the largest reaction on a single subject that NPR had received to that date.^[11]^[12] Other journalists, including ABC's Cokie Roberts and CBS's Charles Osgood, expressed dissatisfaction with the move.^{[citation needed]}

His final broadcast^[13] as host was on April 30, 2004;^[4]^[14] his last Morning Edition interview was with Charles Osgood, who had also been Edwards' first Morning Edition interview subject almost 25 years earlier.^[1]^[4]

Edwards decided not to remain at NPR as a senior correspondent and filed only one story, an interview with Bob Dole and other Senate veterans of World War II about the Washington, DC, World War II memorial, in that role.^{[citation needed]} Three months after his departure from Morning Edition, XM Satellite Radio announced that he had signed on to host a new program, The Bob Edwards Show, for its new XM Public Radio channel.^{[citation needed]}

Sirius XM Satellite Radio

After leaving NPR, XM Satellite Radio offered Edwards a show so,^[4] according to Edwards, "I can continue to host and be heard every day instead of occasionally, as I would have been at NPR". He said the format would be "loose": "It'll be long interviews, short interviews, and then maybe departments... You've got to have the news ... it's not going to be all features, yet it's not going to be the Financial Times, either."^{[citation needed]} The Bob Edwards Show's first broadcast was on October 4, 2004. Washington Post columnist David Broder and former CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite were Edwards' first guests.^{[citation needed]}

While continuing his daily show on XM, Edwards returned to public radio stations in January 2006 with his show Bob Edwards Weekend, produced by XM Satellite Radio and distributed by Public Radio International to affiliate stations around the country. A September 22, 2005 press release from PRI states, "Bob Edwards Weekend will provide PRI listeners with an opportunity to sample some of the astute commentary and intriguing interviews offered to XM subscribers each weekday on The Bob Edwards Show." This was the first time that a satellite radio company provided programming to over-the-air terrestrial radio.^[a]

The Bob Edwards Show received several awards, including: the Deems Taylor Award from ASCAP (2006),^[15] a Gabriel Award from the Catholic Academy for Communication Arts Professionals (2006), The National Press Club's Robert L. Kozic Award for Environmental Reporting (2007) for the documentary, "Exploding Heritage", about mountaintop-removal coal mining. That program was also honored with a Gabriel Award, a 2006 New York Festivals Gold World Medal, and an award from the Society of Environmental Journalists.^{[citation needed]}

In 2008, The Bob Edwards Show received an Edward R. Murrow Award from the Radio-Television News Directors Association and a New York Festivals / United Nations Gold Award for the documentary, "The Invisible: Children without homes". "The Invisible" also was honored by the Journalism Center for Children and Families and by the Catholic Academy for Communication Arts Professionals.^{[citation needed]}

In 2009, the show received a Sigma Delta Chi Award from the Society of Professional Journalists for the documentary, Stories from Third Med: Surviving a Jungle ER. The documentary also received a Gabriel Award. In September 2012, Edwards was named a Fellow of the Society of Professional Journalists. In 2013, the program was awarded a Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for the documentary, "An Occupational Hazard: Rape in the military". The show's last live episode aired on September 26, 2014.^{[citation needed]}

AARP podcast

In July 2018, Edwards joined with AARP to host a podcast, Take On Today, which was published most Thursdays. The program covers topics of health, work, money, aging, and entertainment, including interviews and panel discussions of issues relevant to older Americans.^[16]^[17]

Personal life

Edwards was married three times. His marriages to Joan Murphy and Sharon Kelly ended in divorce. He had two daughters, Eleanor and Susannah, with Sharon Kelly. He married NPR news anchor Windsor Johnston in 2011, with whom he remained until his death.^[1]^[18]

Bob Edwards died on February 10, 2024, at the age of 76, in Arlington, Virginia.^[4]^[1] His cause of death was reported to be from metastatic bladder cancer and heart failure.^[1]^[5]

Awards and legacy

In 1999, Edwards won a Peabody Award.^[1]

In 2003, Edwards was inducted into the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame. In November 2004, Edwards was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame.^[1]

He donated his papers and his library to American University in Washington, DC.^[19]

He held honorary degrees from the University of Louisville, Spalding University, Bellarmine University, Willamette University, Grinnell College, DePaul University, the University of St. Francis, and Albertson College (now the College of Idaho).^{[citation needed]}

Publications

Edwards wrote three books.^[4]

His first book, Fridays with Red: A Radio Friendship,^[20] was based on his weekly interviews with Red Barber, and was released in 1993, a year after Barber's death.^[1]

During his final months at NPR, Edwards wrote his second book, Edward R. Murrow and the Birth of Broadcast Journalism, which was published in May 2004.^[1]^[21] The book, a short biography of Edward R. Murrow, brought some public attention to history's most noted broadcast journalist^{[citation needed]} prior to the release of the 2004 film Good Night and Good Luck.^{[citation needed]}

His memoir, A Voice in the Box, was published in September 2011.^[22]^[23]

Explanatory footnotes

^ Bob Edwards Weekend episodes are no longer available via podcast at "BobEdwardsRadio.com". Archived from the original on September 4, 2010. Visitors to the page "www.bobedwardsradio.com/ways-to-listen". Archived from the original on August 6, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2012. will see the message "The Bob Edwards Weekend podcast is no longer available. Our sincerest apologies to our devoted listeners."

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Murphy, Brian (February 12, 2024). "Bob Edwards, Radio Host who built NPR's Morning Edition, dies at 76". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
^ "Robert 'Bob" Edwards — College of Arts & Sciences". louisville.edu. University of Louisville. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
^ "NPR's Longtime 'Trusted Voice,' 24-year 'Morning Edition' Host Bob Edwards, Has Died". February 12, 2024. Archived from the original on February 17, 2024. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Neary, Lynn (February 12, 2024). "'The voice we woke up to': Bob Edwards, longtime 'Morning Edition' host, dies at 76". NPR. Archived from the original on February 12, 2024. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Gabriel, Trip (February 12, 2024). "Bob Edwards, Longtime Host of NPR's 'Morning Edition,' Dies at 76". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 12, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Bob Edwards forced out of 'Morning Edition'". NBC News. Associated Press. March 23, 2004. Archived from the original on February 12, 2024. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "New York Celebrity Gossip, Pictures, and Entertainment News". Daily News. New York. Archived from the original on December 31, 2005. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
^ "peabody.uga.edu press release #38". Archived from the original on 6 September 2005.
^ ^a ^b Dvorkin, Jeffrey A. (April 28, 2004). "Bob Edwards reassigned: Ageism or just change?". NPR. Archived from the original on June 24, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
^ "Bob Edwards out as Morning Edition host". Business – US business. NBC News. March 23, 2004. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
^ Johnson, Peter (March 25, 2004). "Edwards ousted as 'Morning Edition' host". Usatoday.Com. Archived from the original on May 23, 2011. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
^ Dvorkin, Jeffrey A. (April 28, 2004). "Bob Edwards Reassigned: Ageism or Just Change?". NPR. Archived from the original on June 24, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
^ "Morning Edition". NPR. May 31, 2006. Archived from the original on December 13, 2004. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
^ Morning Edition. "Interview: Charles Osgood". NPR.org. NPR. Archived from the original on May 5, 2011. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
^ "39th Annual ASCAP Deems Taylor Award Recipients". Archived from the original on April 15, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
^ "Listen and Subscribe to Take on Today Podcast". AARP. Archived from the original on August 7, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
^ "AARP podcast broaches vital issues for its older audience". Radio Ink. June 29, 2018. Archived from the original on August 7, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
^ Gross, Dan (April 25, 2011). "Radio romance: NPR alum Bob Edwards and WRTI's Windsor Johnston". www.inquirer.com. Archived from the original on August 30, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
^ "Special Collections". American University. Archived from the original on February 14, 2024. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
^ Edwards, Robert A. (1993). Fridays with Red: A radio friendship. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-671-87013-0.
^ Edwards, Robert A. (May 2004). Edward R. Murrow and the Birth of Broadcast Journalism. Wiley. ISBN 0-471-47753-2.
^ Howard Kurtz (March 10, 2011). "Bob Edwards on O'Keefe sting: NPR is cursed". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on October 3, 2011. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
^ Bob Edwards (September 1, 2011). "Voice in the Box". University Press of Kentucky. Retrieved September 4, 2011.

External links

The Bob Edwards Show
The Bob Edwards Show schedule on XM Satellite Radio (Archived November 10, 2006, at the Wayback Machine)
NPR Tribute to Bob Edwards
MSNBC on Edwards' XM Show^{[dead link‍]}
The Washington Post on Edwards' XM Show
XM Press Release Announcing Edwards' XM Show
An Interview with Edwards
Audio Interview on The Sound of Young America: MP3 Link
The Bob Edwards Show Discussion Forum
Bob Edwards at the National Radio Hall of Fame
Appearances on C-SPAN

Departure from NPR

Media offices
Preceded by None	Host of Morning Edition 1979–2004	Succeeded by Steve Inskeep and Renée Montagne

[15] Bob Edwards Weekend episodes are no longer available via podcast at "BobEdwardsRadio.com". Archived from the original on September 4, 2010. Visitors to the page "www.bobedwardsradio.com/ways-to-listen". Archived from the original on August 6, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2012. will see the message "The Bob Edwards Weekend podcast is no longer available. Our sincerest apologies to our devoted listeners."

[:1-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Murphy, Brian (February 12, 2024). "Bob Edwards, Radio Host who built NPR's Morning Edition, dies at 76". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 12, 2024.

[2] "Robert 'Bob" Edwards — College of Arts & Sciences". louisville.edu. University of Louisville. Retrieved February 12, 2024.

[3] "NPR's Longtime 'Trusted Voice,' 24-year 'Morning Edition' Host Bob Edwards, Has Died". February 12, 2024. Archived from the original on February 17, 2024. Retrieved February 17, 2024.

[npr2024-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Neary, Lynn (February 12, 2024). "'The voice we woke up to': Bob Edwards, longtime 'Morning Edition' host, dies at 76". NPR. Archived from the original on February 12, 2024. Retrieved February 12, 2024.

[Gabriel-5] Gabriel, Trip (February 12, 2024). "Bob Edwards, Longtime Host of NPR's 'Morning Edition,' Dies at 76". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 12, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2024.

[:0-6] "Bob Edwards forced out of 'Morning Edition'". NBC News. Associated Press. March 23, 2004. Archived from the original on February 12, 2024. Retrieved February 12, 2024.

[nydailynews1-7] "New York Celebrity Gossip, Pictures, and Entertainment News". Daily News. New York. Archived from the original on December 31, 2005. Retrieved July 31, 2011.

[8] "peabody.uga.edu press release #38". Archived from the original on 6 September 2005.

[autogenerated1-9] Dvorkin, Jeffrey A. (April 28, 2004). "Bob Edwards reassigned: Ageism or just change?". NPR. Archived from the original on June 24, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2011.

[10] "Bob Edwards out as Morning Edition host". Business – US business. NBC News. March 23, 2004. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2011.

[11] Johnson, Peter (March 25, 2004). "Edwards ousted as 'Morning Edition' host". Usatoday.Com. Archived from the original on May 23, 2011. Retrieved July 31, 2011.

[12] Dvorkin, Jeffrey A. (April 28, 2004). "Bob Edwards Reassigned: Ageism or Just Change?". NPR. Archived from the original on June 24, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2024.

[13] "Morning Edition". NPR. May 31, 2006. Archived from the original on December 13, 2004. Retrieved July 31, 2011.

[14] Morning Edition. "Interview: Charles Osgood". NPR.org. NPR. Archived from the original on May 5, 2011. Retrieved July 31, 2011.

[16] "39th Annual ASCAP Deems Taylor Award Recipients". Archived from the original on April 15, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2024.

[17] "Listen and Subscribe to Take on Today Podcast". AARP. Archived from the original on August 7, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.

[18] "AARP podcast broaches vital issues for its older audience". Radio Ink. June 29, 2018. Archived from the original on August 7, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.

[19] Gross, Dan (April 25, 2011). "Radio romance: NPR alum Bob Edwards and WRTI's Windsor Johnston". www.inquirer.com. Archived from the original on August 30, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.

[20] "Special Collections". American University. Archived from the original on February 14, 2024. Retrieved February 14, 2024.

[21] Edwards, Robert A. (1993). Fridays with Red: A radio friendship. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-671-87013-0.

[22] Edwards, Robert A. (May 2004). Edward R. Murrow and the Birth of Broadcast Journalism. Wiley. ISBN 0-471-47753-2.

[23] Howard Kurtz (March 10, 2011). "Bob Edwards on O'Keefe sting: NPR is cursed". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on October 3, 2011. Retrieved July 31, 2011.

[24] Bob Edwards (September 1, 2011). "Voice in the Box". University Press of Kentucky. Retrieved September 4, 2011.

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-'''Robert Alan Edwards''' (May 16, 1947 – February 10, 2024) 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&nbsp;public radio stations. Those programs ended in September 2015.
+'''Robert Alan Edwards''' (May 16, 1947 – February 10, 2024) 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&nbsp;public radio stations. Those programs ended in September 2015.
-==Early life==
+==Early life, family and education==
-Edwards was born in Louisville, Kentucky, to a homemaking mother and an accountant father. He became interested in radio, and pursuing a radio career, from a young age.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Murphy |first=Brian |date=February 12, 2024 |title=Bob Edwards, Radio Host who built NPR's Morning Edition, dies at 76 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/02/12/bob-edwards-npr-host-morning-edition-dead-obituary |access-date=February 12, 2024 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref>
+Edwards was born in [[Louisville, Kentucky]], to a homemaking mother and an accountant father. He became interested in radio, and pursuing a radio career, from a young age.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Murphy |first=Brian |date=February 12, 2024 |title=Bob Edwards, Radio Host who built NPR's Morning Edition, dies at 76 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/02/12/bob-edwards-npr-host-morning-edition-dead-obituary |access-date=February 12, 2024 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref>
-Edwards was a graduate of [[St. Xavier High School (Louisville)]] in 1965<ref>{{Cite web |title=Robert "Bob" Edwards — College of Arts & Sciences |url=https://louisville.edu/artsandsciences/news/events/hallofhonor/inductees/edwards.html |access-date=February 12, 2024 |website=louisville.edu}}</ref> and the [[University of Louisville]] in 1969. He also earned an [[Master of Arts|M.A.]] in communication from [[American University]] in Washington, D.C., graduating in 1972.<ref name=":1" />
+Edwards was a graduate of [[St. Xavier High School (Louisville)|St. Xavier High School]] in 1965 and the [[University of Louisville]] in 1969.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Robert 'Bob" Edwards — College of Arts & Sciences |url= https://louisville.edu/artsandsciences/news/events/hallofhonor/inductees/edwards.html |website= louisville.edu| publisher= University of Louisville |access-date=February 12, 2024}}</ref> He also earned an [[Master of Arts|M.A.]] in communication from [[American University]] in Washington, D.C., graduating in 1972.<ref name=":1" />
-== Early career ==
+==Career==
+=== Early career ===
-Edwards began his radio career in 1968 at a small radio station in [[New Albany, Indiana]], a town located across the [[Ohio River]] from Louisville. Afterwards, Edwards served in the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] during the [[Vietnam War]], producing and anchoring television and radio news programs for the [[American Forces Network#Korean War|American Forces Korea Network]] from [[Seoul]]. Following his army service, he went on to anchor news for [[WFED|WTOP]] / 1500, a [[CBS]] affiliate, in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref name=":1" />
+Edwards began his radio career in 1968 at a small radio station in [[New Albany, Indiana]], a town located across the [[Ohio River]] from Louisville, his hometown. Afterwards, Edwards served in the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] during the [[Vietnam War]], producing and anchoring television and radio news programs for the [[American Forces Network#Korean War|American Forces Korea Network]] from [[Seoul]]. Following his army service, he went on to anchor news for [[WFED|WTOP]] / 1500, a [[CBS]] affiliate, in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref name=":1" /> In 1972, at age 25, Edwards anchored national newscasts for the [[Mutual Broadcasting System]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.insideradio.com/free/nprs-longtime-trusted-voice-24-year-morning-edition-host-bob-edwards-has-died/article_775d17ea-c9f1-11ee-9095-cf505262141d.html |title=NPR's Longtime 'Trusted Voice,' 24-year 'Morning Edition' Host Bob Edwards, Has Died |date=February 12, 2024 |access-date=February 17, 2024 |archive-date=February 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240217223519/https://www.insideradio.com/free/nprs-longtime-trusted-voice-24-year-morning-edition-host-bob-edwards-has-died/article_775d17ea-c9f1-11ee-9095-cf505262141d.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
+Edwards joined NPR in 1974 as a newscaster.<ref name=":1" /><ref name="npr2024" /> Before hosting ''Morning Edition'', Edwards was co-host of ''All Things Considered''.<ref name="npr2024">{{Cite news|last=Neary|first=Lynn|date=February 12, 2024|title='The voice we woke up to': Bob Edwards, longtime 'Morning Edition' host, dies at 76|url=https://www.npr.org/2024/02/12/165681524/bob-edwards-dead-npr-host|work=NPR|access-date=February 12, 2024|archive-date=February 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240212160613/https://www.npr.org/2024/02/12/165681524/bob-edwards-dead-npr-host|url-status=live}}</ref>
-In 1972, at age 25, Edwards anchored national newscasts for the [[Mutual Broadcasting System]].
+===Host of ''Morning Edition''===
-Edwards joined NPR in 1974 as a newscaster.<ref name=":1" /><ref name="npr2024" /> Before hosting ''Morning Edition'', Edwards was co-host of ''[[All Things Considered]]''.<ref name="npr2024">{{Cite news|last=Neary|first=Lynn|date=February 12, 2024|title='The voice we woke up to': Bob Edwards, longtime 'Morning Edition' host, dies at 76|url=https://www.npr.org/2024/02/12/165681524/bob-edwards-dead-npr-host|work=NPR|access-date=February 12, 2024|archive-date=February 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240212160613/https://www.npr.org/2024/02/12/165681524/bob-edwards-dead-npr-host|url-status=live}}</ref>
+Edwards hosted NPR's flagship program, ''Morning Edition'', from the show's inception in November 1979 until April 2004.<ref name = Gabriel>{{cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/12/business/media/bob-edwards-dead.html|title = Bob Edwards, Longtime Host of NPR's 'Morning Edition,' Dies at 76|last = Gabriel|first = Trip|date = February 12, 2024|accessdate = February 13, 2024|newspaper = [[The New York Times]]|url-access = limited|archive-date = February 12, 2024|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240212235355/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/12/business/media/bob-edwards-dead.html/|url-status = live}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=March 23, 2004 |title=Bob Edwards forced out of 'Morning Edition' |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna4586432 |access-date=February 12, 2024 |website=NBC News |language=en |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=February 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240212165050/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna4586432 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="nydailynews1" /> After 24 plus years with Edwards as host, [[Arbitron]] ratings showed that, with 13 million listeners, it was the second highest-rated radio broadcast in the country, behind only [[Rush Limbaugh]]'s AM show. Prior to his departure, he was very popular among both listeners and critics.
-==Host of ''Morning Edition''==
-Edwards hosted NPR's flagship program, ''Morning Edition'', from the show's inception in November 1979 until April 2004.<ref name = Gabriel>{{cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/12/business/media/bob-edwards-dead.html|title = Bob Edwards, Longtime Host of NPR's 'Morning Edition,' Dies at 76|last = Gabriel|first = Trip|date = February 12, 2024|accessdate = February 13, 2024|newspaper = [[The New York Times]]|url-access = limited}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=March 23, 2004 |title=Bob Edwards forced out of 'Morning Edition' |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna4586432 |access-date=February 12, 2024 |website=NBC News |language=en |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=February 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240212165050/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna4586432 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="nydailynews1" /> After 24 plus years with Edwards as host, [[Arbitron]] ratings showed that, with 13 million listeners, it was the second highest-rated radio broadcast in the country, behind only [[Rush Limbaugh]]'s AM show. Prior to his departure, he was very popular among both listeners and critics.
 When ''Morning Edition'' and its host won a [[Peabody Award|George Foster Peabody Award]] in 1999, the Peabody committee lauded Edwards as
 {{cquote|a man who embodies the essence of excellence in radio.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.peabody.uga.edu/news/pressrelease.asp?ID=38 |title=peabody.uga.edu press release #38 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050906024336/http://www.peabody.uga.edu/news/pressrelease.asp?ID=38 |archive-date=September 6, 2005 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> His reassuring and authoritative voice is often the first many Americans hear each day. His is a rare radio voice: informed but never smug; intimate but never intrusive; opinionated but never dismissive. Mr.&nbsp;Edwards does not merely talk, he listens.}}
-Edwards' skills as an interviewer were widely praised. NPR's ombudsman [[Jeffrey Dvorkin]] said, "If I were his producer, I would think of Edwards as NPR's version of [[Charlie Rose]]."<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web |last=Dvorkin |first=Jeffrey A. |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1854657 |title=Bob Edwards reassigned: Ageism or just change? |publisher=NPR |date=April 28, 2004 |access-date=July 31, 2011  |archive-date=June 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624204657/https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1854657 |url-status=live }}</ref> The ''[[New York Daily News]]'' called him "an institution among ''Morning Edition'' listeners for his interviewing skills and his calm, articulate style".<ref name="nydailynews1">{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/gossip/story/176750p-153614c.html |title=New York Celebrity Gossip, Pictures, and Entertainment News |publisher=NY Daily News |access-date=July 31, 2011  |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051231043951/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/gossip/story/176750p-153614c.html |archive-date=December 31, 2005 }}</ref> It is estimated that Edwards conducted over 20,000 interviews for NPR.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> His subjects ranged from major politicians to authors and celebrities. His weekly call-in chats with retired [[sportscaster]] [[Red Barber]] are fondly remembered. The chats were supposedly about sports, but often digressed into topics like the Gulf War, what kind of flowers were blooming at Barber's [[Tallahassee, Florida]] home, or other non-sport subjects. Barber would call Edwards "Colonel Bob," referring to Edwards' [[Kentucky Colonel]] honor from his native state.<ref name=":1" />
+Edwards' skills as an interviewer were widely praised. NPR's ombudsman [[Jeffrey Dvorkin]] said, "If I were his producer, I would think of Edwards as NPR's version of [[Charlie Rose]]."<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web |last=Dvorkin |first=Jeffrey A. |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1854657 |title=Bob Edwards reassigned: Ageism or just change? |publisher=NPR |date=April 28, 2004 |access-date=July 31, 2011  |archive-date=June 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624204657/https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1854657 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Daily News (New York)|New York ''Daily News'']] called him "an institution among ''Morning Edition'' listeners for his interviewing skills and his calm, articulate style".<ref name="nydailynews1">{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/gossip/story/176750p-153614c.html |title=New York Celebrity Gossip, Pictures, and Entertainment News |work=Daily News |location=New York |access-date=July 31, 2011  |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051231043951/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/gossip/story/176750p-153614c.html |archive-date=December 31, 2005 }}</ref> It is estimated that Edwards conducted over 20,000 interviews for NPR.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> His subjects ranged from major politicians to authors and celebrities. His weekly call-in chats with retired [[sportscaster]] [[Red Barber]] are fondly remembered. The chats were supposedly about sports, but often digressed into topics like the Gulf War, what kind of flowers were blooming at Barber's [[Tallahassee, Florida]] home, or other non-sport subjects. Barber would call Edwards "Colonel Bob," referring to Edwards' [[Kentucky Colonel]] honor from his native state.<ref name=":1" />
-==Departure from NPR==
+===Departure from NPR===
-In April 2004, NPR executives decided to "freshen up" ''Morning Edition'''s sound. Edwards was removed as host, replaced with [[Steve Inskeep]] and [[Renée Montagne]],<ref name=":0" /> and reassigned as a senior correspondent for NPR News. The move took him by surprise. "I'd rather stay," he said, "but it's not my decision to make".<ref name="nydailynews1"/>
+In April 2004, NPR executives decided to "freshen up" ''Morning Edition''{{'}}s sound. Edwards was removed as host, replaced with [[Steve Inskeep]] and [[Renée Montagne]],<ref name=":0" /> and reassigned as a senior correspondent for NPR News. The move took him by surprise. "I'd rather stay," he said, "but it's not my decision to make".<ref name="nydailynews1"/>
-At first, NPR executives and spokespersons did not fully explain the move, leaving many listeners confused.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nbcnews.com/id/4586432 |title=Bob Edwards out as ''Morning Edition'' host |department=Business – US business |work=NBC News |date=March 23, 2004 |access-date=July 31, 2011  |archive-date=October 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020094536/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/4586432/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Eventually they did make some attempts to explain themselves. According to NPR spokeswoman Laura Gross, "It's part of a natural evolution. A new host will bring new ideas and perspectives to the show. Bob's voice will still be heard; he'll still be a tremendous influence on the show. We just felt it was time for a change".<ref name=":0" />
+At first, NPR executives and spokespersons did not fully explain the move, leaving many listeners confused.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna4586432 |title=Bob Edwards out as ''Morning Edition'' host |department=Business – US business |work=NBC News |date=March 23, 2004 |access-date=July 31, 2011  |archive-date=October 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020094536/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/4586432/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Eventually they did make some attempts to explain themselves. According to NPR spokeswoman Laura Gross, "It's part of a natural evolution. A new host will bring new ideas and perspectives to the show. Bob's voice will still be heard; he'll still be a tremendous influence on the show. We just felt it was time for a change".<ref name=":0" />
-Executive Vice President [[Ken Stern]] also explained the move. "This change in ''Morning Edition'' is part of the ongoing evaluation of all NPR programming that has taken place over the last several years. We've looked at shows like ''All Things Considered'' and ''Talk of the Nation'' with an eye to how we can best serve listeners in the future."<ref name="nydailynews1"/> Although Stern later participated in an online chat with listeners at NPR's website, it only heightened their confusion and anger.{{citation needed|date=March 2016}}
+Executive Vice President [[Ken Stern]] also explained the move. "This change in ''Morning Edition'' is part of the ongoing evaluation of all NPR programming that has taken place over the last several years. We've looked at shows like ''All Things Considered'' and ''Talk of the Nation'' with an eye to how we can best serve listeners in the future."<ref name="nydailynews1"/>
-The decision to remove Edwards, made shortly before his 25th anniversary with the show, was met with much criticism by listeners.<ref name="autogenerated1"/> Jeffrey Dvorkin, NPR's ombudsman, reported that the network received over 50,000 letters and emails, most of them angry, regarding Edwards' demotion; the listener reaction was the largest reaction on a single subject that NPR had received to that date.<ref>{{cite news |last=Johnson |first=Peter |url=https://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2004-03-23-npr-edwards_x.htm |title=Edwards ousted as 'Morning Edition' host |publisher=Usatoday.Com |date=March 25, 2004 |access-date=July 31, 2011  |archive-date=May 23, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110523220648/http://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2004-03-23-npr-edwards_x.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Dvorkin |first=Jeffrey A. |date=April 28, 2004 |title=Bob Edwards Reassigned: Ageism or Just Change? |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/publiceditor/2004/04/28/1854657/bob-edwards-reassigned-ageism-or-just-change |access-date=February 12, 2024 |work=NPR |archive-date=June 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624204657/https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1854657 |url-status=live }}</ref> Other journalists, including [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s [[Cokie Roberts]] and [[CBS]]'s [[Charles Osgood]], expressed dissatisfaction with the move.
+The decision to remove Edwards, made shortly before his 25th anniversary with the show, was met with much criticism by listeners.<ref name="autogenerated1"/> Jeffrey Dvorkin, NPR's ombudsman, reported that the network received over 50,000 letters and emails, most of them angry, regarding Edwards' demotion; the listener reaction was the largest reaction on a single subject that NPR had received to that date.<ref>{{cite news |last=Johnson |first=Peter |url=https://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2004-03-23-npr-edwards_x.htm |title=Edwards ousted as 'Morning Edition' host |publisher=Usatoday.Com |date=March 25, 2004 |access-date=July 31, 2011  |archive-date=May 23, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110523220648/http://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2004-03-23-npr-edwards_x.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Dvorkin |first=Jeffrey A. |date=April 28, 2004 |title=Bob Edwards Reassigned: Ageism or Just Change? |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/publiceditor/2004/04/28/1854657/bob-edwards-reassigned-ageism-or-just-change |access-date=February 12, 2024 |work=NPR |archive-date=June 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624204657/https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1854657 |url-status=live }}</ref> Other journalists, including [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s [[Cokie Roberts]] and [[CBS]]'s [[Charles Osgood]], expressed dissatisfaction with the move.{{cn|date=February 2024}}
-His final broadcast<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=3&prgDate=30-Apr-2004 |title=Morning Edition |publisher=NPR |date=May 31, 2006 |access-date=July 31, 2011  |archive-date=December 13, 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041213115539/http://www.npr.org/rundowns/rundown.php?prgDate=April 30, 2004&prgId=3 |url-status=live }}</ref> as host was on April 30, 2004;<ref name="npr2024" /><ref>{{cite web |author=Morning Edition |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1863340 |title=Interview: Charles Osgood |website=NPR.org |publisher=NPR |access-date=July 31, 2011  |archive-date=May 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110505081738/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1863340 |url-status=live }}</ref> his last ''Morning Edition'' interview was with Charles Osgood, who had also been Edwards' first Morning Edition interview subject almost 25&nbsp;years earlier.<ref name=":1" /><ref name="npr2024" /> Coincidentally, the last show also included a segment about the last [[Oldsmobile]], which rolled off an assembly line the day before.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}
+His final broadcast<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=3&prgDate=30-Apr-2004 |title=Morning Edition |publisher=NPR |date=May 31, 2006 |access-date=July 31, 2011 |archive-date=December 13, 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041213115539/http://www.npr.org/rundowns/rundown.php?prgDate=April |url-status=live }}</ref> as host was on April 30, 2004;<ref name="npr2024" /><ref>{{cite web |author=Morning Edition |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1863340 |title=Interview: Charles Osgood |website=NPR.org |publisher=NPR |access-date=July 31, 2011  |archive-date=May 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110505081738/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1863340 |url-status=live }}</ref> his last ''Morning Edition'' interview was with Charles Osgood, who had also been Edwards' first Morning Edition interview subject almost 25&nbsp;years earlier.<ref name=":1" /><ref name="npr2024" />
-Edwards decided not to remain at NPR as a senior correspondent and filed only one story, an interview with [[Bob Dole]] and other Senate veterans of World War&nbsp;II about the Washington, DC, World War&nbsp;II memorial, in that role. Three months after his departure from ''Morning Edition'', [[XM Satellite Radio]] announced that he had signed on to host a new program, ''[[The Bob Edwards Show]]'', for its new [[XM Public Radio]] channel.
+Edwards decided not to remain at NPR as a senior correspondent and filed only one story, an interview with [[Bob Dole]] and other Senate veterans of World War&nbsp;II about the Washington, DC, World War&nbsp;II memorial, in that role.{{cn|date=February 2024}} Three months after his departure from ''Morning Edition'', [[XM Satellite Radio]] announced that he had signed on to host a new program, ''The Bob Edwards Show'', for its new XM Public Radio channel.{{cn|date=February 2024}}
-==Sirius XM Satellite Radio career==
+===Sirius XM Satellite Radio===
-After leaving NPR, XM Satellite Radio offered Edwards a show so,<ref name="npr2024" /> according to Edwards, "I can continue to host and be heard every day instead of occasionally, as I would have been at NPR". He said the format would be "loose": "It'll be long interviews, short interviews, and then maybe departments... You've got to have the news ... it's not going to be all features, yet it's not going to be the ''[[Financial Times]]'', either." ''The Bob Edwards Show'''s first broadcast was on October&nbsp;4, 2004. ''Washington Post'' columnist [[David Broder]] and former [[CBS News]] anchor [[Walter Cronkite]] were Edwards' first guests.
+After leaving NPR, XM Satellite Radio offered Edwards a show so,<ref name="npr2024" /> according to Edwards, "I can continue to host and be heard every day instead of occasionally, as I would have been at NPR". He said the format would be "loose": "It'll be long interviews, short interviews, and then maybe departments... You've got to have the news ... it's not going to be all features, yet it's not going to be the ''[[Financial Times]]'', either."{{cn|date=February 2024}} ''The Bob Edwards Show''{{'}}s first broadcast was on October&nbsp;4, 2004. ''Washington Post'' columnist [[David Broder]] and former [[CBS News]] anchor [[Walter Cronkite]] were Edwards' first guests.{{cn|date=February 2024}}
-While continuing his daily show on XM, Edwards returned to public radio stations in January&nbsp;2006 with his show ''Bob Edwards Weekend'', produced by XM Satellite Radio and distributed by [[Public Radio International]] to affiliate stations around the country. A September&nbsp;22, 2005 press release from PRI states, "''Bob Edwards Weekend'' will provide PRI listeners with an opportunity to sample some of the astute commentary and intriguing interviews offered to XM subscribers each weekday on ''The Bob Edwards Show''." This was the first time that a satellite radio company provided programming to over-the-air terrestrial radio.{{efn|''Bob Edwards Weekend'' episodes are no longer available via [[podcast]] at {{cite web |url=http://www.bobedwardsradio.com/bob-edwards-weekend |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100904080233/http://www.bobedwardsradio.com/bob-edwards-weekend |archive-date=September 4, 2010  |title=BobEdwardsRadio.com}} Visitors to the page {{cite web |url=http://www.bobedwardsradio.com/ways-to-listen/? |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806065754/http://www.bobedwardsradio.com/ways-to-listen/ |archive-date=August 6, 2012  |title=www.bobedwardsradio.com/ways-to-listen |access-date=August 21, 2012 |url-status=live }} will see the message "The ''Bob Edwards Weekend'' podcast is no longer available. Our sincerest apologies to our devoted listeners."}}
+While continuing his daily show on XM, Edwards returned to public radio stations in January&nbsp;2006 with his show ''Bob Edwards Weekend'', produced by XM Satellite Radio and distributed by Public Radio International to affiliate stations around the country. A September&nbsp;22, 2005 press release from PRI states, "''Bob Edwards Weekend'' will provide PRI listeners with an opportunity to sample some of the astute commentary and intriguing interviews offered to XM subscribers each weekday on ''The Bob Edwards Show''." This was the first time that a satellite radio company provided programming to over-the-air terrestrial radio.{{efn|''Bob Edwards Weekend'' episodes are no longer available via [[podcast]] at {{cite web |url=http://www.bobedwardsradio.com/bob-edwards-weekend |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100904080233/http://www.bobedwardsradio.com/bob-edwards-weekend |archive-date=September 4, 2010  |title=BobEdwardsRadio.com}} Visitors to the page {{cite web |url=http://www.bobedwardsradio.com/ways-to-listen/? |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806065754/http://www.bobedwardsradio.com/ways-to-listen/ |archive-date=August 6, 2012  |title=www.bobedwardsradio.com/ways-to-listen |access-date=August 21, 2012 |url-status=live }} will see the message "The ''Bob Edwards Weekend'' podcast is no longer available. Our sincerest apologies to our devoted listeners."}}
-''The Bob Edwards Show'' received several awards, including: the Deems Taylor Award from ASCAP (2006),<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ascapfoundation.org/programs/awards/award-recipients/deems-taylor/2006 |title=Archived copy |access-date=February 12, 2024 |archive-date=April 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415073407/https://www.ascapfoundation.org/programs/awards/award-recipients/deems-taylor/2006 |url-status=live }}</ref> a Gabriel Award from the Catholic Academy for Communication Arts Professionals (2006), The [[National Press Club (United States)|National Press Club]]'s Robert L. Kozic Award for Environmental Reporting (2007) for the documentary, "Exploding Heritage", about mountaintop-removal coal mining. That program was also honored with a Gabriel Award, a 2006 New York Festivals Gold World Medal, and an award from the Society of Environmental Journalists.
+''The Bob Edwards Show'' received several awards, including: the Deems Taylor Award from ASCAP (2006),<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.ascapfoundation.org/programs/awards/award-recipients/deems-taylor/2006 |title=39th Annual ASCAP Deems Taylor Award Recipients |access-date=February 12, 2024 |archive-date=April 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415073407/https://www.ascapfoundation.org/programs/awards/award-recipients/deems-taylor/2006 |url-status=live }}</ref> a Gabriel Award from the Catholic Academy for Communication Arts Professionals (2006), The [[National Press Club (United States)|National Press Club]]'s Robert L. Kozic Award for Environmental Reporting (2007) for the documentary, "Exploding Heritage", about mountaintop-removal coal mining. That program was also honored with a Gabriel Award, a 2006 New York Festivals Gold World Medal, and an award from the Society of Environmental Journalists.{{cn|date=February 2024}}
-In 2008, ''The Bob Edwards Show'' received an Edward R. Murrow Award from the [[Radio-Television News Directors Association]] and a New York Festivals / United Nations Gold Award for the documentary, "The Invisible: Children without homes". "The Invisible" also was honored by the Journalism Center for Children and Families and by the Catholic Academy for Communication Arts Professionals.
+In 2008, ''The Bob Edwards Show'' received an Edward R. Murrow Award from the [[Radio-Television News Directors Association]] and a New York Festivals / United Nations Gold Award for the documentary, "The Invisible: Children without homes". "The Invisible" also was honored by the Journalism Center for Children and Families and by the Catholic Academy for Communication Arts Professionals.{{cn|date=February 2024}}
-In 2009, the show received a [[Sigma Delta Chi Award]] from the [[Society of Professional Journalists]] for the documentary, ''Stories from Third Med: Surviving a Jungle ER''. The documentary also received a [[Gabriel Award]]. In September&nbsp;2012, Edwards was named a Fellow of the Society of Professional Journalists. In 2013, the program was awarded a [[Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award]] for the documentary, "An Occupational Hazard: Rape in the military". The show's last live episode aired on September 26, 2014.
+In 2009, the show received a [[Sigma Delta Chi Award]] from the [[Society of Professional Journalists]] for the documentary, ''Stories from Third Med: Surviving a Jungle ER''. The documentary also received a [[Gabriel Award]]. In September&nbsp;2012, Edwards was named a Fellow of the Society of Professional Journalists. In 2013, the program was awarded a [[Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award]] for the documentary, "An Occupational Hazard: Rape in the military". The show's last live episode aired on September 26, 2014.{{cn|date=February 2024}}
-==AARP podcast==
+===AARP podcast===
 In July&nbsp;2018, Edwards joined with [[AARP]] to host a podcast, ''Take On Today'', which was published most Thursdays. The program covers topics of health, work, money, aging, and entertainment, including interviews and panel discussions of issues relevant to older Americans.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.aarp.org/podcasts/take-on-today/ |title=Listen and Subscribe to Take on Today Podcast |website=AARP |language=en |access-date=August 7, 2019  |archive-date=August 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807023054/https://www.aarp.org/podcasts/take-on-today/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://radioink.com/2018/06/29/aarp-podcast-broaches-vital-issues-for-its-older-audience/ |title=AARP podcast broaches vital issues for its older audience |date=June 29, 2018 |publisher=Radio Ink |language=en-US |access-date=August 7, 2019  |archive-date=August 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807023056/https://radioink.com/2018/06/29/aarp-podcast-broaches-vital-issues-for-its-older-audience/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 == Personal life ==
-Edwards was married three times. His marriages to Joan Murphy and Sharon Kelly ended in divorce. He had two daughters, Eleanor and Susannah, with Sharon Kelly. He married NPR news anchor Windsor Johnston in 2011, whom he remained with until his death.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gross |first=Dan |date=April 25, 2011 |title=Radio romance: NPR alum Bob Edwards and WRTI's Windsor Johnston |url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/blogs/phillygossip/120660894.html |website=www.inquirer.com |access-date=August 30, 2019 |archive-date=August 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830180441/https://www.inquirer.com/philly/blogs/phillygossip/120660894.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
+Edwards was married three times. His marriages to Joan Murphy and Sharon Kelly ended in divorce. He had two daughters, Eleanor and Susannah, with Sharon Kelly. He married NPR news anchor Windsor Johnston in 2011, with whom he remained until his death.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gross |first=Dan |date=April 25, 2011 |title=Radio romance: NPR alum Bob Edwards and WRTI's Windsor Johnston |url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/blogs/phillygossip/120660894.html |website=www.inquirer.com |access-date=August 30, 2019 |archive-date=August 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830180441/https://www.inquirer.com/philly/blogs/phillygossip/120660894.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
 Bob Edwards died on February 10, 2024, at the age of 76, in [[Arlington, Virginia]].<ref name="npr2024" /><ref name=":1" /> His cause of death was reported to be from metastatic [[bladder cancer]] and [[heart failure]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name = Gabriel/>
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 In 2003, Edwards was inducted into the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame. In November 2004, Edwards was inducted into the [[National Radio Hall of Fame]].<ref name=":1" />
-In 2009,{{Cn|date=February 2024}} he donated his papers and his library to American University in Washington, DC.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Special Collections |url=https://www.american.edu/library/archives/collections.cfm |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=American University |language=en}}</ref>
+He donated his papers and his library to American University in Washington, DC.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Special Collections |url=https://www.american.edu/library/archives/collections.cfm |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=American University |language=en |archive-date=February 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240214011913/https://www.american.edu/library/archives/collections.cfm |url-status=live }}</ref>
-He held honorary degrees from the [[University of Louisville]], [[Spalding University]], [[Bellarmine University]], [[Willamette University]], [[Grinnell College]], [[DePaul University]], the [[University of St. Francis]], and [[Albertson College]] (now the College of Idaho).
+He held honorary degrees from the [[University of Louisville]], [[Spalding University]], [[Bellarmine University]], [[Willamette University]], [[Grinnell College]], [[DePaul University]], the [[University of St. Francis]], and [[Albertson College]] (now the College of Idaho).{{cn|date=February 2024}}
 == Publications ==
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 His first book, ''Fridays with Red: A Radio Friendship'',<ref>{{cite book |last=Edwards |first=Robert A. |url=https://archive.org/details/fridayswithredra00edwa |title=Fridays with Red: A radio friendship |publisher=Simon & Schuster |year=1993 |isbn=0-671-87013-0 |place=New York, NY |url-access=registration}}</ref> was based on his weekly interviews with [[Red Barber]], and was released in 1993, a year after Barber's death.<ref name=":1" />
-During his final months at NPR, Edwards wrote his second book, ''Edward R. Murrow and the Birth of Broadcast Journalism'', which was published in May 2004.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite book |last=Edwards |first=Robert A. |url=https://archive.org/details/edwardrmurrowbi00edwa |title=Edward R. Murrow and the Birth of Broadcast Journalism |date=May 2004 |publisher=Wiley |isbn=0-471-47753-2 |url-access=registration}}</ref> The book, a short biography of [[Edward R. Murrow]], brought some public attention to history's most noted broadcast journalist prior to the release of the 2004 film ''[[Good Night and Good Luck]]''.
+During his final months at NPR, Edwards wrote his second book, ''Edward R. Murrow and the Birth of Broadcast Journalism'', which was published in May 2004.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite book |last=Edwards |first=Robert A. |url=https://archive.org/details/edwardrmurrowbi00edwa |title=Edward R. Murrow and the Birth of Broadcast Journalism |date=May 2004 |publisher=Wiley |isbn=0-471-47753-2 |url-access=registration}}</ref> The book, a short biography of [[Edward R. Murrow]], brought some public attention to {{cspan|history's most noted broadcast journalist|date=February 2024}} prior to the release of the 2004 film ''[[Good Night and Good Luck]]''.{{cn|date=February 2024}}
 His memoir, ''A Voice in the Box'', was published in September 2011.<ref>{{cite news |author=Howard Kurtz |date=March 10, 2011 |title=Bob Edwards on O'Keefe sting: NPR is cursed |url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/03/10/bob-edwards-on-okeefe-sting-npr-is-cursed.html |access-date=July 31, 2011 |newspaper=The Daily Beast  |archive-date=October 3, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003142759/http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/03/10/bob-edwards-on-okeefe-sting-npr-is-cursed.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Bob Edwards |date=September 1, 2011 |title=Voice in the Box |url=http://www.barnesandnoble.com/enwiki/w/voice-in-the-box-bob-edwards/1100640642?ean=9780813134512&itm=1&usri=a%2bvoice%2bin%2bthe%2bbox%2bbob%2bedwards%2bnook |access-date=September 4, 2011 |publisher=University Press of Kentucky }}</ref>
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+== Explanatory footnotes ==
-==Footnotes==
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 ==External links==
-* [http://www.bobedwardsradio.com/ The Bob Edwards Show]
+* [http://www.bobedwardsradio.com/ ''The Bob Edwards Show'']
-* [http://www.xmradio.com/onxm/features/bob-edwards-show.xmc The Bob Edwards Show schedule on XM Satellite Radio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061110041438/http://www.xmradio.com/onxm/features/bob-edwards-show.xmc |date=November 10, 2006 }}
+* [http://www.xmradio.com/onxm/features/bob-edwards-show.xmc ''The Bob Edwards Show'' schedule on XM Satellite Radio] ({{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061110041438/http://www.xmradio.com/onxm/features/bob-edwards-show.xmc |date=November 10, 2006 }})
 * [https://www.npr.org/about/specials/bedwards/ NPR Tribute to Bob Edwards]
-* [http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11865457/ MSNBC on Edwards' XM Show]{{dead link|date=June 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
+* [http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11865457/ MSNBC on Edwards' XM Show]{{dead link|date=August 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
 * [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22089-2004Jul28.html ''The Washington Post'' on Edwards' XM Show]
 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20040917023746/http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040729/dcth039_1.html XM Press Release Announcing Edwards' XM Show]
 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060419005935/http://www.journalismjobs.com/interview_bobedwards.cfm An Interview with Edwards]
 * Audio Interview on [[The Sound of Young America]]: [https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20071126201403/http://libsyn.com/media/tsoya/tsoya082705.mp3 MP3 Link]
-* [http://www.bobedwards.info/ The Bob Edwards Show Discussion Forum]
+* [http://www.bobedwards.info/ ''The Bob Edwards Show'' Discussion Forum]
-* {{rhof|197|Bob Edwards}}
+* {{Rhof|197|Bob Edwards}}
 * {{C-SPAN|4346}}
-;Departure from NPR
+; Departure from NPR
-* [https://www.npr.org/about/press/040323.bobedwards.html NPR Press Release on Edwards' Leaving Morning Edition]
+* [https://www.npr.org/about/press/040323.bobedwards.html NPR Press Release on Edwards' Leaving ''Morning Edition'']
 * [http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2004/03/24/npr_reassigns_its_longtime_morning_voice/ ''The Boston Globe''{{'}}s initial story]
-* [https://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2004-03-23-npr-edwards_x.htm ''USA Today'''s initial story]
+* [https://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2004-03-23-npr-edwards_x.htm ''USA Today''{{'}}s initial story]
 * [https://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A19085-2004Mar23&notFound=true ''The Washington Post''{{'}}s initial story]{{dead link|date=June 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
 * [https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4608650 Dvorkin Looks Back a Year Later]
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