my mornings will never be the same!
I can't believe it!!!! This morning I turned on my radio like always and instead of the cheery, welcoming, thoughtful voice of Bob Edwards, I get Renee Montagne (sp?) and Steven Inskeep. "Oh," I think to myself, "Bob must be on vacation." But NO!!! He's GONE!!!! BOB EDWARDS ISN'T DOING MORNING EDITION ANYMORE!!!!!
I can't belive it!!!!! I almost cried right then and there. I can't I MISSED his sign-off on Friday. I was listening at the wrong times. No voice is like Bob Edwards's. His perspective on things was always insightful and calm. No hopping up and down polemic on life. It was a great way to start a day. Bob Edwards inviting you to consider the world with him. I CAN'T BELIEVE HE'S GONE!!!
Oh sure, he'll still be reporting occasionally, like this morning on the new WWII memorial in DC. But his voice is too firm and authoritative. It will be just too weird. He's the hub, no the reporter. WHY OH WHY DID NPR DO THIS TO HIM!?
*sigh* I'm not the only one that feels this way.
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Jeannette, honey, I think you have been spending WAY to much time in the car.
Posted by: mom2 | 03.05.04 09:36
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apparently he's too old for them or something. there's an article somewhere on cnn and elsewhere I'm sure. bummer.
Posted by: bobw | 04.05.04 08:30
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Carl Castle has the same authoritative voice. Maybe NPR can get him to dub for BE
Posted by: mom1 | 04.05.04 12:22
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I know. I was SO glad Carl was still there at 8.01 with the news to give me assurance and consistancy.
Posted by: Jeannette | 04.05.04 13:04
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I was looking at an old book on NPR that I bought at the library for $.50 and there is a big picture of Karl Kassel that he signed. Right there in blue ink. You can feel the indention.
After a moment or two, I realized that no one I know would think that it was very cool.
Then I felt like a nerd.
Posted by: Nat | 05.05.04 12:00
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Yes, I too was traumatized by the lack of Bob Edwards, but I loved his interview with Terri Gross. He was really able to vocalize what the Morning Edition experience had been to him without trashing the people who had "urged" him to step down, which I still find sketchy. Anyway, we can still find ways of supporting him. =)
Posted by: Erica | 09.05.04 23:11