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<blockquote>At long last, getting to talk the talk his way
Saying he was micromanaged at NPR's "Morning Edition," Bob Edwards says he is enjoying the freedom he has on satellite radio.
By Lynn Smith, Times Staff Writer
In his old job, management told him what to do and then demoted him after 30 years of service. But he did have 13 million loyal listeners and a pension plan.
In his new job, he is with a station that has maybe 5 million listeners and he has no pension. But he has his own show, with his name on it, and management treats him like a star.
It's been one year since Bob Edwards was abruptly shelved at National Public Radio's "Morning Edition" and subsequently decided to leave public radio, moving to XM Satellite Radio to host "The Bob Edwards Show." All things considered, he likes where he landed. "These are people who get me," he said. "And I appreciate that."
For Edwards, 58, the biggest difference between NPR and XM is "very personal." The XM management has "trusted me to do this program the way I want to do it. I have complete freedom. I'm treated like a grown-up, and it's nice. I have the total support of the CEO, Hugh Panero," who compliments him daily, he said, on the show and his choices. "I was micromanaged at NPR." ... </blockquote>
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<blockquote>Public Radio International® and XM Satellite Radio to
Launch Bob Edwards Weekend
WASHINGTON, D.C. and MINNEAPOLIS, September 22, 2005 — XM Satellite Radio, the nation's leading satellite radio service with more than 4.4 million subscribers, and Public Radio International (PRI) today announced the launch of a new weekend interview program, Bob Edwards Weekend, to be syndicated to public radio stations in January 2006. Produced by XM and distributed by PRI, the two-hour program will feature a selection of interviews from The Bob Edwards Show, which airs weekdays exclusively on XM Satellite Radio's public radio channel, XMPR (XM Channel 133). The two-hour program will be available to PRI's 734 affiliate stations nationwide for broadcast and simulcast streaming Friday through Sunday evening. Stations will be able to air Bob Edwards Weekend anytime throughout the weekend. </blockquote>
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<blockquote>At long last, getting to talk the talk his way
Saying he was micromanaged at NPR's "Morning Edition," Bob Edwards says he is enjoying the freedom he has on satellite radio.
By Lynn Smith, Times Staff Writer
In his old job, management told him what to do and then demoted him after 30 years of service. But he did have 13 million loyal listeners and a pension plan.
In his new job, he is with a station that has maybe 5 million listeners and he has no pension. But he has his own show, with his name on it, and management treats him like a star.
It's been one year since Bob Edwards was abruptly shelved at National Public Radio's "Morning Edition" and subsequently decided to leave public radio, moving to XM Satellite Radio to host "The Bob Edwards Show." All things considered, he likes where he landed. "These are people who get me," he said. "And I appreciate that."
For Edwards, 58, the biggest difference between NPR and XM is "very personal." The XM management has "trusted me to do this program the way I want to do it. I have complete freedom. I'm treated like a grown-up, and it's nice. I have the total support of the CEO, Hugh Panero," who compliments him daily, he said, on the show and his choices. "I was micromanaged at NPR." ... </blockquote>
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<blockquote>Public Radio International® and XM Satellite Radio to
Launch Bob Edwards Weekend
WASHINGTON, D.C. and MINNEAPOLIS, September 22, 2005 — XM Satellite Radio, the nation's leading satellite radio service with more than 4.4 million subscribers, and Public Radio International (PRI) today announced the launch of a new weekend interview program, Bob Edwards Weekend, to be syndicated to public radio stations in January 2006. Produced by XM and distributed by PRI, the two-hour program will feature a selection of interviews from The Bob Edwards Show, which airs weekdays exclusively on XM Satellite Radio's public radio channel, XMPR (XM Channel 133). The two-hour program will be available to PRI's 734 affiliate stations nationwide for broadcast and simulcast streaming Friday through Sunday evening. Stations will be able to air Bob Edwards Weekend anytime throughout the weekend. </blockquote>
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