I'm still excited at being at a microphone and talking to listeners. I love that. It's the most basic element of what I do and I still enjoy it very much.

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Nobody cares about your wardrobe, what your tie looks like, or even if you're wearing...

Nobody cares about your wardrobe, what your tie looks like, or even if you're wearing...

I'm a very straight-laced, conservative news kind of guy.

I'm a very straight-laced, conservative news kind of guy.

People are always ready to admit a man's ability after he gets there

People are always ready to admit a man's ability after he gets there

Between 2 and 5 I'm reading in to find out what's been going on while...

Between 2 and 5 I'm reading in to find out what's been going on while...

I go home by noon, and I'm in bed by 6 p.m. I get up...

I go home by noon, and I'm in bed by 6 p.m. I get up...

It's also a more personal medium. It seems to go directly to one's brain. There...

It's also a more personal medium. It seems to go directly to one's brain. There...

I wake about 1 a.m. I'm in the office by 2 a.m. We're on the...

I wake about 1 a.m. I'm in the office by 2 a.m. We're on the...

But when you see personal artifacts relating to - by genealogy at least - a...

But when you see personal artifacts relating to - by genealogy at least - a...

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

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

The pictures are created by the listener, with a little help from the broadcaster. The...

The pictures are created by the listener, with a little help from the broadcaster. The...

Public radio has always been so powerless.

Public radio has always been so powerless.

When Solomon said there was a time and a place for everything he had not...

When Solomon said there was a time and a place for everything he had not...

Never exaggerate your faults, your friends will attend to that.

Never exaggerate your faults, your friends will attend to that.

Some are pre-taped interviews because maybe we can't get that person live or maybe we're...

Some are pre-taped interviews because maybe we can't get that person live or maybe we're...

With radio, the listener absorbs everything.

With radio, the listener absorbs everything.

I was encouraged to read aloud in class and vocalize.

I was encouraged to read aloud in class and vocalize.

Good things just keep happening.

Good things just keep happening.

A little learning is a dangerous thing, but a lot of ignorance is just as...

A little learning is a dangerous thing, but a lot of ignorance is just as...

At a tiny station in New Albany, Indiana, which is right across from the river...

At a tiny station in New Albany, Indiana, which is right across from the river...

I got to know every format of every station and who was on and what...

I got to know every format of every station and who was on and what...