In college, I got interested in news because the world was coming apart. The civil rights movement, the antiwar movement, the women's right movement. That focused my radio ambitions toward news.

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I used to listen to the soap operas with my grandmother.

I used to listen to the soap operas with my grandmother.

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...

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 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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

In my case, the listener is often in an automobile driving to work. You can...

In my case, the listener is often in an automobile driving to work. You can...

I think we're doing the right things for the right reasons. We're not doing it...

I think we're doing the right things for the right reasons. We're not doing it...

The radio was my pal. I was just crazy about it.

The radio was my pal. I was just crazy about it.

I wanted to be one of the voices in the box.

I wanted to be one of the voices in the box.

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.

With radio, the listener absorbs everything.

With radio, the listener absorbs everything.

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 was encouraged to read aloud in class and vocalize.

I was encouraged to read aloud in class and vocalize.

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...

Public radio has always been so powerless.

Public radio has always been so powerless.