That's the problem with news interviews, you work your tail off to get prominent figures in the news on the radio, but once they've been on, the event passes, the urgency, the issues you talked about evaporate.

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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...

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

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

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...

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

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

Any outfit that has to beg its listeners for money is an organization that has...

Any outfit that has to beg its listeners for money is an organization that has...

With radio, the listener absorbs everything.

With radio, the listener absorbs everything.

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

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

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.

Good things just keep happening.

Good things just keep happening.

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.

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've never been able to predict the future of anything.

I've never been able to predict the future of anything.

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...

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.

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

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

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...

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...

I was encouraged to read aloud in class and vocalize.

I was encouraged to read aloud in class and vocalize.

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...