But when you see personal artifacts relating to - by genealogy at least - a living human being, it was just more impressive to me than just about anything I've ever read about slavery before.

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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'm still excited at being at a microphone and talking to listeners. I love that....

I'm still excited at being at a microphone and talking to listeners. I love that....

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...

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

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

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 used to listen to the soap operas with my grandmother.

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

If you want anything done well, do it yourself. This is why most people laugh...

If you want anything done well, do it yourself. This is why most people laugh...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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...

I was encouraged to read aloud in class and vocalize.

I was encouraged to read aloud in class and vocalize.

In college, I got interested in news because the world was coming apart. The civil...

In college, I got interested in news because the world was coming apart. The civil...

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...

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...

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.