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

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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 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 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...

Public radio has always been so powerless.

Public radio has always been so powerless.

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...

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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.

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 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....

With radio, the listener absorbs everything.

With radio, the listener absorbs everything.