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

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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 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 wanted to be one of the voices in the box.

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

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

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

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...

Public radio has always been so powerless.

Public radio has always been so powerless.

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.

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...

That's the problem with news interviews, you work your tail off to get prominent figures...

That's the problem with news interviews, you work your tail off to get prominent figures...

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

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

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

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

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 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 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.

With radio, the listener absorbs everything.

With radio, the listener absorbs everything.

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...

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 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...