Some are pre-taped interviews because maybe we can't get that person live or maybe we're not sure it's going to work out right so we tape it an hour in advance.

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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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

Good things just keep happening.

Good things just keep happening.

I was encouraged to read aloud in class and vocalize.

I was encouraged to read aloud in class and vocalize.

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

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

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Public radio has always been so powerless.

Public radio has always been so powerless.