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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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.

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

I was encouraged to read aloud in class and vocalize.

I was encouraged to read aloud in class and vocalize.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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

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....

Public radio has always been so powerless.

Public radio has always been so powerless.

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 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...

With radio, the listener absorbs everything.

With radio, the listener absorbs everything.

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...

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.