That's the problem with news interviews, you work your tail off to get prominent figures in the news on the radio, but once they've been on, the event passes, the urgency, the issues you talked about evaporate.

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

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

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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.

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....

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

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

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...

Good things just keep happening.

Good things just keep happening.

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...

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 was encouraged to read aloud in class and vocalize.

I was encouraged to read aloud in class and vocalize.

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...

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...

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.

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

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