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I added a blurb about Bob Edwards Weekend now that I know it exists (thanks to KUNC radio for adding it to their weekend programming schedule!) Hopefully didn't over-promote it or screw up the overall flow of the article too much. Dgstangel 06:05, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
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- p.s. - Charlie Summers: Don't mean to stir the pot, but exactly what "principle" prevents you from registering on Wikipedia, but allows you to explicitly publish your contact info and earnestly participate in editing articles? Thanks for the thoughtful insights, though! Dgstangel 06:05, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
can we add any info about the circumstances of his demotion at NPR? I don't understand why it happened.--Alhutch 06:52, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
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No one really does, actually. I go into some of the theories on the bobedwards.info website, but it's anything from certain NPR board members hating him to ageism to boredom. (*shrug*) My personal guess is that it was a combination of things, coupled with a complete disconnect from the desires of the listenership by the executives.
There are some small errors in this entry, which I hesitate to correct as they would change the "voice" of the original poster:
- Ken Stern never participated in the web chat that "explained" why Edwards was removed; that was Jay Kernis, Senior Vice President for Programming and the guy who canned Edwards. The transcript shows how...weasily...the excuses made really were.
- His last interview as host of Morning Edition was Charles Osgood, but that was not his last interview for NPR. The following Monday (3 May 2004) a filed report was broadcast on Morning Edition on the World War II monument where he interviewed various folks including Fmr. Senator Bob Dole. This was the only report he filed in his role of, "Senior Correspondant."
- He was not, "free[d]" for his book tour, but indeed it was the reverse; the tour was planned before the decision was finalized to remove him as host. Instead, it was decided by Kernis/Goodman/et al that since he was to be gone for three months anyway on the book tour (which was also a huge fundraising tour for NPR member stations), there was no point in bringing him back for September-to-November (the twenty-fifth anniversary was 5 November 2004). They figured they could make a "clean break." Boy, were they out-of-touch...
For what it's worth, in an interview with the Boston Globe in November of 2004, Edwards noted he suggested to Kernis that he remain until the 25th anniversary, but was told, "The anniversary is about the future -- not the past." "That was pretty cold," said Edwards.
- While Walter Cronkite was a guest on the first The Bob Edwards Show, he was not the first guest; The Washington Post's David Broder was.
Charlie Summers (who doesn't register on principle, but may be contacted directly at webmaster at bobedwards.info) [[[User:71.114.136.34|71.114.136.34]]]
- This is a new one on me. How is it unprincipled to register as a user on the Wikipedia? Stevie is the man! Talk • Work 15:30, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
- It's his principle, not yours, and please be polite. Wikipedia does not require editors to register, and Mr. Summers shows more restraint than many by posting here rather than just editing the article. Good for him. -- Gnetwerker 18:51, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
