21 Facts About Bob Edwards

Robert Alan Edwards was an American broadcast journalist who was a Peabody Award-winning member of the National Radio Hall of Fame.

Bob Edwards hosted both of National Public Radio's flagship news programs, the afternoon All Things Considered, and Morning Edition, where he was the first and longest serving host in the latter program's history.

Bob Edwards was born in Louisville, Kentucky, to a homemaking mother and an accountant father.

Bob Edwards became interested in radio, and pursuing a radio career, from a young age.

Bob Edwards was a graduate of St Xavier High School in 1965 and the University of Louisville in 1969.

Bob Edwards began his radio career in 1968 at a small radio station in New Albany, Indiana, a town located across the Ohio River from Louisville, his hometown.

Bob Edwards hosted NPR's flagship program, Morning Edition, from the show's inception in November 1979 until April 2004.

Bob Edwards's reassuring and authoritative voice is often the first many Americans hear each day.

Bob Edwards's is a rare radio voice: informed but never smug; intimate but never intrusive; opinionated but never dismissive.

Bob Edwards's subjects ranged from major politicians to authors and celebrities.

Bob Edwards was removed as host, replaced with Steve Inskeep and Renee Montagne, and reassigned as a senior correspondent for NPR News.

The decision to remove Bob Edwards, made shortly before his 25th anniversary with the show, was met with much criticism by listeners.

Three months after his departure from Morning Edition, XM Satellite Radio announced that he had signed on to host a new program, The Bob Edwards Show, for its new XM Public Radio channel.

The Bob Edwards Show received several awards, including: the Deems Taylor Award from ASCAP, a Gabriel Award from the Catholic Academy for Communication Arts Professionals, The National Press Club's Robert L Kozic Award for Environmental Reporting for the documentary, "Exploding Heritage", about mountaintop-removal coal mining.

Bob Edwards had two daughters, Eleanor and Susannah, with Sharon Kelly.

Bob Edwards married NPR news anchor Windsor Johnston in 2011, with whom he remained until his death.

Bob Edwards died on February 10,2024, at the age of 76, in Arlington, Virginia.

In 2003, Bob Edwards was inducted into the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame.

In November 2004, Bob Edwards was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame.

Bob Edwards donated his papers and his library to American University in Washington, DC.

Bob Edwards held honorary degrees from the University of Louisville, Spalding University, Bellarmine University, Willamette University, Grinnell College, DePaul University, the University of St Francis, and Albertson College.