Bob Edwards | |
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Born | Robert Alan Edwards May 16, 1947 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
Died | February 10, 2024 Arlington, Virginia, U.S. | (aged 76)
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Children | 2 |
Career | |
Show | The Bob Edwards Show |
Network | XM Satellite Radio |
Time slot | Monday through Friday 8–9 AM ET |
Show | Bob Edwards Weekend |
Network | Public Radio International |
Time slot | Saturday 8–9 AM ET |
Country | United States |
Previous show | NPR Morning Edition |
Website | www |
Robert Alan Edwards (May 16, 1947 – February 10, 2024) was an American broadcast journalist who was a Peabody Award-winning member of the National Radio Hall of Fame. He 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. Starting in 2004, Edwards hosted The Bob Edwards Show on Sirius XM Radio and Bob Edwards Weekend distributed by Public Radio International to more than 150 public radio stations. Those programs ended in September 2015.