RESOLUTION
PUBLIC SESSION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
unanimously
Resolved,
That the Board of Directors
of the
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Expresses its Heartfelt Condolences
to the Family and Friends of
Bob Edwards
“Morning Edition” Host, 1979-2004
We will long remember public radio host Bob Edwards, whose wide-ranging interviews shaped NPR’s “Morning Edition” over nearly a quarter of a century and helped give NPR its gravitas and credibility.
Bob joined NPR in 1974 and co-hosted “All Things Considered” before being tapped to host “Morning Edition.” His authoritative baritone voice and understated delivery set the tone for what became the network’s flagship morning program. He conducted more than 20,000 interviews for “Morning Edition,” including regular talks with cowboy poet Baxter Black and former Major League Baseball announcer Red Barber, which made the program what he called “a little island of civility and purpose.”
Bob was the recipient of numerous awards, including the Peabody Award, the Alfred I duPont-Columbia University Award and CPB’s Edward R. Morrow Award for outstanding contributions to public radio. He was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 2004.
The CPB Board of Directors marks Bob Edwards’ leadership and extraordinary service to public radio and the American public with deep respect and appreciation and offers our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues.