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The Colonel Stepping Down
Mar. 23rd, 2004 01:27 pmOkay, this is perhaps a small thing. But it really, really ticks me off. (Not as much as the Congressional hearings today -- we'll deal with those later.)
Morning Edition host Bob Edwards is stepping down as of April 30. They're consigning him to the hell that is "Senior Correspondent".
Maybe he needs some time away from the grind. I wish him nothing but the best. But, as far as NPR itself goes, I think it's a terrible move.
There are, at this point, six count 'em six voices of wisdom and skill at NPR, which is itself one of the last potential bastions of journalistic integrity (although Juan Williams, Mara Liasson, and a few other BushCo shills are messing it up on a daily basis, and Cokie Roberts apparently sold her soul cheap). Ya got yer Margot Adler, yer Neal Conan, yer Scott Simon, yer Nina Totenberg, yer Ira Plato. You can make cases for Noah Adams and Robert Siegel, and Diane Rehm on her best days.
And ya got Bob Edwards. The Colonel, as Red Barber used to call him. Warm, friendly, soothing, insightful, steady, caring -- kinda like what Shrub pretends he is, or thinks he is, only in fact, and with actual intelligence, wit, curiosity, and humor.
And they're gonna hand it off to Steve Inskeep and Renee Montagne, who, while not incompetent, are each Just Another Voice In The Gaggle.
Ohhh, I'm not going to listen to as much NPR as I do now. I can see that.
Morning Edition host Bob Edwards is stepping down as of April 30. They're consigning him to the hell that is "Senior Correspondent".
Maybe he needs some time away from the grind. I wish him nothing but the best. But, as far as NPR itself goes, I think it's a terrible move.
There are, at this point, six count 'em six voices of wisdom and skill at NPR, which is itself one of the last potential bastions of journalistic integrity (although Juan Williams, Mara Liasson, and a few other BushCo shills are messing it up on a daily basis, and Cokie Roberts apparently sold her soul cheap). Ya got yer Margot Adler, yer Neal Conan, yer Scott Simon, yer Nina Totenberg, yer Ira Plato. You can make cases for Noah Adams and Robert Siegel, and Diane Rehm on her best days.
And ya got Bob Edwards. The Colonel, as Red Barber used to call him. Warm, friendly, soothing, insightful, steady, caring -- kinda like what Shrub pretends he is, or thinks he is, only in fact, and with actual intelligence, wit, curiosity, and humor.
And they're gonna hand it off to Steve Inskeep and Renee Montagne, who, while not incompetent, are each Just Another Voice In The Gaggle.
Ohhh, I'm not going to listen to as much NPR as I do now. I can see that.
