It
has been such a wonderful spring for the roses this year at home. The
blooms have been abundant and with the rain last Sunday the weight
almost broke some bushes.
This orange one growing at one end of the back yard has been spectacular.
The
New Dawn that we grew at my childhood home and I grow now has its first
bloom of the season. It should be covered in the coming weeks.
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| The tall Louisville, Kentucky boy, Bob Edwards, with President Jimmy Carter. |
I did not learn until yesterday that former NPR Morning Edition host Bob Edwards
died in February. Bob was the original host of Morning Edition since its inception in 1979. He was a hero of mine in radio with his wonderful
voice and style. I was a regular listener to his show in the 1990s and early 2000s. He
was also a Louisville native and there was that special connection
since I lived and worked in radio there too. Bob is mentioned in my next
novel, Shadow's Gravity.
I no longer listen to NPR, haven't for several years, as
the hosts are insufferable and the programming is insulting. The Atlanta
affiliate WABE has completely lost me too with its narrow viewpoint and
activist journalism that I can't relate.
Louisville which has three public radio stations under the Louisville Public Media umbrella, including one that is still dedicated to classical music (rare these days), is a better option.
Although Bob Edwards had the rare longevity of hosting the same radio program for twenty-five years, it was a shame that he was pushed out in 2004 and what NPR became.
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