Bob Edwards Death: When Did Bob Edwards Die?: American broadcast journalist, Bob Edwards, also known as Robert Alan Edwards has died, aged 76. 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.
Bob Edwards Death: When Did Bob Edwards Die?
Bob Edwards
died on Saturday, February 10, 2024, at the age of 76, in Arlington, Virginia. His cause of death was reported to be metastatic bladder cancer and heart failure.
Born on May 16, 1947, the Louisville native began his career at a tiny radio station in New Albany, Indiana, and joined NPR as a newscaster in 1974 during the Nixon impeachment and Watergate hearings.
He began hosting NPR’s “All Things Considered” with Susan Stamberg later that year. Edwards also helped launch NPR’s morning news magazine “Morning Edition” in 1979.
He left NPR after being replaced on the show in 2004 and joined SiriusXM satellite radio. In July 2018, he joined with AARP to host a podcast, Take On Today, which was published most Thursdays.
During his decades-long career, the amiable, baritone-voiced journalist won the 1984 Edward R. Murrow Award from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, two Gabriel Awards from the National Catholic Association of Broadcasters, the Alfred I. du Pont-Columbia University Award and a Peabody Award.
He also wrote several books, including “Friday with Red: A Radio Friendship” about his conversations with veteran sportscaster Red Barber; the memoir “A Voice in the Box: My Life in Radio”; and the historical book “Edward R. Murrow and the Birth of Broadcast Journalism”
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