That Familiar Smoky Baritone

Every so often Washington’s third- (or is it fourth- or fifth-?) place newspaper has something worth reading. Today, the Times of Washington talks with NPR’s former Voice-of-the-Morning Bob Edwards.

He sounds quite excited about the possibilities of the hot new medium of paid satellite radio, where he’s hosting a daily show on XM Satellite Radio. “The atmosphere here is much like the early days of NPR…. It’s much looser. The question is: Will they do what NPR did? Will they start taking themselves dreadfully seriously?”

He says that one of his largest frustrations is not knowing how many people enjoy his “deep, smoky baritone” each day.

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