{"product_id":"a-voice-in-the-box-bob-edwards-9780813134505","title":"A Voice in the Box: My Life in Radio","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe host of \u003ci\u003eThe Bob Edwards Show \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBob Edwards Weekend \u003c\/i\u003eon Sirius XM Radio, Bob Edwards became the first radio personality with a large national audience to take his chances in the new field of satellite radio. The programs' mix of long-form interviews and news documentaries has won many prestigious awards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor thirty years, Louisville native Edwards was the voice of National Public Radio's daily newsmagazine programs, co-hosting \u003ci\u003eAll Things Considered\u003c\/i\u003e before launching \u003ci\u003eMorning Edition\u003c\/i\u003e in 1979. These programs built NPR's national audience while also bringing Edwards to national prominence. In 2004, however, NPR announced that it would be finding a replacement for Edwards, inciting protests from tens of thousands of his fans and controversy among his listeners and fellow broadcasters. Today, Edwards continues to inform the American public with a voice known for its sincerity, intelligence, and wit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA Voice in the Box: My Life in Radio, \u003c\/i\u003e Edwards recounts his career as one of the most important figures in modern broadcasting. He describes his road to success on the radio waves, from his early days knocking on station doors during college and working for American Forces Korea Network to his work at NPR and induction into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 2004. Edwards tells the story of his exit from NPR and the launch of his new radio ventures on the XM Satellite Radio network. Throughout the book, his sharp observations about the people he interviewed and covered and the colleagues with whom he worked offer a window on forty years of American news and on the evolution of public journalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eA Voice in the Box \u003c\/i\u003eis an insider's account of the world of American media and a fascinating, personal narrative from one of the most iconic personalities in radio history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bob Edwards\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813134501\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813134505\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Kentucky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/21\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.19h x 6.38w x 0.91d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/22\/2011","brand":"Bob Edwards","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44829319233791,"sku":"9780813134505","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b7aab104-2d03-4cd5-a1c9-9199af457d28.jpg?v=1708450456","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-voice-in-the-box-bob-edwards-9780813134505","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}