Robert “Bob” Edwards, longtime broadcasting host of National Public Radio’s “Morning Edition” and Louisville native, has died. He was 76.
A decorated broadcast journalist, Edwards hosted the “Morning Edition” for nearly 25 years, attracting more than 13 million listeners each week across national airwaves.
While many knew him as the dulcet-toned voice accompanying your morning coffee, Edwards was also a “hometown boy,” said Keith Runyon, former editor for The Courier Journal and decades-long friend of Edwards.
Runyon said even during the peak of his tenure on national public radio, Edwards always made time to visit and pay homage to the city that raised him.
“He was an ordinary kid from Louisville, who grew up to get a great gig on public radio, but he was the same guy all throughout,” Runyon said.
‘Man who embodies the essence of excellence in radio’
Born in Louisville on May 15,…
