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Episode Synopsis
A radio host's unique friendship with a fellow broadcast legend
For a dozen years the pioneering radio sports broadcaster Red Barber called in every Friday to NPR's Morning Edition show, for an unscripted 4 minute talk with host Bob Edwards.
After Barber's death in 1992 Edwards wrote a memoir of those memorable conversations, a book he called Fridays With Red.
In this 1993 interview Edwards recaptures the magic of their radio friendship.
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For a dozen years the pioneering radio sports broadcaster Red Barber called in every Friday to NPR's Morning Edition show, for an unscripted 4 minute talk with host Bob Edwards.
After Barber's death in 1992 Edwards wrote a memoir of those memorable conversations, a book he called Fridays With Red.
In this 1993 interview Edwards recaptures the magic of their radio friendship.
Get Fridays with Red by Bob Edwards
You may also enjoy my interviews with
Garrison Keillor
and
Wolfman Jack
For more vintage interviews with celebrities, leaders, and influencers,
subscribe to Now I've Heard Everything on Spotify, Apple Podcasts. or wherever you listen to podcasts.
Photo by Jared and Corin
#nationalradioday #radio #npr #redbarber
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