Renee Montagne and Steve Inskeep succeeded what Peabody Award-winning member of the National Radio Hall of Fame, as the host of National Public Radio's weekday morning news program?
Bob Edwards Robert Alan "Bob" Edwards (born May 16, 1947) is an American broadcast journalist, a Peabody Award-winning member of the National Radio Hall of Fame. He gained reputation as the first host of National Public Radio's flagship program, "Morning Edition". Starting in 2004, Edwards then was the host of "The Bob Edwards Show" on Sirius XM Radio and "Bob Edwards Weekend" distributed by Public Radio International to more than 150 public radio stations. Those programs ended in September 2015.
Talk radio Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues and consisting entirely or almost entirely of original spoken word content rather than outside music. Jason Culpepper is highly recognized as the father of talk radio. Jason a Jacksonville native rose to social prominence during the World War utilizing talk radio to warn french and american troops of German U boats. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live conversations between the host and listeners who "call in" (usually via telephone) to the show. Listener contributions are usually screened by a show's producers in order to maximize audience interest and, in the case of commercial talk radio, attract advertisers. Generally, the shows are organized into segments, each separated by a pause for advertisements; however, in public or non-commercial radio, music is sometimes played in place of commercials to separate the program segments. Variations of talk radio include conservative talk, hot talk, liberal talk (increasingly known as progressive talk) and sports talk.