XM Radio's Bob Edwards Named 2004 Radio Hall of Fame Inductee

[Victor Healey]

XM Radio’s Bob Edwards Named 2004 Radio Hall of Fame Inductee

Tuesday August 17, 1:30 pm ET

 

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Veteran radio journalist Bob Edwards of XM Satellite Radio (Nasdaq: XMSR - News), the nation’s leading provider of satellite radio with more than 2.1 million subscribers, has been selected for induction into the Radio Hall of Fame. Edwards is one of five broadcasters selected to be part of the 2004 class. His new morning program “The Bob Edwards Show” will air exclusively on XM Radio on the new XM Public Radio channel (XM Channel 133) beginning October 4.

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“We here at XM Radio join the voting members of the Museum of Broadcast Communications and the Radio Hall of Fame in their celebration of Bob Edwards’ illustrious career,” said Hugh Panero, president and CEO of XM Satellite Radio. “With more than 30 years in broadcasting, Bob has certainly earned his place in the Radio Hall of Fame alongside Edward R. Murrow and Red Barber. His tremendous contributions to broadcast journalism have had an extraordinary impact on radio and we congratulate Bob on this impressive achievement.”

Bob Edwards, who also has received the prestigious Edward R. Murrow and Peabody awards, will be officially inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in Chicago, Ill. on November 6 during an evening ceremony.

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