I think we're doing the right things for the right reasons. We're not doing it to sell products. We're not doing it to be popular. We're doing it because in our judgment these stories are important to do, and at this length and this much depth.

NPR's ombudsman Jeffery Dvorkin said "If I were his producer I would think of Edwards as NPR's version of Charlie Rose. "I'd rather stay" he said "but it's not my decision to make. Other journalists including ABC's Cokie Roberts and CBS' Charles Osgood expressed dissatisfaction with the move.

Edwards is 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. Robert Alan Edwards (born May 16 1947 in Louisville Kentucky) is a Peabody Award-winning member of the National Radio Hall of Fame. He was the first broadcaster with a large national following to join the field of satellite radio.