History is cool.

Last night my wife and I joined her parents at a Filson Historical Society lecture given by Bob Edwards. He spoke on the topic of his latest book: Edward R. Murrow, and his contributions to the creation of modern broadcast journalism.

I've always liked listening to Bob Edwards. He's an excellent speaker with a compelling voice. And his topic about the infancy of broadcast journalism with Murrow's work during World War II was extremely interesting. If you ever have an opportunity to hear the man speak, I highly recommend attending. I learned a lot, and I hope to learn more from his book.

He hinted at his next book possibly being about "everything that has happened to me." Whether that means a memoir is in the offing, or perhaps something more pointed against the current abbysmal state of broadcast journalism, who can say. Regardless, he is worth the read/listen. Check him out on XM radio.