Verbal Jazz has a new cause. After tirelessly working to exonerate Martha Stewart since March 5, Verbal Jazz is now tirelessly working to reinstate Bob Edwards as the host of NPR's Morning Edition: a radio news program that actually strives for objectivity and to tell stories about real people. NPR is replacing Edwards with an interim team until they can find a suitable replacement simply because they want to freshen up the show. Verbal Jazz looks forward to hearing Edwards mellifluous voice in the morning: it tells me that all is right with the world. I may get to admire or even like a new host, but will still miss Edwards. NPR doesn't need to stoop to tricks to bolster a demographic. What's next replacing Click and Clack (of NPR's "Car Talk") with a couple of NASCAR drivers just to reach NASCAR dads?

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