Growing up, Ed says, he loved hearing stories and the stirring of the imagination in the listener. "I love the spoken-word. I love hearing it. The way the words can seduce you." He hones that skill whenever he has the opportunity to record an audiobook amid the demands of Emmy-winning TV shows ("The Practice"), or his Dodge commercials, or, as many listeners will remember, his portraits of Franklin Roosevelt.

Always attuned to the music of a sentence, Ed thinks of his role as "reading a story to someone, not narrating." Like many actors, he enjoys playing all the parts and handles the multinational casts of popular thrillers with aplomb. His facility with characters sweeps listeners into a historical drama like John Jakes's AMERICAN DREAMS or captures well-known characters like those from the recent Casablanca sequel, AS TIME GOES BY. When Ed gets a chance to do more serious fiction like Ayn Rand or Annie Proulx, his flawless delivery brings out the power and compelling themes of the works. In recent nonfiction, such as David Halberstam's biography of Michael Jordan, PLAYING FOR KEEPS, Ed easily reflects the scholarly bent of the work. His patrician voice, like Roosevelt's, draws in the listener with authority and calm assurance. He has a voice we love to listen to.--December 1999

December 2007 Update
Always brings listeners keen insights into the author’s intent, whether in history, biography, or cultural nonfiction. MAYFLOWER and EINSTEIN are high points of the year, along with Audies nominee THE ONE PERCENT DOCTRINE by Ron Suskind.

December 2006 Update
A high point of Ed's audio year was winning the 2006 Audie for Abridged Nonfiction with LUCKIEST MAN, the biography of Lou Gehrig. (Years ago he played Gehrig in a TV movie.) Ed's keen skills with nonfiction improve each project he undertakes. Ron Suskind's THE ONE PERCENT DOCTRINE benefits from his finely tuned perceptions and his ability to convey complex ideas to listeners. Whether he's reading David McCullough, Erik Larson, or Doris Kearns Goodwin, Ed compels attention to the author's narrative.

December 2005 Update
With well over 300 titles to his credit, Ed was an Audie finalist in three categories this year. His renderings of Books 1-3 of the popular children's series Geronimo Stilton, ASK NOT by Thurston Clarke, and MORNINGS ON HORSEBACK by David McCullough were all honored with Audie nominations. Other notable recordings include Scott Turow's ORDINARY HEROES and THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD, another of David McCullough's engrossing histories.

December 2002 Update
A host at the 2002 Audie Awards in New York City, Ed was himself honored for his reading of JOHN ADAMS by David McCullough, which won the Audie for Abridged Nonfiction. Another of Ed's performances that attracted our attention this year was A BEAUTIFUL MIND by Sylvia Nasar.

December 2001 Update
Following his interest in history, that has guided many of his audiobook projects, Ed recorded David McCullough's bestselling biography JOHN ADAMS. With a subtle New England accent and clear diction, Ed helps listeners believe the many quoted letters and journal entries are being read by the patriot himself. As he does for many History Channel programs, Ed guides listeners through the many facets of the twentieth century in the recording of FROM DAWN TO DECADENCE by Jacques Barzun. Ed relishes the chance to record classics, and his recording of THE INVISIBLE MAN by H.G.Wells is now available again. Film and TV work including a recurring role on "Gilmore Girls" has kept Ed busy this year outside of audiobook work.

2000 Update
Since receiving a 1999 Emmy for Best Guest Actor in a Drama for an episode of "The Practice," Ed has followed a busy schedule of TV and film commitments, but he found time for a couple of audiobooks. In the review of MACARTHUR'S WAR, which received an AudioFile Earphones Award, we noted that "the unpretentious tone; flawless, informed reading; and perfect pace exactly complement the well-crafted text." Ed's fluid, articulate presentation of two other nonfiction titles, IN THE HEART OF THE SEA and ISAAC'S STORM, also received praise. Often heard on The History Channel, Ed offers listeners a careful command of historical accounts.

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