Ed,
I have worried the day you retire would come one day. You are a wonderful source of information and I will miss hearing and reading your points and insights. You are the brightest spot in a sea of dark and worrisome situtations. Have a rewarding and satisying reirement my firend. DFW and the world will miss your insights! 
Marlon

Dear Ed:
Thank you very much for the reply.
Sadly, it is not the reply we were hoping for, but it is the reply we expected.

We have all often encountered new things in our lives, gotten quite comfortable with them, looked forward to them, and then felt badly when, as all things eventually do, they come to an end. And it is probably obvious that the longer something lasts, and the more important it is to us, the sadder we feel when it ends. You, your show, and your website are a prime example.

Your presence on Wheels, your legacy presence through Tracks, Backside, and News, and your maintenance of Inside Automotive- certainly our prime resource for news stories for a great many years now- has been one of those constant companions that we have gotten very, very used to and comfortable with, and which we will sorely miss. We will miss our daily visits to the website and of course our Saturday mornings will never be the same.

While Fred has never met you, and I have only met you the one time at the Kwik Car up on Inwood Road many years ago, we both somehow feel as if we have known you personally, and we both often think that it would be a delight to attend a dinner or any function where you were a guest. Personally, I always felt that we shared experiences, like an association with the military, and viewpoints, such as the difference between faith and religion, and interests, like the true history of our country- the good and the bad.

Fred and I think that you and your wife have a great deal of living left yet to do, and we hope that you do it where and how you wish. We also suspect you have contributions yet to make. We are, undoubtedly, not close enough friends that you would feel any need to let us know what you decide to do or where you decide to go, but we hope you might choose to do so anyway.

We hope this is not the last time we correspond, but, if it is, we want to once again offer you our thanks for so many years of education and entertainment, and wish you the very, very best for all your future endeavors.
Ron and Fred

Ed,
I just saw your announcement and certainly understand your desire to relax and move away from daily news. I've been listening despite moves from N. Texas to NY and back to central TX for 20+ years, and I greatly appreciate your perspectives and insight, both as a car nut and history buff. The Backside of American History has been a standing appointment. As a Christian minister, I also appreciate your holding us to task for living what they teach on issues of immigration, justice, and more. Seriously. 

God bless you in your full-on retirement now. Enjoy it! You've more than earned it.
James

Hello Ed!
Long time and miss the shit outta you from 8a-1p on Saturday. And I realize more and more just how hard of a job that was to pull off and how easy you made it. 

Crazy, but my internal clock still wakes me on Sat at 7:58a to even catch the opening theme. And I'm so glad you still do the 3 segments. Hopefully you'll continue to come on the show occasionally, like you do. Always a treat.

Last time we talked outside of email was on the air about 15min, not including commercial break, about a year before you retired from the show. I was the one with the old 2004 E320 sitting in the driveway. But I digress.

Been digging the KKK Series and looking forward to finding out more about the young lady who committed suicide. You need to be in someone's university teaching REAL HISTORY!

So, riddle me this: How would you feel about  doing a series on the "Moon Landing(s)". After I read his book in audio form, & as he narrates it, my mind was transformed and changed, on this subject. He also has a youtube video, "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To the Moon".
We'll rap sir. Stay well~
Daryl

Hi Ed,
I hope you take a minute to read this. For over 25 years, I scheduled my Saturday activities around you and the show. I bought 14 vehicles for my kids, my wife and me from your friends during that time, and all those experiences were amazing! (I’ve actually bought 2 from Southwest Ford since August).

I miss hearing you host the show… but the guys are doing a pretty good job. I miss hearing you talk about cars you reviewed (sounds like Don and John don’t review cars at all). I miss emails being returned. I’ve emailed them both more than once with no reply. Mostly, I miss the callers and the questions and conversations. They were us. We all have similar questions. I don’t know if they “won’t” take calls, or they “can’t” take calls, but it’s the single factor that’s destroyed the show. I tune out for 3 or 4 weeks (which I haven’t done in almost 3 decades!) and when I try them again, it’s the same old thing… reporting on politics and news stories that they don’t know much about. It’s just bad. I read Inside Automotive every day.

That’s the news for me. I listen to “Wheels” to hear about wheels!! (Cars, dealerships, incentives, new models, buying experiences, etc…). That part of the show has died, and it’s forced me to spend my Saturdays listening to Jerry Reynolds (a nice guy for sure, but not as knowledgeable as you. But he takes callers most of his entire show, and he talks about cars that he’s reviewed).

If you respond with some news (like Don and John will start taking callers again… or at least talk intelligently about cars), I’ll tune back in. Being 52 years old and deserting the show I’ve been listening to since I was in my 20s, is difficult, but not as difficult as listening to the product currently on KLIF.
I hope you’re doing great. I also hope you know how much you and the show format you created is missed.
Aaron

Ed,
You are one of the most remarkable, decent, moral human beings I’ve ever known and I don’t even know you that well. My life has been surrounded by “christians” and therefore a great deal of ignorance and hypocrisy. I appreciate your genuine and sincere perspective on so many life issues. 

You’ve helped me with the purchase of several vehicles. I appreciate that but more than that the wisdom I’ve gleaned from your radio commentary is immense. 

Although I’ve never met you, I consider you a friend.  I hope one day to meet you and shake your hand.
Keep up the good work
Rollin

Good Morning Ed-
I do not know if this email is still active, but I hope so. I know you are retiredI have written to you a few times in the past and you have suggested books to for me to read on various topics. 
If this reaches you:

1. Thank you for expanding my mind w/R&R history, news the mainstream media doesn’t cover and specifically Backside- is that been a transformative segment for me over these many years. 

2. As devotees of Backside know you have written/spoken more about the Gilded Age than any other- are there a few books that you recommend to help me understand that period of our history, how it might correlate to our “fascination” with the ultra wealthy and tech individuals who have an incredible amount of power in our society today. 

I hope this email doesn’t fall in to the cyber abyss- if it somehow reaches you I sincerely want to thank you for all your years on the radio and continuing to support the current show- you are a much needed person in our society. 

All the best to you, your family and friends,
Eric

For all of those 30+ years.

You will leave a hole in my daily existence; however, I will cherish all of what you brought to the table.

Sad that you cannot rail longer, but we are both of the same age and my own job is not as demanding or stressful as what we are encountering in what I term many things, to include but not limited to Satan and The Manchurian Candidate.

Live in peace, travel, keep your wife happy and know many of us will be pulling and praying for you going forward.

I changed cardiologists just recently as mine in his last few years joined a Park Cities Concierge practice like his primary care brother did earlier.

She questioned remaining on a blood thinner (as you did); and we will monitor my Apple Watch for a month to ensure no related AFib activity.

If none, back to 81MG aspirin and 8
I will restart use of Turmeric.

It’s been a great ride Ed!
Tim

Ed 
Thanks for all the news, fun, and warnings.
I never missed your show in 20 plus years.
I see "darkness" as well.
Stay safe in your retirement.
Thank you again.
Jeff

Ed,
You have given me a steady stream of important, reliable information for 17 years in exchange for nothing more than your old-fashioned sense of public responsibility.

Thank you is not enough but it's all I can think to o ffer. (I've tried inviting you to meals.)
But if you ever come to Washington, DC, where I've lived a few blocks from the Capitol for the past 45 years, I would be very proud to meet you.

You and I seem to be the same age but I have been fully retired for almost 15 years and expect to continue loving my active lifestyle and life-long learning. I hope you will do the same although I haven't lived in Fort Worth for 55 years and have had no interest even in visiting again since my last parent died four years ago.
Funny how time slips away.
Respectfully,
Charles

Ed,
You have been a mainstay in my Saturday mornings, and whenever I can, I take time to listen to your program.  Over the past four years, your insight and reporting has been thorough, thoughtful,  as well as entertaining.

I especially enjoyed many of your Backside of History series, and your most recent reporting on the KKK was eye-opening. The parallels between  how people were influenced in the 1920’s vs  today are  scary in their similarities  and I strongly  share your distrust/disgust of Trump – he is a bully, pathological liar, and does not represent the USA in a manner that I would be proud of.  Amazing how many people believe his mistruth’s and take advantage of people’s fears and prejudices.

Your Second Hand News series are  always impressive, and I especially enjoyed your program today, with the various ratings of Presidents –  thought that Reagan should have been in the top 10.   Also, was hoping that you might have mentioned the news about  Trump being caught in a lie twice – once  by Macron and then Starmer over the past week over Trump’s wrong assertion  regarding France and Britain  getting their money back for their financial support of Ukraine.

I truly wish you would reconsider your retirement, even though you are no doubt deserving and long overdue.  I will always consider you to be the upmost reporter at the top of your profession, as well as a great entertainer.  I just wish I had begun listening to your program before arriving in Dallas in 2020.

Ed, wishing you the best.  
Greg

My wife was the first one to note on insideautomotive.com your decision to really retire.  Our sad reactions were filled with expletives not viewed favorably by the FCC.

It is our deepest hope that you can fully enjoy your time, even when the pinhead kakistocratic politicians and oligarchs are doing their best to muck up countless lives.  

On a different subject, regarding the recent BOAH series on the KKK: at the church I attend in Georgetown is a group of people called the Micah Workers.  Their goal is to continually inform and enlighten people of our country's historic inequities -- basically DEI stuff.
My question is:  may I share the series with them?  if so, is there any kind of release needed?

Do you think you'll publish another BOAH compilation?
You'll be greatly missed.

Wishing you all the best,
Thom

Ed
I realize there is a time for everything 
But Ed, this country desperately needs people like you right now 
Please please hang on and fight this monster 
It is critical you keep laying out the truth, especially to those who are seemingly blindly following this demagogue. I fear for the future of our country but feel better when I hear you speak out 
Thank you Ed 
Paul

Dear Ed,
Although we come from opposite political spectrums, we have always appreciated and enjoyed your radio shows, print articles, television segments, and all your other media endeavors. Your dedication to delivering quality content has been both enlightening and entertaining for us.

As you embark on this new chapter of your life, I want to wish you the very best in your retirement years. May you enjoy good health and embark on an incredibly fulfilling sunset tour. Your contributions have undoubtedly made this crazy world a better, more informed, and enjoyable place for everyone who tuned in.
God bless you, Ed. Thank you for everything.
Very Kind Regards,
Dave

This is why you are so great!  Yes, I watched you on Fox and read the Telegram. You were everywhere. And yes, I always did believe you owned each story on Inside Automotive… and I think you still do!  The guys have definitely gotten better over the year, but let’s be honest… no one will replace you. You are one of the last true Renaissance Men. And that’s ok. At 52 years old, I love that you too value the fact that we are living in the best of times. (Although the 80s were pretty great!). 

I’m a school principal. At a district training during an ice breaker activity, we were asked which celebrity (living or dead) we’d most want to have lunch with.  I didn’t know we’d have to share. When I said “Ed Wallace”, most didn’t know who that was. The ones that did, agreed… what an interesting conversation that would be! I’ll have to hope that we run into each other at Central Market one day!  
Thanks again Ed. 
Aaron

Ed,
I married a man last year who has been following you for a very long time and he got me "hooked" on your radio show.  Now I schedule my Saturdays around your Back Side of American History, Secondhand News, and Classic Tracks.

Right now with all that is going on in our country with Trump, Elon and the Republican Party, I am scared for the future of my children and grandchildren.  And for that matter----for us---we're 66 years old and close to retirement. We've worked our whole lives to get here. Who knows if we'll even get that.

The news, stories, data and facts that you share are helping to keep us ALL sane.  Knowing that you've done your homework, your research and you have the wisdom of an elder equips me with the information I need to go and fight.  Last week my 87 year old mother and I protested at John Cornyn's office off the tollway. 

Btw---the toll roads would be a good story to talk about privatization. 

PLEASE don't leave us---we need you, your wisdom and your research to fuel us, equip us and inspire us to fight this war that we are now waging daily---a war full of lies, misinformation and manipulation.

Trust me---I want to quit too.  I'm tired, exhausted and frankly traumatized daily.

As a woman working in a white patriarchal world I have battle scars galore. Translation---I've done a lot of therapy.

I'd like to hang it all up, buy a place in the country and relax.  But this is no time to relax.  

We are in a fight for the soul of our country and ALL Americans.

Thank you for all you do and for all you've done!!

Respectfully,
Tammy

Dear Ed,

I've emailed you a few times over the years and you have always been truthful and direct with your answers.  You take that same attitude toward the news you presented and reported.  

I agree with the sentiment, these are dark times ahead and I'm afraid we may be seeing only the beginning of the end of our democratic nation.  One person can't stand up to this alone, but many can when working together.  I'm just afraid our country is just too fractured to come together to withstand the current onslaught.  I wasn't a huge fan of Reagan when he was in power, but I understood his stand on most issues. 
The current administration feels like it's doing everything it can to tear us apart and the conservatives of our country that used to be the bulworth against such attacks are just not the same of Reagan's time.  I don't want to get to conspiratorial, but it just feels that Putin couldn't have wished for a better outcome if he had planned it himself.  

Your bringing together the news stories on Insideautomotive has been a useful tool and simplified my search for relevant information  throughout the years that I've followed you.  I truly appreciate the amount of time that it has taken to put all this together in addition to all the recordings for your weekend show.  It has to have been both fulfilling and exhausting.  You deserve the rest.  You have served your community well.

It's going to be a sad day when your service to our community is over, but please, enjoy your retirement.

You will be missed.
Jerry

Hello Ed,
I saw your announcement on Inside Auto. I agree with your message. World events are wearing us out.
I have enjoyed your wisdom and predictions for 25+ years.

Take care, my friend.
Cotton

Sorry to see you go, but you can push that rock up the hill only so long.
Thank You
Kevin

Hi Ed,
First off, I want you to know I consider you a mentor.  You've got about 20 years on me, and I have learned so much from listening to you for the last 20 years. It has been a pleasure.

I do wonder how you will disconnect.  I know you are the ultimate news hound and with that comes the desire/need to opine.  If you don't have a release valve like second hand news, how will you decompress?  

Always wishing you the best!
Mike

Hello Ed,

I write to you as a long-time listener and fan of your show and all the content you provide every Saturday morning, especially your Classic Trax, Backside Stories and your Second Hand News segments. I’m always curious to hear about your perspectives on the news of the week and important stories that didn’t make the news of the week, even though I may not always agree with those perspectives.

A few weeks ago, you opened your Second Hand News segment on a story about how people have been tuning into the news less often than they used to, simply because the news and our ever-changing political climate has become too depressing. Forgive me if I’m misquoting you, but from what I remember you said something along the lines of being alarmed by that statistic because it meant that people will stop tuning into what’s happening with our government. Well I’m here to tell you that it’s sadly not uncommon. I had a conversation with my mom about a week before you brought up that article and she says she’s one of those people that’s consuming news less than before for those same reasons. Can’t say I blame her. We all need to unplug every once in a while but I’m also with you in that we still need to not only be informed but where to get good and accurate news and information, not just what makes us “feel good” and what affirms our biases (like the screed, Ms. Bartiromo tried to feed her viewers, lol); that’s why I still listen to you.

I heard you mention last week that you were going to scale back somewhat on reporting stuff that is happening in Trump world and other such places; again, correct me if I heard you inaccurately, but I hope that isn’t the case. With how polarized and divisive news coverage has become, it’s hard to know what’s real and what’s not, and we need more independent, non-partisan people like you to shed light and clarity on what’s really happening in our country and around the world.

Perhaps my favorite segment that you do is the “Backside of American History” series simply because you tell stories and historical events that don’t get told anymore in modern times and mainstream circles; you really have to seek these things out online and in the library which can be difficult. If if weren’t for you I wouldn’t have known about the story of Madge Oberholtzer, and how she has become one of America’s unsung heroes. I just bought her book on Amazon and am looking forward to reading it. Thanks to you, I’m starting to develop a hobby of collecting books about such unsung American heroes like Oberholtzer, as well as keeping a diary of quotes to live by from some of America’s most important icons.

Thank you so much for what you do. Talk again soon.
Justin

Ed 
I heard you say this morning before 2nd Hand News that March is your last month to be on the radio.  
I am sad, sad, sad.   

Since I learned of your show in the late 90's [not a native] you have done so much to shape my life and provide a reasonable and sound approach to understanding simple and complex issues.  I could never express them all eloquently enough in this short email to express my gratitude.
Perhaps those of us silent and loyal long-time participants in your show can be rewarded though - by you.  Could you provide us written versions or your Backside of American History if you won't be publishing them on your own.  Heck sell them I'll buy all that I can afford. Enough groveling. You sir will be missed by me and many others.
Garry

Good evening Ed,
Just read your message about your retirement. While I have other sources that I read, your journalistic purity and devotion has been unsurpassed here in Texas as long as your website has existed ( in my opinion anyway).
Another great Texas journalist is stepping aside… ( I’m sure there are others but Paul Burka comes to mind).

I wish you all the best in your retirement and I hope you can shake any bitterness that is creeping in. You have done your level best each and every day.

Kind regards,
Lisa

Hello Ed  
I just now read your note on Inside Edition. Enjoy your full retirement I had to retire in stages also. I just couldn't go away cold however I adjusted after 3 additional years part time. Life is good.

Inside Edition has been my home page for many years so thank you for the good work and dealer contacts.

Take care it"s been a pleasure to know you.
Dave

Hi Ed,

I just saw your note on Inside Automotive about your upcoming retirement. 
I can't thank you enough for what you have done with the Saturday morning radio show and the website. 

I've been a devoted fan for nearly 20 years. You will be truly missed.
-- 
Thanks again,
Don

For over 20 years you have been an important part of my life.  I would listen every Saturday then find myself thinking about what you said throughout the week.  Often times finding myself sharing with others.  "Ed says..."

After listening to the last Second Hand News today I find myself at a loss.  I can't find the words to describe what having you there every Saturday for the last 2 decades has meant to me   
I have never sent a message like this to anyone before, never even considered it before.  To me, my sudden compelling desire to do so is a testament to you.

So all I can say is thank you and God Bless you Ed Wallace.  Go enjoy being you, you are a treasure and the time you shared with us a gift.
Sincerely yours,
Richard

Ed,
I have missed you on the show but it was nice still hearing your Classic Tracks and Backside of American History segments. I have for the last 5 years have recorded your Classic Track segments so I could send them to a good friend back in Virginia that is 69 and still playing in a band. He loves the segments.

I want to wish you much happiness in the future and I hope you know you have made a difference in a lot of lives. Thanks for all the knowledge you have shared.
Regards,
Kenton

Do the right thing, and you lose.   My father died near Bologna Italy in 1944.  He
was keeping the Germans pinned down on a 2nd Front after D-Day.  Are we The Fourth Reich?

Yesterday, was Dave  Lieber, mention, a glint of hope?  Your swan-song, letter, in today's Inside Automotive, sure isn't.
Zak

Hopefully this email finds you.

Ed,
One words: THANKS
Dave

Ed
I was sorry to hear the last edition of Second Hand News. You really are as unique and irreplaceable as Rush Limbaugh.
You have a memory  and an internal store of knowledge such that even Google ai overview would be hard pressed to duplicate.

There is time now for you to arrange a lasting legal legacy. I can only pray that you and your wife decide to favor the FORT WORTH PUBLIC LIBRARY by offering the recordings for use in the Shamblee Branch Library media room, presided over by Blake Farrell. Opal Lee of Juneteenth fame will bless you and so will I Thank you for over three decades of faithfull attendance to a city on WHEELS.
Your fan forever
Jean

Ed, 
Your last second hand news today was spot on.  Thanks for so concisely describing the trump dictatorship.  My greatest fear is that trump will not want to give up power in 28. 

Will miss you. Take of yourself
Bob & Joan 

Congrats on all those history chapters. Now I don't have to set my alarm clock on saturday.

Can you send me a copy of your remarks -- or that website that allows you to find. It's too good to pass up.
Congrats again for creating the best radio show

DAVE LIEBER

Thank you, best wishes to you and your wife, and may God bless you. 
John

Good morning Ed,
As I write this, the March 29 episode of Wheels has not yet aired, and I'm not clear on whether the show will continue without you. I don't know if you still check these email accounts, but in hopes that you do, I wanted to write and say thank you, and I'll miss you.

I don't know exactly when I started listening, but we moved to Mansfield from Houston in 2005, and it was sometime in the year or so following that. An avid talk radio listener, I probably found your show because I had left my car radio on 570 on a Friday, and it was on when I got in my car on a Saturday morning. I became such a fan that I bought a Walkman headphone radio and have worn that nearly every Saturday morning since. Saturdays are housekeeping time for me, and I could carry the show around my house and yard. When I've traveled, I've always listened to at least a part of the show online. I listened a couple of hours while I was in Paris a few years ago, and I called you from Honolulu on a trip in 2018 (I had to get up early that day!). Not as far as the Bangkok airport, of course.

I had the pleasure to meet you at live events, in Mansfield, and the Fort Worth/Tarrant County auto show, and I always enjoyed your Fox 4 reviews and Star-Telegram columns. I have learned so much through years, and never enjoyed history as much as the Backside segments. Inside Automotive has always been part of my current events consumption, and it's going to be strange waking up tomorrow and it's not there. I appreciate your dedication over the years. Not many people would wake as early as you have to research and share important information every day for decades.

Also, thank you for the recommendation for Dr. Rashbaum. I saw him for low back issues a few years ago, and have continued to see a colleague of his since his retirement.

I listened to your first "final" show from a hotel in Lubbock, and I will be listening to today's show from Huntsville, TX.
Thank you for everything. My husband and I will miss you. Happy trails, pardner.
Liz

Ed,
Congratulations on your retirement. My observation is that it is well deserved.

My wife and I feel as though we are losing a friend, because we have listened to your program for many years. You have informed us and challenged us to think about things in a different way and we have had many discussions concerning what you shared with us. 

There are no words that I know that can describe how much I want to thank you for being part of our lives and making our lives the richer for it.

You will be missed by us, and I am sure that many others feel the same way.

I don't write to someone like this that I have never met, but I feel as though I know you. 

Thank you again for the pleasure of "knowing you".
Enjoy retirement!!
Robert & Glenda

Just want to say it is so sad that everything is coming to an end.  Good luck in your future endeavors and total retirement. 
Tom

Good Afternoon Ed,
This week has been bittersweet as I've enjoyed the last few editions of InsideAutomotive.com.  Your website has been a constant each morning for many years now, and I will miss it almost as much as I miss you on the radio. 

A memory that will always be with me was hearing your voice on KLIF for the weeks after 9/11.  You helped make the unthinkable a bit easier to take, and brought facts, light, and some sense into a terrible time.  The news that you've brought us on InsideAutomotive helped do some of those same things on a day-to-day basis.

I agree with you that there is darkness on the horizon, and feel some of the weary helplessness that you implied in your good-bye message.  The sheer number of people, including so many of our leaders, who seem to be happy with the direction in which we appear to be headed is honestly mind-boggling.  Hopefully the voices of reason, law, common sense and true justice will become louder.

In the meantime, thank you for so many years on the air and on the web - illuminating what's truly happening in the world, and at the same time brightening our days.  I wish you the very best going forward.
Sincerely,
Ed

Hi Ed,
Is next weeks show the final show? I hope you know how much I enjoyed Saturday mornings with you and your Wheels program.  We all learned a lot and it was not just about automobiles. Saturdays are not the same since you left the show.
All the best to you!
Frank

Howdy Ed,
Just a brief note to wish you all the best in your retirement as you ride off into the
sunset. It would still be nice if you would pop up once in a while for a cameo appearance on TV or radio. Meantime, it looks like you're anticipating some mighty dangerous storm clouds on the horizon for us. While no one can predict the future with certainty, we all can pray for the Good Lord to guide us and protect us during this present life before the final day when we go up to meet Him.
Dale

Ed,  Thank you for curating the Wheels news website and all the talent, integrity, and kindness you shared on the air and in your articles over so many years.  Having your assuaging voice of insight and reason on the mic in the days following 9/11 was genius and a gift that will never be forgotten.
Best wishes for a long and enjoyable "full" retirement.   
Thanks and regards, 
Bob