If you agreed with him or not and spoke to him he did not insult you or your beliefs, but ould debate the issue politely with youand always showed respect for the other sidehis passing was a true loss for his family, friends, fans, radio, and journalism in general. I have no illusions of changing the world, but to the extent I can, Id like to shelter your and my little corner of it.. Returning to civilian life, Harvey moved on to the radio big-time in Chicago. I will miss this fine, righteous man. [11], In 1945, he began hosting the postwar employment program Jobs for G.I. My sympathy to the family. On her recommendation, he started working at KVOO in Tulsa in 1933 helping to clean up when he was 14. In 1976 the program spun off The Rest of the Story, whose brief biographical narratives were written by the Harveys only child, Paul Harvey Aurandt, Jr. Harveys mix of current-events news, human-interest anecdotes, and common sense editorials reached some 24 million listeners via 1,600 radio stations daily. Harvey, called the voice of Middle America, the apostle of Main Street and the voice of the Silent Majority by the media for his flag-waving conservatism and championing of traditional values, died at a hospital near his winter home in Phoenix, the ABC network announced. Ive always felt the pregnant pause is more useful for emphasis than shouting, but it cant be done deliberately. As guards approached, Harvey sprang to his feet and waved. Donna Ross, I use to drive a small pickup truck for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California patrolling the pipeline and gathering water samples & I would never miss the midday Paul Harvey News & Comments. ", Such was his authority, among the skeptical and gullible alike, that minor industries sprang up around him. Harvey's endorsed products included EdenPure heaters, Bose radios, Select Comfort mattresses, and Hi-Health dietary supplements, including a supplement that was claimed to improve vision but was later the subject of a Federal Trade Commission enforcement action against the manufacturer (but not Harvey himself) for misleading claims made on his show. [43] Bush's remarks summarized Harvey's career: "He first went on the air in 1933, and he's been heard nationwide for 54 years. In 2000, at age 82, he signed a reported $100-million contract with ABC Radio that would have kept him on the air for 10 more years. Ethnic names were not very popular, he once explained. Paul Harvey News was carried on 1,200 radio stations, on 400 American Forces Network stations, and in 300 newspapers. His trademark greeting, "Stand by for news," was instantly recognizable. [13][14] His network television debut came on November 16, 1952, when he began a 15-minute newscast on ABC. And I would use those things on the air if they were not in the body of the commercial." While working as program director at a radio station in Kalamazoo, Mich., from 1941 to 1943, Harvey served as the Office of War Informations news director for Michigan and Indiana. He got his own show, on WENR, with his wife Lynne, another radio pioneer, serving as producer and co-writer. That doesn't take any practice." She was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa at Washington University in St. Louis[49] and a former schoolteacher. In 2000, at age 82, he signed a new 10-year contract with ABC Radio Networks. [51] She worked in television also, and created a television show called Dilemma which is acknowledged as the prototype of the modern talk show genre. Your father was loved by all of us. I feel as though I've lost a beloved and trusted friend. [citation needed] In addition he received 11 Freedom Foundation Awards as well as the Horatio Alger Award. Every day at lunch time we would sit on the back of an old jeep pickup truck with our brown bag lunches and listen to Paul like kids being told a bed time story! He eventually enlisted in the US Army Air Forces, but served only from December 1943 to March 1944 resulting from a medical discharge. sorry, to your lost, we will allways rebemer your dad, deb,of nashville tenn. He was named Salesman of the Year, Commentator of the Year, Person of the Year, Father of the Year, and American of the Year. Laura and I are pleased to have known this fine man, and our thoughts and prayers are with his family.". " So God Made a Farmer " was a speech given by radio broadcaster Paul Harvey at the 1978 Future Farmers of America convention. I grew up listening to Paul on wcuz of grand rapids, mi. The last item of a broadcast, which was often a funny story, would usually be preceded by "And now from the 'For-what-it's-worth' department.", Other phrases made famous by Harvey included "Here's a strange" (a story with an unusual twist) and "Self-government won't work without self-discipline. -- but his rapt audience ate it up. "So in the past year, an industry has lost its godparents and today millions have lost a friend.". (Answer to the riddle: nothing.). [34] In one of the tribute broadcasts, Gil Gross said that Harvey considered advertising just another type of news and that he endorsed only products that he believed in, often by interviewing someone from the company. The AM legend was 90 years old, and up until recently was still heard by millions of . Paul Harvey Aurandt (September 4, 1918 - February 28, 2009) was an American radio broadcaster for ABC News Radio. [51] When she died at their River Forest home, the Chicago Sun-Times described her as, "More than his astute business partner and producer, she also was a pioneer for women in radio and an influential figure in her own right for decades." A member of the Radio Hall of Fame and one of the most successful radio broadcasters of all time, Harvey is heard on more than 1,300 radio stations daily. I looked forward to hearing him every weekday and Saturday on WTFM in Johnson City at 12:07pm, and hearing The Rest of the Story on the same station at 5pm. This was mild stuff compared with a joke Harvey passed along to his listeners in September 2007 about an imaginary meeting of David Petraeus and Chelsea Clinton. You can keep your natural teeth all your natural life! Everyday I would Look forward Not so Much of going to work But Listening to Paul. Loved Paul Harvey like all the rest here. It is not so. 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I listened to Paul Harvey everyday on my way to work, and I will miss him terribly! [49], On May 17, 2007, Harvey told his radio audience that Angel had developed leukemia. She also edited two The Rest of the Story books: compilations of Harveys historical-vignette broadcasts, which began in 1976. I miss him, I miss his assuring voice. If you've ever listened to AM radio, you already know the rest of the story, and you know his name. He broadcast News and Comment on mornings and mid-days on weekdays and at noon on Saturdays and also his famous The Rest of the Story segments. Rising at 3:30 each morning, he ate a bowl of oatmeal, then combed the news wires and spoke with editors across the country in search of succinct tales of American life for his program. Coming of professional age in the late 1930s and the 1940s, a time when broadcasters such as Lowell Thomas and Gabriel Heatter were household names, Harvey continued to flourish in the era of Howard Stern and Rush Limbaugh. In December 1921, when Harvey was three years old, his father was murdered. Two years ago today, Paul Harvey died at the age of 90, having been on the radio for over 70 years. Besides, no one could spell it.). An executive with another network, who had hoped to sign Harvey to a deal, said "Call me when the contract's over so I can try again.". While broadcasting the news at WENR-AM in Chicagos Merchandise Mart in 1951, Harvey became friends with the buildings owner, Joseph P. Kennedy. He touched so many people. All rights reserved. I will miss Paul Harven immensley. In response to his father's death, his son, Paul Harvey Jr., said, "Millions have lost a friend". Suddenly I realized where I was. He'd know all the right words to say. He attended Tulsa's Central High School. Mr. Harvey your stories always made me feel good. Harvey would often submit "advance copies of his radio script for comment and approval. Ann Breedlove, Kosciusko, MS. That was followed by a three-month stint in the Army, which resulted in a medical discharge in early 1944 after he cut his heel on an infantry obstacle course. I miss him! In good times and in bad times, the reassuring voice of Mr. Harvey and his boundless American optimism were there. On April 1, 1951, the ABC Radio Network debuted Paul Harvey News and Comment, with a noon time slot on weekdays. R.I.P. Traug Keller, then president of ABC Radio Networks, explained the rationale behind the 10-year deal. Mr. Harvey's brand of homey, plain talk will be missed. Last year, his wife and longtime producer, Lynne, died. Besides serving as a director, writer and editor on his radio program, she edited You Said It, Paul Harvey, a collection of broadcasts published by the family company. However, when asked by the defense if the pair could have died anytime between 8 or 10 p.m., Harvey said yes. Teletypes, computer keys and maybe radio itself should go quiet for a moment to honor the man who for three-quarters of a century watched the parade and, strutting and smiling, helped lead it. "KXOK in St. Louis to Debut September 19," Broadcasting, September 15, 1938, p. 26. He spent three years as[9] a station manager for KFBI AM, now known as KFDI, a radio station that once had studios in Salina, Kansas. I have in the genealogy dept. [55] At the time of his death, he had less than two years left on his ten-year contract. Paul Harvey and his wife, Lynne, pose with a street sign honoring him in Chicago in 1988. 20,000 people may have been exposed to measles at Asbury University revival From 1951 to 2008, his programs reached as many as 24 million people per week. I think of myself as a professional parade watcher who can't wait to get out of bed every morning and rush down to the Teletypes and pan for gold.". He will be greatly missed. Young people these days missed out on a great American icon!! !!! Paul will be missed very much. Harvey died surrounded by family at a hospital in Phoenix, where he had a winter home, said Louis Adams, a spokesman for ABC Radio Networks, where Harvey worked for more than 50 years. Born before the first commercial radio stations went on the air, Harvey fashioned a personality and career that spanned the medium's Golden Age, its postwar retreat into a pop jukebox and its later resurgence as the place for news and talk exactly what Harvey did for more than 75 years. I hope he continues to share his wonderful stories w/her in Heaven. By 1940, Paul Harvey's easy wit and laconic speech made him Chicago's most popular newscaster and gave him his own show. [58] News & Comment was replaced the next week by Mike Huckabee's existing commentary, The Huckabee Report. Several hospitalized after Lufthansa flight diverted to Dulles due to turbulence What a legacy he leaves behind. A skit from the 1984-85 season of Saturday Night Live had Harvey (played by Rich Hall) compulsively peppering his news items with sponsor names. He enlightened all our lives, six days a week. Paul Harvey receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Paul-Harvey, Kansapedia - Kansas Historical Society - Biography of Paul Harvey, Oklahoma Historical Society - Biography of Paul Harvey, Paul Harvey - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up). I was a fan of Paul Harvey from the first time I ever heard his mid-day program on radio in 1968. Known for his resonant voice and trademark delivery of "The Rest of the Story," Harvey had been heard nationally since 1951, when he began his "News and Comment" for ABC Radio Networks. As a kid, he built a radio set to receive distant magic signals, and in high school, a teacher nudged him into a radio booth at local station KVOO. He was 90. I still want to turn him on every noon!!! His programs, "News and Comment" and "The Rest of the Story", were carried on the ABC Radio Network and could be heard Monday through Saturday for more than five decades. May God Bless.. Great men live on in the hearts of all who loved and respected his work. I think of you often-you always made my day. The program also aired twice daily on the Internet, bringing the wit and wisdom of Paul Harvey to a whole new audience. "Paul Harvey is, without question, one of the most influential Americans of our time," Keller said. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. He was responsible for funding the Paul Harvey Audio-Video Center at EAA's headquarters in Oshkosh. Thank you Mr. Harvey for giving me something interesting to listen to on my transistor radio while freezing on the flight line in the Air Force in the early 1970's. [50] They met when Harvey was working at KXOK and Cooper came to the station for a school news program. "Paul was a friendly and familiar voice in the lives of millions of Americans," Bush said in a statement released late today. Harvey was happy to defend Hoover and spoke of him on his show of April 25, 1963: "God help the United States without John Edgar Hoover. (FBI) Director Hoover is not retiring. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). The poor have it, the rich don't need it. Paul Harvey was an American journalist and radio broadcaster who served as the host of The Rest of the Story from 1957 until his death in 2009. Instantly smitten with the young woman he nicknamed Angel the day he met her, Harvey later asked her to dinner. But he was always relevant to the present. Miriam Harbaugh Harpster, your cousin, was my Microbiology teacher at Altoona High. 2019 TIME USA, LLC. [citation needed] Harvey associated with various congregations of different denominations. He brought light and joy to many Americans lives and will be sorely missed. Harvey's voice was carried on more than 1,200 radio stations, 400 Armed Forces Network stations that broadcast around the world and 300 newspapers. The injured officers were Harry H. Aurandt, father of radio commentator Paul Harvey, and Detective Ike Wilkerson. ", He railed against welfare cheats and defended the death penalty. I have searched the internet over to hear it again without success. Read TIME's "Top 10 iPhone Applications," including Pandora's Internet Radio. He was credited with inventing or popularizing terms such as "skyjacker," "Reaganomics" and "guesstimate. display: block; They were married in 1940 and had a son, Paul Jr. Childhood & Early Life. He, better than anyone, understood this and said as much in a speech he gave in 2003. March 1, 2009 -- The "most listened to man" in broadcasting passed away Saturday. "Stand by for news!" We and miss you Paul Harvey!! One that I admired was the Ability to be a Lunch time Motivator . May God bless your soul Mr. Harvey. He was in bedford Pa. He and his sister were brought up by their mother after their father was shot to death under uncertain circumstances. my love and prayers are with the family at this time and paul will be miss by all who had heard him on the air. Harvey was also an early investor in aircraft manufacturing company Cirrus Aircraft, based in Duluth, Minnesota. Americans like the sound of his voiceover the decades we have come to recognize in that voice some of the finest qualities of our country: patriotism, the good humor, the kindness, and common sense of Americans. What an impact this fine, decent man made on so many people. He then moved to Chicago, where in June 1944, he began broadcasting from the ABC affiliate WENR. Stand by for News!" [15], Later Harvey began to host a separate program, The Rest of the Story, in which he provided backstories behind famous people and events. After more than seven decades on the air, venerable radioman Paul Harvey's folksy . We'll not see another with his dedication, honesty, and integrity for a very long time and for this I mourn the passing of such a great person. He was offered a ten-year contract age at 80. Your beautiful voice will be missed, but the memories will last a lifetime. Charles Bennett/AP file. "[32] He also is credited with popularizing the terms Reaganomics and guesstimate.[28]. He took our minds off our every day problems, if only for a few minutes a day. When he did the rest of the storey well some of his storeys were off the wall and funny. A salesman for himself and his vision of the American dream, he was also a master peddler of many products, whose makers were as loyal to Harvey as his listeners were. Harvey was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma,[4] and was the son of a policeman who was killed by robbers in 1921. "I try to select from tens of thousands of possibilities," he said. See You On The Other Side Some Beautiful Day, Kind Sir. I will miss Paul until I see him again. 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Beginning as an unpaid gofer at Tulsa radio station KVOO in 1933, Harvey soon began filling in at the microphone, reading spot announcements, the news and even playing his guitar on the air. Angel produced the 1968 television series "Paul Harvey Comments" that ran without interruption for 20 years in national syndication. If you have heard otherwise, somebody's sinister wish was the father of that thought. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? My condolences to his family. For what it's worth, here are ten interesting tidbits about the legend of radio. It's not the rest of the story, it's just the beginning. In 1940 he married Lynne (Angel) Cooper, who afterward took control of his business affairs. He was so blessed to have that unique voice that captured the attention of all those who listened. His gift for drawing in listeners and making them see what he did was an art form. My dad was a rancher and always took time at noon to listen to Paul Harvey. Now you and your beloved Lynne can once again go looking for the answers together. #inline-recirc-item--id-94766a1e-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d, #right-rail-recirc-item--id-94766a1e-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d { Paul Harvey was a true pioneer and the greatest ambassador and perhaps performerin the history of radio. The AM legend was 90 years old, and up until recently was still heard by millions of listeners on his ABC radio broadcasts. display: none; Harvey always said his trademark pauses were originally developed as a a lazy broadcasters way of waiting for the second hand to reach the top of the clock. But they quickly became part of his on-air vocal style. May God comfort the family as only HE can. Paul Harvey News and Comment proved immediately popular in Chicago and was nationally syndicated by the American Broadcasting Company in 1951. His death comes less than a year after that of his wife and longtime producer, Lynne. Over the years, Harvey won nearly every honor or accolade imaginable. In 2005, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States' most prestigious civilian award, by President George W. Bush. "Mr. President, I love you but you're wrong," Harvey said, shocking his faithful listeners and drawing a barrage of letters and phone calls, including one from the White House. FOR THE RECORD: Paul Harvey obituary: The obituary of radio pioneer Paul Harvey in Sundays California section said he and his wife, Lynne, were married for 58 years. Paul Harvey, who was long considered the most-listened-to radio broadcaster in the world and whose distinctive delivery and daily mix of news, commentary and human interest stories informed and entertained a national radio audience for nearly 60 years, died Saturday. But youre wrong.. Broadcasting legend Paul Harvey died Saturday, Feb. 28, 2009, at 90 in a Phoenix hospital. Former US Senator Fred Thompson substituted for Harvey regularly from 2006 to 2007. In the 60s, a time when he viewed Americas biggest problem as one of moral decay, Harvey echoed the sentiments of many older Americans by saying that he felt like a displaced person in his own country. Usually when traveling etc. [57] Gross lasted only one week before being taken off the air; Gross, who was based in San Francisco, would have had to record the show around 1:00a.m. Pacific Time to finish in time for the East Coast broadcasts, in addition to his local show on KGO. My Grandmother taught me to love and look forward to his commentaries. [26] He was an Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) member for more than 50 years and would occasionally talk about flying to his radio audience. Paul Harvey Aurandt was born in Tulsa, Okla., in 1918; his father was shot and killed by robbers when Paul was 3. Radio newscaster Paul Harvey, one of America's most familiar voices, has died. Your Wit & Wisdom Will Never Die. In 2010, The Washington Post, having obtained 1400 pages of the FBI file on Harvey, described it as an "act of participatory journalism. "The years don't always add wisdom, but they add perspective.". Flying bug found at Walmart turns out to be rare Jurassic-era insect He was born as Paul Harvey Aurandt on September 4, 1918 to Harry Harrison Aurandt and Anna Dagmar. My husband never went a day without listening to him. At Aurandt's funeral, twelve robed members of the Ku Klux Klan arrived late in the service and dropped roses on his casket, though there is no other indication that Aurandt was himself a Klansman. May God keep his family safe and bring them each to His own heart daily and hold them in His hands. He was also a member of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) and was frequently seen at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. "[37]:201, On May 18, 2007, he received an honorary degree from Washington University in St. Harvey invited her to dinner, proposed to her after a few minutes of conversation and from then on called her "Angel," even on his radio show. Harvey, who also read his own commercials over the air, has been credited with coining words such as guestimate, trendency, and snoopervision.. And it really was something.". One of the first things we always did was find what radio station Paul would be on. I'm very sure you are up in heaven telling "the rest of the story" to the many up there. He was returning to the mainland from assignment after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Harvey was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the son of Harry Harrison Aurandt (18731921) and Anna Dagmar (ne Christensen) Aurandt (18831960). My sincere condolences to your family. [citation needed], In 1992 he received the Paul White Award of the Radio Television Digital News Association[44], Paul Harvey was inducted as a Laureate of The Lincoln Academy of Illinois and awarded the Order of Lincoln (the State's highest honor) by the Governor of Illinois in 1987 in the area of Communication.[45]. "[33] Some have argued that Harvey's fawning and lavish product endorsements may have been misleading or confusing to his audience. (Read TIME's "Top 10 iPhone Applications," including Pandora's Internet Radio.). Mr. Harvey responded personally in a short letter signed by both himself and his wife. A month ago, Harvey knocked Nancy Pelosi because she "rubber-stamped" the stimulus package. Harvey "went on the air to suggest he was being set up," and the grand jury subsequently declined to indict Harvey. We are three generations of listeners. He was still broadcasting the week before he died. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005. The finest huckster is the one who has first sold himself on the product. A year later she said yes. My best memories are of me and my Grandmother sitting at the kitchen table playing rummy and listening to "the rest of the story". Stay in your seat come times of trouble. From 1951 to 2008, his programs reached as many as 24 million people per week. Even overseas on Armed Forces Network listening to Paul was always like taking a trip home, this included during Desert Storm. Staggering snowfall in California mountains leaves residents trapped for days "Even after the passing of his loving wife Angel in May 2008, Paul would not slip quietly into retirement as he continued to take the microphone and reach out to his audience. [37] He and his wife regularly attended the Camelback Adventist Church in Scottsdale, Arizona, during his winters there. " But Harvey was no quitter. Following a medical discharge from the Army Air Corps in 1944, he shortened his name to Paul Harvey and began broadcasting for Chicago radio station WENR. Updates? Bush presented Harvey with the nation's highest civilian honor, the medal of freedom, in November 2005. I loved Paul Harvey and listening to him everyday on my way to work. Paul Harvey - actor - died on 1955-12-05. I looked forward to catching The Rest of the Story during my commutes and always tried to listen to the Saturday broadcasts. What was Paul Harvey's net worth when he died? A longtime lover of history a love cultivated by a single mother who raised him after his policeman father was killed Harvey made waves early, getting his first radio gig at just age 14 . Paul Harvey died . He was one of my heros. March 30, 2017 Donald Harvey, a health care worker called the Angel of Death by the news media after he killed dozens of hospital patients under his care in the 1970s and '80s, died on. He was 90. "And now," he would announce, "the rest of the story." And she says if I wont tell her name, its all right to tell her age. His death came nine months after that of his wife, Lynne Cooper Harvey, whom he often called "Angel" on air, and who was also his business partner and the first producer ever inducted in the the Radio Hall of Fame. In his last years, Harvey's resonance wavered a bit; an occasional vocal crack gave a whimsical tone to the music of his script. In that context, Salon magazine called him the "finest huckster ever to roam the airwaves. Our condolences to the harvey family. You will be missed. In addition to the inquiry into whether Harvey's Rest of the Story tales are true, Harvey's trademark ability of seamlessly migrating from content to commercial brought scrutiny. "My father was a lawman in the early dirt-street days of Tulsa, Oklahoma," Harvey once recalled. / CBS/AP. I travel to Chicago yearly and regret that I couldnt come last week for the service. There will never be another Paul Harvey - I just wish someone was there to fill the void of eternal optimism and hope for tomorrow. of the Attala Co. Library, a program from whenever Paul visited Kosciusko, MS in 1961. R.I.P. There is a car battery that keeps its promises! Born in Oklahoma in 1918, he was broadcasting from Tulsa by age 14. Jobs at other small radio stations in Abilene, Kan., and Oklahoma City followed. He gave us good, funny, and useful news that was believable. No cause of death was immediately available. Lynne Harvey, a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Washington University, was her husbands strongest supporter and his closest professional collaborator. 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