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Paul Harvey was a Chicago radio man whose melodious voice and hearty "Hello, America" were cherished by millions for more than 57 years on national broadcasts that were an entrancing mix of news, storytelling and gently persuasive salesmanship. He died at the age of 90 on Feb. 28, 2009.
Harvey's show, "The Rest of the Story," reached an estimated 24 million listeners on more than 1,200 radio stations nationally and 400 Armed Forces Radio stations around the world. In Chicago, Harvey was heard on WGN-AM 720, but his local ties ran deeper.
Returning to civilian life after a three-month stint in the Army, Harvey moved to the radio big-time in Chicago. While broadcasting the ne...
Harvey's show, "The Rest of the Story," reached an estimated 24 million listeners on more than 1,200 radio stations nationally and 400 Armed Forces Radio stations around the world. In Chicago, Harvey was heard on WGN-AM 720, but his local ties ran deeper.
Returning to civilian life after a three-month stint in the Army, Harvey moved to the radio big-time in Chicago. While broadcasting the ne...
Paul Harvey was a Chicago radio man whose melodious voice and hearty "Hello, America" were cherished by millions for more than 57 years on national broadcasts that were an entrancing mix of news, storytelling and gently persuasive salesmanship. He died at the age of 90 on Feb. 28, 2009.
Harvey's show, "The Rest of the Story," reached an estimated 24 million listeners on more than 1,200 radio stations nationally and 400 Armed Forces Radio stations around the world. In Chicago, Harvey was heard on WGN-AM 720, but his local ties ran deeper.
Returning to civilian life after a three-month stint in the Army, Harvey moved to the radio big-time in Chicago. While broadcasting the news at WENR-AM in Chicago's Merchandise Mart in 1951, Harvey became friends with the building's owner, Joseph P. Kennedy, who helped him get on ABC nationally.
Harvey's 45-minute routine started at 3:30 a.m., when the alarm clock would ring in the family's 22-room home in River Forest, Ill. It never varied: brush teeth, shower, shave, get dressed, eat oatmeal, get into car and drive downtown.
His five-minute "The Rest of the Story" broadcasts featured historical vignettes with surprise endings like the story of the 13-year-old boy who receives a cash gift from Franklin Roosevelt and turns out to be Fidel Castro. Or the one about the famous trial lawyer who never finished law school (Clarence Darrow). He'd end each broadcast with his signature: "Paul Harvey. [long pause] Good day!"
Born Paul Harvey Aurandt in Tulsa on Sept. 4, 1918. He and his sister were raised by their mother after their police officer father was killed in the line of duty when Harvey was 3. He dropped his last name for professional reasons in the 1940s.
Beginning as an unpaid gofer at a Tulsa radio station in 1933, Harvey worked his way up the radio ladder.
While working in St. Louis, Harvey met Lynne Cooper, a student-teacher from a socially prominent family who read school news announcements. Instantly smitten with the young woman he nicknamed "Angel," Harvey later asked her to dinner. On the night of their first date, he proposed as they sat in her parked car. They married in June 1940. Lynne Harvey remained her husband's closest professional collaborator until she died in May 2008.
Harvey's show, "The Rest of the Story," reached an estimated 24 million listeners on more than 1,200 radio stations nationally and 400 Armed Forces Radio stations around the world. In Chicago, Harvey was heard on WGN-AM 720, but his local ties ran deeper.
Returning to civilian life after a three-month stint in the Army, Harvey moved to the radio big-time in Chicago. While broadcasting the news at WENR-AM in Chicago's Merchandise Mart in 1951, Harvey became friends with the building's owner, Joseph P. Kennedy, who helped him get on ABC nationally.
Harvey's 45-minute routine started at 3:30 a.m., when the alarm clock would ring in the family's 22-room home in River Forest, Ill. It never varied: brush teeth, shower, shave, get dressed, eat oatmeal, get into car and drive downtown.
His five-minute "The Rest of the Story" broadcasts featured historical vignettes with surprise endings like the story of the 13-year-old boy who receives a cash gift from Franklin Roosevelt and turns out to be Fidel Castro. Or the one about the famous trial lawyer who never finished law school (Clarence Darrow). He'd end each broadcast with his signature: "Paul Harvey. [long pause] Good day!"
Born Paul Harvey Aurandt in Tulsa on Sept. 4, 1918. He and his sister were raised by their mother after their police officer father was killed in the line of duty when Harvey was 3. He dropped his last name for professional reasons in the 1940s.
Beginning as an unpaid gofer at a Tulsa radio station in 1933, Harvey worked his way up the radio ladder.
While working in St. Louis, Harvey met Lynne Cooper, a student-teacher from a socially prominent family who read school news announcements. Instantly smitten with the young woman he nicknamed "Angel," Harvey later asked her to dinner. On the night of their first date, he proposed as they sat in her parked car. They married in June 1940. Lynne Harvey remained her husband's closest professional collaborator until she died in May 2008.
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Jeff Semler: And now, 'the rest of the story'
jsemler@umd.eduAs you might imagine, I received many compliments on my last article about the Dodge/Paul Harvey commercial “So God Made a Farmer.” Probably because we live in a conservative agrarian area of the world, what I often refer to as “God&...Tags: Media Industry, YouTube, Marketing, NPR
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Super Bowl ad featuring Paul Harvey scores a TD
So I sit down to my computer Monday morning after the Super Bowl and within a few minutes I am pleasantly surprised by what I missed by not watching the game. I know it might make many of you think I am un-American, but I have no interest in NFL...
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Maybe it's just the 50 something me, but the Super Bowl commercials are no longer super
When the king of watery, working class beer tries to go upscale, and the only pickup truck ad features a schmaltzy Paul Harvey voiceover about the tribulations of farming (tribulations that for the most part haven’t existed since 1948), it is safe...
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Letters to the Editor - Dec. 27
I’ll compromise if entertainment folks do likewise To the editor: One hears a lot recently about gun control. It is natural. No one can be unmoved about the killings in Connecticut. I am not ashamed to say I cried when I saw the pictures of those...Tags: Interior Policy, USA Today, Gaming, Politics, Ronald Reagan
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Westboro Baptist Church defector struggles with her past
TOPEKA, Kan. — The house was empty, just as Libby Phelps had planned. Slipping inside that afternoon four years ago, she felt as if her heart would burst through her chest. She peeked through the curtains, terrified that her aunt and uncle ...
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A View from the Tractor Cab
Somerset County Farm BureauIt is now April and thoughts of spring fill our heads, but two months ago in the cold of winter many of us were delighted to see the excitement over the farm related commercials played during the Super Bowl. The favorite was a remake of Paul Harvey's... -
'Toys for All Ages' is Hillcrest Grange theme
"Toys for All Ages" was the theme of the March 13 program of the Hillcrest Grange of Brothersvalley Township. The celebration-styled event was hosted by the David W. and Patricia Sue Paul family at their residence on "Clover Hill Farms" in the Berlin...
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Column: NSU has history of standout heavyweights
Sometimes, it seems like Northern State produces as many small business owners as teachers/coaches. Especially farmers. Many successful farmers in this region have NSU degrees in their toolboxes. Take two-time national wrestling champion, 2016...Tags: High Schools, Education, College Football, College Sports, Small Businesses
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Daschle: Farming, food security and the future
Thomas A. Daschle was the distinguished speaker at the Ag Outlook Forum in Washington, D.C. Here is the speech taken from the United States Department of Agriculture website. In South Dakota we have a special term to describe agricultural issues. We...Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Washington, DC, U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Kenny Chesney
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Ram reaches 'Farmer' video viewing goal
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - The Ram Truck brand pledged to make a donation to the National FFA Organization for every view of its two-minute "Farmer" Super Bowl video on the brand's website, with the intent of generating $1 million. It took less than a week...Tags: Photography, New Products, Arts, Manufacturing and Engineering, Chrysler Group LLC
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'Die Hard' is soft. 'Safe Haven' is strong. UFC vs. Bellator.
After the coffee. Before getting back into work mode. The Skinny: I watched "The Following" last night and fear it has started to take a bad turn. I don't want to play spoiler but I do hate it when a character does something they never would do in the...
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'Farmer' ad can mean many things
During the Super Bowl, I was quite surprised to see a few ads that hit a subject near and dear to my heart: agriculture. Monsanto had a great ad giving accolades to farming, but the one that is being buzzed about all around the world is the “...Tags: Green Beans, Potatoes
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