"The years don't always add wisdom, but they add perspective.". "My father was a lawman in the early dirt-street days of Tulsa, Oklahoma," Harvey once recalled. He really had you from the moment he said, Page One! , He was born Paul Harvey Aurandt in Tulsa, Okla., on Sept. 4, 1918. Harvey would often submit "advance copies of his radio script for comment and approval. Childhood & Early Life. She was 92. But know that their is hope in a resurrection at Rev. [citation needed] Harvey associated with various congregations of different denominations. Other substitutes for Harvey included his son, Paul Harvey, Jr.,[20] Paul W. Smith,[21] Gil Gross,[22] Ron Chapman,[23] Mitt Romney,[24] Mike Huckabee,[25] Mort Crim, Scott Shannon, and Tony Snow. He was so blessed to have that unique voice that captured the attention of all those who listened. She also developed and edited her husband's best-known feature, "The Rest of the Story.". That's when I began to set the tuner on my car radio for the stations that carried his broadcasts. Though he broadcast six days a week for more than half a century, it never seemed like hard work. I have listened and enjoyed his program and words all my life. And it really was something.". Like many others who have written, after I moved to other places, I would sit in my car during lunch if that was the only way to listen to his noon report. I pray that you all will be comforted by these words: It's January 2010 and our United States has a lot of troubles. There is a car battery that keeps its promises! [50] They met when Harvey was working at KXOK and Cooper came to the station for a school news program. I was a fan of Paul Harvey from the first time I ever heard his mid-day program on radio in 1968. ", Such was his authority, among the skeptical and gullible alike, that minor industries sprang up around him. One that I admired was the Ability to be a Lunch time Motivator . Harvey often opined on rising taxes, bloated government, and the decay of American values. My prayers go out to the family. As the radioman would later recall, he was living the glamorous life of an ABC anchor: getting up at 3:30 in the morning, eating a bowl of oatmeal and poring over news clippings. He'd tell them "the rest of the story". Read TIME's "Top 10 iPhone Applications," including Pandora's Internet Radio. Mr. Harvey was a good and righteous man who will be sorely missed by the American public. That I had entered, unchallenged, one of the United States' vital atomic research installations. Quite by accident, understand, I had found myself inside the 'hot' area. We could have carried a bomb in, or classified documents out. You can keep your natural teeth all your natural life! In 2000, at age 82, he signed a new 10-year contract with ABC Radio Networks. It's the end of an era. Laura and I are pleased to have known this fine man, and our thoughts and prayers are with his family.". "Some days," he told Larry King in 1988, "the best news in the broadcast is the commercial. Today He is In the Presence of Our Lord and Savior Jesus May He Blessed Forever and Ever Amen. He stayed there, hosting a Jobs for G.I. In the wake of Richard Nixons expansion of the Vietnam War into Cambodia, Harvey said, Mr. "And now," he would announce, "the rest of the story." In 1951 he joined the ABC network with Paul Harvey News and Comment, a title that stuck for 58 years. God bless Paul for his fundamental guidance in our lives, he will be missed terribly. He may be gone in body, but his spirit lives on. Ronald Reagans conservative positions. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Less a maker of news than a conduit for popular sentiment about the news, Harvey told King, "I don't think of myself as a profound journalist. Thanks to Paul for touching all our lives with his beautiful and witty stories. hE WAS A GREAT MAN . In 1951, "Paul Harvey News" went national with broadcasts stretching coast-to-coast and reaching millions of listeners each night. They worked closely together on his shows, and he often credited his success to her influence. Now you and your beloved Lynne can once again go looking for the answers together. After a stint at radio station KFBI in Abilene, Kansas, he moved to KXOK in St. Louis. of the Attala Co. Library, a program from whenever Paul visited Kosciusko, MS in 1961. Just got an email today:12-5-15, to review his programs. Harvey then moved to Hawaii to cover the US Navy as it concentrated its fleet in the Pacific. [41][42], Harvey was elected to the National Association of Broadcasters National Radio Hall of Fame and Oklahoma Hall of Fame, and appeared on the Gallup poll list of America's most admired men. He could tut-tut with a smile: "Have you noticed," he asked just before this year's Super Bowl, "some players with hair that sticks from under their helmets?" [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]. In the 1980s he decried several of Pres. My condolences go out to his family and friends. RIP Pam George (St Louis Mo.). Joe program, adding his signature phrase "the rest of the story" the following year. From 1951 to 2008, his programs reached as many as 24 million people per week. [38] He often quoted the Adventist pioneer Ellen G. White in his broadcasts and received the "Golden Microphone" Award for his professionalism and graciousness in dealing with the church. She died in May 2008 at age 92. 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. Joe on WENR. 27 Copy quote. I think of you often-you always made my day. He voiced commercials and new episodes of The Rest of the Story and News & Comment during middays a few times a week, with his son handling mornings. He started out just helping clean up, but soon was on the air himself, filling in with reading the news or commercials. To The Harvey Family: I am so sorry he is no longer here with us, but do know that he is still here with us in spirit. "[33] Some have argued that Harvey's fawning and lavish product endorsements may have been misleading or confusing to his audience. "This is Paul Harvey." His staccato pacing, bouncing intonation, and signature hooks (e.g., Stand byfor news! and Paul Harveygood day!) helped make his voice one of the most recognizable in the history of radio. 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. Please enter valid email address to continue. Three weeks after Harvey's death, the News and Comment franchise was canceled. He read the news, shared his opinions with us, and kept us spellbound guessing "the rest of the story". R.I.P. She was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa at Washington University in St. Louis[49] and a former schoolteacher. His listeners were loyal to him and he returned their loyalty when, an at an age when it would have been easy to retire, he signed a ten year contract to continue broadcasting. Controversies President, I love you. Jobs in Salina, Kans., Oklahoma City and Honolulu followed just before Pearl Harbor brought him to Chicago in 1944. Harvey added The Rest of the Story as a tagline to in-depth feature stories in 1946. Share Paul's life story with friends and family. The Huckabee Report ceased radio distribution in 2015. I once penned a short letter of appreciation to Mr. Harvey. Besides, no one could spell it.). God speed, Mr. Harvey. With a recommendation from the Kennedy-clan patriarch, the ABC Radio Network began using Harvey as a substitute newsman. Born in Oklahoma in 1918, he was broadcasting from Tulsa by age 14. "Emporia, Kan., is home to this state's national champion honeymooners: Margaret and Joe Pearson," he said in one broadcast. He was a supporter of Sen. Joseph McCarthy and an early backer of the Vietnam War. Harvey died at the age of 90 at a hospital near his winter home in Phoenix. In later years, she was best known as a philanthropist.[53]. Paul Harvey, the deliverer of the "So God Made a Farmer" speech. They were married in 1940 and had a son, Paul Jr. I hope he continues to share his wonderful stories w/her in Heaven. Harvey had been forced off the air for several months in 2001 because of a virus that weakened a vocal cord. The Rest of the Story premiered on May 10, 1976, on ABC Radio. I listened to Paul Harvey " FAITHFULLY " every day for nearly fifty years , no matter where I was -- if I was on the road driving ,I would search the radio stations until I heard his familiar voice ,and then I would listen VERY CLOSELY -not wanting to miss a single word. A book version of The Rest of the Story, first published in 1977, hit its 18th printing in four years. Lynne Harvey, a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Washington University, was her husbands strongest supporter and his closest professional collaborator. Harvey was an avid pilot who served in the US Army Air Corps from December 1943 to March 1944. Paul, Jr., whose voice announced the bumpers between episodes, filled in for his father during broadcasts and broadcast the morning editions after the passing of his mother. ", Fellow broadcaster Bob Sirott summed up Harvey's longevity to The Tribune succinctly and simply: "He stands for the America that sits west of the Hudson. But television was not quite suited to Harvey's brand of storytelling. In response to his father's death, his son, Paul Harvey Jr., said, "Millions have lost a friend". [11] From the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, Harvey attended Calvary Memorial Church in Oak Park. Paul Harvey News was carried on 1,200 radio stations, on 400 American Forces Network stations, and in 300 newspapers. May God bless your soul Mr. Harvey. I still want to turn him on every noon!!! Paul, may you be at peace with jesus. On her recommendation, he started working at KVOO in Tulsa in 1933 helping to clean up when he was 14. Ann Breedlove, Kosciusko, MS. Paul Harvey's particular style relied on exaggerated pronunciation, pregnant pauses, delayed revelations and a staccato delivery. 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. [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. i ENJOYED LISTENING TO HIM . !!! Good DayGod speed. Teacher Isabelle Ronan was "impressed by his voice." I will miss you, but I know that where you are, everyday will be A GOODDAY. I miss your arm forces radio program eveyday at high noon. Harvey "went on the air to suggest he was being set up," and the grand jury subsequently declined to indict Harvey. Our thoughts and prayers are now with his son Paul Jr. and the rest of the Harvey family.". "Retiring," he said, "is just practicing up to be dead. The "Rest of the Story" host became the most familiar voice in American radio. Paul was our friend, day by day. Paul Fix was a popular name in the mid-'90s who took the world of western . Apart from his radio work, Harvey regularly appeared as a television and newspaper commentator and published several books, including Remember These Things (1952), Autumn of Liberty (1954), You Said It, Paul Harvey (1970), and For What Its Worth (1991). A year later she said yes. May God who promises to comfort us in all our tibulations grant you peace by means of prayer and his holy word the Bible. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. 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. [49], On May 17, 2007, Harvey told his radio audience that Angel had developed leukemia. The stories were an attempt to capture "the heartbeats behind the headlines." Harvey said he invited her to dinner, proposed to her after a few minutes of conversation and from that moment on called her Angel. I'm very sure you are up in heaven telling "the rest of the story" to the many up there. He also settled down with Cooper, whom he had met the year before. Thanks for sharing him with all of us. 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.". Part of Harveys enduring appeal, Keith said, was his writing style, a kind of down-home flavor yet sophisticated quality. If it were up to Madison Avenue, I still dont think Id be on the networks, Harvey later told the Chicago Tribune. Traug Keller, then president of ABC Radio Networks, explained the rationale behind the 10-year deal. I loved Paul Harvey and listening to him everyday on my way to work. He always ended, "Paul Harvey Good day." I feel as though I've lost a beloved and trusted friend. He and his sister were brought up by their mother after their father was shot to death under uncertain circumstances. Harveys various broadcasts reached an estimated 24 million listeners daily. [18] A few months later, after damaging his vocal cords, he went off the air, but returned in August 2001. He sold concepts too. "Those stories that I think you need to know, and those stories that I think you want to know.". He is used as a deus ex machina to wrap the plot up by describing its ending, or to give backstories for villains. Here are 10 you cant miss, Rain check! He was born as Paul Harvey Aurandt on September 4, 1918 to Harry Harrison Aurandt and Anna Dagmar. I remember his story about Pete Murphy, a local man who, although he had little money, knew alot of people! He had one older sister. Paul Harvey, May Be Gone But Not forgotten. May God comfort your hearts, as only He can. He always made me laugh. He attended Tulsa's Central High School. That's good news! Radio newscaster Paul Harvey, one of America's most familiar voices, has died. Paul Harvey Aurandt was born in Tulsa, Okla., in 1918; his father was shot and killed by robbers when Paul was 3. His famous anecdotes always had a twist at the end, but this one finishes just as it began with a man who loved words and knew how to deliver them. Updates? Robert D. McFadden, writing Harvey's obituary for The New York Times, examined his unique radio style and how it interacted with his political views: [He] personalized the radio news with his right wing opinions, but laced them with his own trademarks: a hypnotic timbre, extended pauses for effect, heart-warming tales of average Americans and folksy observations that evoked the heartland, family values and the old-fashioned plain talk one heard around the dinner table on Sunday. Paul Harvey was a true pioneer and the greatest ambassador and perhaps performerin the history of radio. [37] He and his wife regularly attended the Camelback Adventist Church in Scottsdale, Arizona, during his winters there. My dad was a rancher and always took time at noon to listen to Paul Harvey. He was 90. 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. "Mr. President, I love you," Harvey said, "but you're wrong.". Among her ideas were the concepts of including news features within hard-news broadcasts and the humorous "kicker," which became a Paul Harvey trademark. When the radioman returned to the air months afterward, he wasn't the same. "Hello, Americans," he barked. On the night of their first date, he proposed as they sat in her parked car. 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 also occasionally references his catchphrases of "Good day!" "Stand by for news!" Harvey started working at a local radio station at the suggestion of one of his high school teachers. In his last years, Harvey's resonance wavered a bit; an occasional vocal crack gave a whimsical tone to the music of his script. 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. I was amazed and delighted when I found him again as an adult and parent in the 1970's! Paul Harvey was a blessing to many and will be dearly missed. Harvey's career in radio spanned more than . His voice was of rare quality and brought all of us to attention to hear the latest "rest of the story". Good day, Mr. Harvey, and God speed! Former President George W. Bush said he and former first lady Laura Bush were saddened to hear of Harvey's death. He was still broadcasting the week before he died. His love and respect for simple American values permeated his broadcasts, and he celebrated that life. I remember hearing Paul Harvey when I was a child in the 1950's. Louis. During the last few years I listened to Mr Harvey via the internet. Our condolences to the harvey family. 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. 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 miss him! Paul Harvey and his wife, Lynne, pose with a street sign honoring him in Chicago in 1988. A large-scale manhunt resulted in the arrest of four suspects the day after Aurandt died. 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. The program also aired twice daily on the Internet, bringing the wit and wisdom of Paul Harvey to a whole new audience. He was one of my heros. In 2001 his son and actor David Hartman split Harveys broadcasting duties while he recovered from surgery to repair his vocal cords; Harvey returned to the airwaves in late August. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005. Staggering snowfall in California mountains leaves residents trapped for days People, Luck, Used. On the night of December 18, Officer Aurandt and a friend, Tulsa police detective Ike Wilkerson, were off-duty and rabbit hunting when they were approached by four masked and armed men who attempted to rob them. / CBS/AP. Your father was loved by all of us. "You trust me to paint pictures on the mirror of your mind," he said, "and I will let you feel such agony and ecstasy as you would never be able to feel by looking at it.". 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. My husband never went a day without listening to him. Harvey guided his black Cadillac Fleetwood toward Argonne, arriving sometime past midnight. "Countless millions of listeners were both informed and entertained by his 'News & Comment' and 'Rest of the Story' features," Robinson said. And he'd toss in few stories to reflect his belief in God and country. February 28, 2009, 6:15 PM. Her death, at the age of 92, was announced by ABC radio on May 3, 2008. My sympathy to the family. display: none; 2019 TIME USA, LLC. At the height of his fame, more than 22 million people would stand by, waiting for his mix of the serious and absurd. I pray/ask GOD to bless you & yours with the confort that only HE can give at this difficult time. May God Bless.. Great men live on in the hearts of all who loved and respected his work. Perhaps it was the loneliness that made this young man fall in love with words and run off to join the radio. I loved to hear Mr Harvey and will miss him. Stand by for NEWS!" The elder Aurandt was a Tulsa policeman who served as secretary to Commissioner J.H. Thank Youl. The AM legend was 90 years old, and up until recently was still heard by millions of listeners on his ABC radio broadcasts. Former US Senator Fred Thompson substituted for Harvey regularly from 2006 to 2007. The opinions Harvey expressed were old-fashioned as well: politically and socially conservative, the musings of a grandpa who's seen it all or, as he put it, "In times like these, it helps to recall that there have always been times like these." or "Paul Harvey Good night. You brightened many a day, often making me laugh out loud as I was driving. 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. I am afraid of Osama, and I am afraid of Obama, and, Ms. Clinton, I am afraid of yo' mama. He studied briefly at the University of Tulsa but quit to work full-time in radio; by age 25 he had gained experience at stations across the Plains and the Midwest and had covered the activities of the U.S. military for the Office of War Information. His father was born in Martinsburg, Pennsylvania; his mother was Danish. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. And she says if I wont tell her name, its all right to tell her age. 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. 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. "That would never have been a good choice; I would have lost touch with so much of the country had I done that," he told The Chicago Tribune in 2002. We will miss our dear friend tremendously and are grateful for the many years we were so fortunate to have known him. Harvey died at the age of 90 at a hospital near his winter home in Phoenix. -- but his rapt audience ate it up. 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. Paul Harvey Aurandt was born in Tulsa, Okla., in 1918; his father was shot and killed by robbers when Paul was 3. Top McCarthy aide, House Oversight chair each met with Ashli Babbitt's mother Its also ironic that the Kennedys, with whom I was not in agreement on so many things, had only their daddy to blame., Harveys typical broadcast included a mix of news briefs, humor, celebrity updates, commentary and the kind of human-interest stories he loved to tell in order to satisfy the publics hunger for a little niceness., Stories such as the woman in Sheboygan, Wis., who was saved from a knife-wielding assailant: The rescuer? Harvey asked rhetorically. Former President George W. Bush issued a statement on Harvey's death, calling him "a friendly and familiar voice in the lives of millions of Americans. Harvey was also a close friend of George Vandeman and the Reverend Billy Graham. The gimmick was that he wouldn't reveal the person's name until the final words of the broadcast. He is finally with his Angel in Heaven. You will truly be missed. It grabs you and holds on to you. [54] No cause of death was announced. We and miss you Paul Harvey!! I grew up on your wisdom! "From here I think I can see the world with a wider lens. He explained his relationship with them: "I am fiercely loyal to those willing to put their money where my mouth is."[19]. My deepest sympathy to the family. [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. Run off to join the radio various broadcasts reached an estimated 24 million people per week Stand byfor!. I remember his story about Pete Murphy, a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of University! 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