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Posted by Bill Gabel (Member # 1105) on 03-01-2009, 08:59 AM:

Paul Harvey the news commentator and talk radio pioneer dead Saturday in Arizona. He was 90 years old.

"And That's the Rest of the Story"

RIP

Posted by Mark Lensenmayer (Member # 134) on 03-01-2009, 09:22 AM:

Paul could stretch out the name "Citracal" longer than anyone. Paul's version of the news was like no other...it was more about people than events. When a major event would happen, every newscast would cover it first, except Paul would lead with a story about small-town Kansas.

Time to rest now, Paul. No more getting to work so early. Time for someone else to give us "The Rest of the Story".

Posted by Mark J. Marshall (Member # 1409) on 03-01-2009, 10:17 AM:

Wow, how sad to lose another pioneering voice. I loved listening to his stories and his take on the news, and I will miss the way he always signed off:

"Paul Harvey... Good Day!"

RIP, Paul.

Posted by Bobby Henderson (Member # 840) on 03-01-2009, 12:46 PM:

Paul Harvey was one of the biggest icons of radio, and probably had about as long a career in radio as anyone. I'm pretty sure he was one of the most famous people from Oklahoma.

I was in elementary school when I first heard his broadcasts. My father worked as a disc jockey and news anchor at Far East Network when we were stationed at the Marine Corps air station in Iwakuni, Japan. Paul Harvey's features were a staple of the radio broadcasts.

Up until just recently anyone could hear Paul Harvey when channel surfing radio stations. I would almost always run across one of his radio broadcasts while making road trips to Colorado. What makes Paul Harvey's passing sad is that he was such a consistent, common fixture in the lives of so many people for such a very long time.

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 03-01-2009, 01:39 PM:

quote: Bobby Henderson
he was such a consistent, common fixture in the lives of so many people for such a very long time.

That's for sure. I can't remember a time when I didn't hear Paul Harvey occasionally.

I have a friend who is a big Paul Harvey fan - he and I have always said "Good day!" when beginning or ending a conversation, I guess it's been sort of a small tribute to the broadcaster we are both fans of.

Radio Spirits should start working on a "Very Best of Paul Harvey" CD collection - I'll bet it'd be a big seller.

Posted by Louis Bornwasser (Member # 3063) on 03-01-2009, 02:53 PM:

Our last connection to Olde Tyme Broadcast Radio: They were giants! Louis

Posted by Paul Mayer (Member # 355) on 03-01-2009, 10:02 PM:

Always enjoyed his delivery technique, which was just as classic and iconic as Walter Winchell's. Also enjoyed his various vocal signatures, but especially his verbal cue for going to commercials - "Page 2" (or 3, or 4, depending on the break), his intro, "Stand by for News!", and of course the above mentioned, "Paul Harvey... Good Day!"

RIP Mr. Harvey.

Posted by Joshua Waaland (Member # 287) on 03-02-2009, 03:44 PM:

I always heard Paul Harvey because my dad liked to listen to him. In years since then I would run across him on the radio every now and then and listen for a while. It reminded me of my childhood. He was a great broadcaster and I always loved when the last story he would read was a funny one and you could hear his smile when he said his signature sign off. He will be missed.

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 03-02-2009, 03:48 PM:

quote:
Our last connection to Olde Tyme Broadcast Radio: They were giants!

There's still Bruce Williams. He's financial advice and commentary though, not news, but still a very entertaining listen at times.

Posted by Mark Lensenmayer (Member # 134) on 03-02-2009, 06:09 PM:

One day, Paul finished up a bit early. He did his usual signoff.."Paul Harvey"..wait..wait..wait

The silence lasted only for a few seconds, but I was about ready to smash the radio when he finally said "Good Day" No one used pauses as well as Paul.

My children and I had a running gag with THE REST OF THE STORY. We would try to guess who it was about and my guess was always "Abraham Lincoln". I made my guess one day, and, sure enough, it turned out to be Lincoln. Dad felt pretty smart that day.

Posted by Greg Anderson (Member # 235) on 03-02-2009, 06:35 PM:

Once, about 12 or 13 years ago, Paul Harvey told a story of two fighter pilots who survived a mid-air collision of their airplanes during training. He said their names and, alas, one of them was "Greg Anderson." At the time, I was working at a radio station which carried Paul Harvey's daily broadcasts, so we recorded all of them from a satellite feed and replayed them at noon local time. So, of course, I had the recording of him saying my name. And, because he always seemed to pause between phrases, it was easy to edit his words into new sentences. In the end, I still have a crystal-clear recording of Paul Harvey saying, "And now, Lt. Commander Greg Anderson." I used that as my own introduction on the air a few times.

A co-worker and I liked to archive random phrases from Paul Harvey and re-edit them into new phrases all of the time. We never dared to put them on the air because some of them became quite crude.