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| Paul Harvey Dies Aged 90 |
| 03.01.09 (10:59 am) [edit] |
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Paul Harvey, the news commentator and talk-radio pioneer whose staccato style made him one of the nation's most familiar voices, died Saturday in Arizona, according to ABC Radio Networks. He was 90. 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. No cause of death was immediately available. Harvey had been forced off the air for several months in 2001 because of a virus that weakened a vocal cord. But he returned to work in Chicago and was still active as he passed his 90th birthday. His death comes less than a year after that of his wife and longtime producer, Lynne. "My father and mother created from thin air what one day became radio and television news," Paul Harvey Jr. said in a statement. "So in the past year, an industry has lost its godparents and today millions have lost a friend." 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. He became a heartland icon, delivering news and commentary with a distinctive Midwestern flavor. "Stand by for news!" he told his listeners. He was credited with inventing or popularizing terms such as "skyjacker," "Reaganomics" and "guesstimate." "Paul Harvey was one of the most gifted and beloved broadcasters in our nation's history," ABC Radio Networks President Jim Robinson said in a statement. "We will miss our dear friend tremendously and are grateful for the many years we were so fortunate to have known him." In 2005, Harvey was one of 14 notables chosen as recipients of the presidential Medal of Freedom. He also was an inductee in the Radio Hall of Fame, as was Lynne. Courtesy-Huffington Post |
posted by: PirateGirl (reply)
post date: 02.28.09 (10:03 pm)
Really enjoyed his work - he will be missed
Great post namm
posted by: Ladyg (reply)
post date: 02.28.09 (10:09 pm)
He will be missed.
posted by: namm (reply)
post date: 02.28.09 (10:16 pm)
Reply to: PirateGirl
thats for sure
posted by: namm (reply)
post date: 02.28.09 (10:16 pm)
Reply to: Ladyg
yea true! but everybody has to go someday :(
posted by: Ladyg (reply)
post date: 02.28.09 (10:20 pm)
Reply to: namm, you are right namm.
posted by: surrogate (reply)
post date: 03.01.09 (4:49 am)
Now I won't know the REST... of the story...
I'll miss him.
posted by: namm (reply)
post date: 03.02.09 (10:57 am)
Reply to: surrogate
hmmm!
posted by: barnabus1 (reply)
post date: 03.02.09 (6:38 pm)
At least his son is ready to fill his shoes, and do a really great job of it!! so he lives on!!!
