SugarB Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 ABC news is reporting that Paul Harvey, age 90 has died. Edit - this just popped up on the web: February 28, 2009 Paul Harvey 1918-2009 Radio Host Paul Harvey has died at age 90. Paul Harvey once said that he was raised in radio newsrooms. During his time in those newsrooms, he broadcast the news to millions, built an active professional life and established himself as one of the foremost newsmen in the business. Born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Mr. Harvey began his radio career in 1933 at KVOO-AM, Tulsa, while he was still in high school. Later, while attending the University of Tulsa, he continued working at KVOO as an announcer, then as a program director. After graduation, Mr. Harvey spent three years as a station manager for a local station in Salina, Kansas. From there, he took a news casting job at KOMA-AM in Oklahoma City, then moved on to KXOK-AM, St. Louis, where he was Director of Special Events as well as working as a roving reporter. Mr. Harvey moved to Hawaii in 1940 to cover the U.S. Navy as it began to concentrate its fleet in the Pacific. He was returning to the United States from that assignment when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. Paul Harvey enlisted into the Army Air Corps, where he served until 1944. After leaving the corps, Mr. Harvey moved to Chicago, where in June 1944, he began broadcasting from the ABC affiliate WENR-AM. He quickly became the most listened-to newscaster in Chicago. Paul Harvey reached audiences way beyond the windy city in 1951, when he began his coast-to-coast "News and Comment" on the ABC Radio Networks. On May 10, 1976, Mr. Harvey began another series of programs on the ABC Radio Networks entitled "The Rest of the Story", which delve into the forgotten or little known facts behind stories of famous people and events. He is survived by one son, Paul Harvey Junior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King123 Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 He was a great-Oklahoman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCS Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 And now for the rest of the story.......... RIP Mr Harvey The world has lost another treasure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erinjs Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Most definitely. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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