Paul Harvey 1918-2009

[fenchurch]

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/090228/da77046.html?.v=1

Considering the man was 90 and had just lost his wife last year, this isn't a huge surprise... just very sad to lose his voice from the airwaves (IIRC, I heard him on the air just a week or so ago). I grew up on Air Force Bases, where his show was usually heard on Armed Forces radio (at least in those areas without a large local radio selection) and when I was really young and prone to misunderstanding cause and effect, I thought the Noon testing of the Base sirens was a signal that his show was about to begin. Gonna really miss hearing the rest of the story...

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[dolphinchatter.livejournal.com]

Wow...

But actually, "The Rest of the Story" will continue to be told, I'm sure.

[fenchurche.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm sure it will too... they've been running through a whole series of guest hosts in recent years, looking for a successor. It just won't quite be the same. :-(

[dolphinchatter.livejournal.com]

true

[cyndisuesue.livejournal.com]

This is sad news. I listen to his The rest of the story... bits twice a day on my drives to work and home. :-(

My money is on Paul Harvey Jr. to continue it.

[sp23.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's what I was going to say. I'm sure Paul, Jr. will carry on the tradition.

[sp23.livejournal.com]

That's sad, but, as you say, not unexpected.

I heard a recent commercial he made just last Friday, and I thought his voice sounded just so old. That was the first time I thought his age was really, really evident.

RIP, Paul Harvey. Now you know the rest of the story.

[mistraltoes.livejournal.com]

Oh, dear. I confess that I thought he'd died years ago, so it's hard to be sad, but may he rest in peace.

[tomte.livejournal.com]

Aww. I'll miss that puckish little voice saying, "Paul Harvey.... good DAY!"

[hazel75.livejournal.com]

His radio show came on at noon on the country station we listened to when I was growing up. I loved his voice. Sorry he has passed on and my kids won't grow up on him as well (although that was always impossible, I know).