“Good Day” Paul Harvey — You'll Be Missed

Page A6 Berthoud Weekly Surveyor March 4, 2009 PLAY & MAKE IT A GREAT DAY “Good day” Paul Harvey — you’ll be missed ne of the most recognizable randt on Sept. 18, 1918, in Tulsa, Okla. Tulsa in 1933, where his personality. ence with the neighborly phrase of, voices on radio has gone silent; His mother, Anna, was a native of Den- first job was to help clean My Harvey’s wife Lynne was “Hello Americans, I’m Paul Harvey,” View Olegendary radio personality, mark, his father Harry S. Aurandt was a up after shows. He eventu- also considered a pioneer in and ended his show with the familiar Paul Harvey, died on Feb, 28, 2009, in a police officer at the Tulsa Police Depart- ally began reading commer- radio. While at CBS, Lynne “Good day.” Phoenix hospital. He was 90 years old. ment. Harvey had an older sister, cials and the news. He con- Harvey was the first woman In 1979, Harvey was inducted into Harvey was the most listened-to radio Frances, who died in 1988. tinued working as an to ever produce an entire the Radio Hall of Fame. Among dozens personality in America, with over 25 When Harvey was three years old, his announcer at KVOO while newscast, and she went on of other awards, in 2005 Harvey received million listeners every week. father, along with another off-duty offi- attending the University of to be the first producer to be the Presidential Medal of Freedom pre- Like millions of Americans, I grew up cer went rabbit hunting. On a rural Tulsa. He went on to work inducted into the Radio Hall sented by President George W. Bush. listening to Paul Harvey. In fact, the road, they encountered four men who for a variety of Midwest ra- of Fame in 1997. She was Harvey and his wife are survived by year of my birth, 1976, marks the year tried to rob them. A gunfight ensued dio stations. also the first woman to re- their only child, Paul Harvey Jr., who ABC Radio Networks premiered “The and Harvey’s father was shot multiple In 1939, Harvey met ceive the American Women continues their legacy in radio. Harvey Rest of the Story,” a series written and times. He died at a hospital two days lat- Lynne Cooper and proposed in Radio and Television life- Jr., also holds a place in the Radio Hall hosted by Harvey, which focused on the er. to her on their first date. time achievement award. of Fame, and has been filling in on his stories behind famous people and fa- Harvey worked in radio almost his She became his wife several Lynne Harvey died in May father’s program for many years. He has mous events. entire life. At the prompting of a high months later. He called her Heidi 2008, at age 92. been broadcasting the morning editions Harvey was born Paul Harvey Au- school teacher, he started at KVOO in “Angel,” the name his lis- Kerr-Schlaefer Paul Harvey’s contribu- for his father since the passing of Lynne teners would come to know tions to American culture Harvey last year. her by. are vast. He coined the A long and memorable chapter in In 1943, Harvey did a small stint in words “Reaganomics” and “guessti- American history has come to an end the military and then, in 1944, he and mate.” And of course, the phrase, “and and, for what it’s worth, and it’s worth a his wife moved to Chicago, Ill, where he now you know, the rest of the story,” lot, Paul Harvey will be dearly missed. became a popular newscaster for WENR. complete with dramatic pause. “Paul Harvey News and Comment” Harvey always addressed his audi- debuted on ABC Radio Networks on April 1, 1951. In 2000, at age 82, Harvey signed a 10-year, $100 million contract with ABC Radio Networks. It is the largest contract ever made with a radio Sudoku is a number-placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers. The ob- ject is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, each column and each 3x3 box contains the same number only once. CROSSWORD SOLUTION WHY Read Your Local Paper? Because it’s a great place to catch up on what’s happening — in YOUR school at YOUR town hall in YOUR neighborhood Don’t get passed by — subscribe today. Subscription Form — New/Renew Subscriptions are only $25 for a year in the 80513 area and $32 for a year outside that area. FILL OUT AND RETURN TO: 440 MOUNTAIN AVE., BERTHOUD, CO 80513 Name Address City, State, ZIP Phone number What are you E-mail address waiting for?.

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