It is sad news to hear that Paul Harvey, of the the greatest American radio broadcasters of all time, has gone to the glory at the age of 90.
Mr. Harvey was a newsman, but an honest one because he did not hide his biases.
Mr. Harvey loved America. He did not hide that fact. And he did dispense with the news But one always knew where he stood on the news of the day.
Eventually Mr. Harvey began the wildly popular radio segment, "The Rest Of The Story" in which a chronological order of a person's life was talked about and that person's identity was revealed in the end. Some where really unbelievable.
Did you know that it was Mr. Harvey that coined the term "Reaganomics"? It was.
In an age of seemingly aloof and out of touch media, Mr. Harvey seemed to represent the so-called "Silent Majority" long before there was the advent of conservative talk radio. I remember beginning to listen to Mr. Harvey in high school in the late 1970s. It was his common sense that gave me a new insight to the world than the drab, dreary liberalism of the day. It was positive and uplifting and made me realize that we who are Americans are a great and worthy people.
Paul Harvey, you will be missed.
GOOD DAY!
6 comments:
Righty I never knew Paul was that old...He had a great and long life, but will be missed tremendously. An American Icon for sure! Great tribute...:)N
This is sad, I like listening to him. I try to figure out most of the stories brfore he got to "the rest of the story"
Thanks for the post. I did not realize that it was Mr. Harvey who coined the term "Reaganomics". We have indeed lost a treasure.
amen 64!
Heaven..........."stand by for news".
Cherished memories are of Paul Harvey on the radio in Grandmas kitchen as a small child growing up in south central Nebraska... soon to be 50, I smile when I remember his classic "and now for the rest of the story". Thanks for all the joy you gave to this nation...you will be missed.
Paul Harvey, RIP.
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