Daily Rover » Paul Harvey http://www.dailyrover.com Roving the Net so you don't have to... Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:00:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Paul Harvey 1918 – 2009 http://www.dailyrover.com/paul-harvey-1918-2009.html http://www.dailyrover.com/paul-harvey-1918-2009.html#comments Sun, 01 Mar 2009 04:17:05 +0000 Mike http://www.dailyrover.com/?p=367 One of my favorite radio commentators, Paul Harvey has passed away at age 90 in Phoenix.  I sure will miss his familiar and folksy voice, who always wished us a “good day!”

As I read the news, I discovered some amazing things about this legendary broadcaster…

Harvey is considered the greatest radio salesman of all time, and has been recognized as Salesman of the Year, Commentator of the Year, Person of the Year, Father of the Year, and American of the Year.  He was inducted into both the National Association of Broadcasters Radio Hall of Fame and Oklahoma Hall of Fame.  Harvey has received eleven Freedom Foundation Awards, the Horatio Alger Award and an honorary degree from Washington University in St. Louis.  He was also awarded the prestigious Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George W. Bush.

Wikipedia lists one of Harvey’s quotes…
The most noticeable features of Harvey’s idiosyncratic delivery was his dramatic pauses, quirky intonations and his folksiness. A large part of his success stemmed from the seamlessness with which he segued from his monologue into reading commercial messages.  He explained his enthusiastic support of his sponsors as such: “I am fiercely loyal to those willing to put their money where my mouth is.”

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Harvey

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