Paul Harvey dead at 90

[Guest skrubber]

The broadcasting legend Paul Harvey has died at the age of 90. I once had a boss that would stop work in the office every day so we all could listen to Paul Harvey. Paul had a distinctive voice , one you would never forget and always recognize, and always had a unique story to tell in his own one of a kind way. Goodbye Paul.

[Guest skrubber]

The broadcasting legend Paul Harvey has died at the age of 90. I once had a boss that would stop work in the office every day so we all could listen to Paul Harvey. Paul had a distinctive voice , one you would never forget and always recognize, and always had a unique story to tell in his own one of a kind way. Goodbye Paul.

[+ purplekow]

...and that man's name was Paul Harvey....and now you know the rest of the story.

[+ purplekow]

...and that man's name was Paul Harvey....and now you know the rest of the story.

[Rick Munroe]

The right of the story: http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=1394

[Rick Munroe]

The right of the story: http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=1394

[Lankypeters]

When Harvey came on, I turned the radio off.

 

He blasted gays, civil rights advocates (though he eventually endorsed the ERA), supported the death penalty, loved Richard Nixon, said Joe McCarthy did "a dirty job that had to be done." The list of his conservative causes goes on, and it's long.

 

They loved him in the "heartland."

 

He didn't reflect my views.

 

 

Lankypeters

[Lankypeters]

When Harvey came on, I turned the radio off.

 

He blasted gays, civil rights advocates (though he eventually endorsed the ERA), supported the death penalty, loved Richard Nixon, said Joe McCarthy did "a dirty job that had to be done." The list of his conservative causes goes on, and it's long.

 

They loved him in the "heartland."

 

He didn't reflect my views.

 

 

Lankypeters

[KMEM]

For those who actually go to your link and read the article there I say the frozen chicken part could well be urban legend but the chicken being fired at an aircraft windshield is not. The British do have a very strong requirement for a so called bird proof wind screen, as they call it. I don't know if their birds are bigger or more pernicious or what. Of course, we all know that birds CAN bring down an airliner. I have heard the frozen chicken story all of my career, 41 years so far. The US and others have a vested interest in this subject also but the Brits seems to take it to an extreme.

 

I have never particularly been a fan of Mr. Harvey but when I accidentally heard one of his broadcasts, I found it generally amusing. I guess I never listened enough to realize he had all those extreme views. Whether he deserved to be an icon or not, he certainly was around a long time and I am sure some people will miss him.

 

Best regards,

KMEM

[KMEM]

For those who actually go to your link and read the article there I say the frozen chicken part could well be urban legend but the chicken being fired at an aircraft windshield is not. The British do have a very strong requirement for a so called bird proof wind screen, as they call it. I don't know if their birds are bigger or more pernicious or what. Of course, we all know that birds CAN bring down an airliner. I have heard the frozen chicken story all of my career, 41 years so far. The US and others have a vested interest in this subject also but the Brits seems to take it to an extreme.

 

I have never particularly been a fan of Mr. Harvey but when I accidentally heard one of his broadcasts, I found it generally amusing. I guess I never listened enough to realize he had all those extreme views. Whether he deserved to be an icon or not, he certainly was around a long time and I am sure some people will miss him.

 

Best regards,

KMEM

[Rick Munroe]

Lanky, and there was also his love of slavery, nukes and genocide. :o

 

http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=2569

[Lankypeters]

>Lanky, and there was also his love of slavery, nukes and

>genocide. :o

 

 

The praise for him in today's press -- and throughout his life -- makes me think of the film "A Face in the Crowd." Andy Griffith played a hillbilly/bumpkin who went on the air and gradually attracted a major following, becoming a media star, by appealing to lower middle class tastes and beliefs/prejudices. The character was said to be modeled on Arthur Godfrey whose career followed a similar trajectory.

 

If anyone hasn't seen the film and is interested in this sort of phenomenon, search it out.

 

Harvey was cut from the same cloth and drew his following by the same understanding of "middle America." It's evident he believed in what he said. I doubt he was ever cynical or exploitive.

 

But, as I said, I don't believe that way.

 

 

 

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>http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=2569

[OneFinger]

I grew up listening to Paul Harvey. While I didn't always agree with his views, I did respect the way he presented them and his unapologizing manner while expressing his beliefs.

 

I actually went to a work-sponsored seminar where he was the guest speaker. It was one thing to hear him on the radio, but actually being within a few feet of him during the seminar was an exciting experience for me.

 

I always admired the love and respect he displayed for his wife and family. Broadcasting has lost one of their giants.