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This is cosmowanda522 with Paul Harvey on my mind. If you mention the name "Paul Harvey", pretty much everyone will know what you're talking about. Paul Harvey was not like most other radio personalities. Unlike most newscasters, he told the news and commentary like a story, and had the ability to appeal to listeners of all ages so that everyone could understand his message. And just about as amazing as his ability is his longevity; he was heard on the radio for over 75 years, over thousands of stations and by countless millions of listeners. And now, Page 2.

Paul Harvey would reach us three times a day. Mornings, he would greet us with "Good morning, Americans!" followed by the day's headlines and other interesting bits of info in the news as only he could deliver, sometimes introduced with phrases like "shop talk", "agribusiness", "what's new" and "in the sport light". Around noon, he would return again for 15 minutes for the day's headlines and more stuff, including news of couples celebrating marriages of 50 years or more (later 70 years), headlined by, "In our tournament of roses..."; Harvey himself was married to Lynne "Angel" Cooper Harvey for 68 years. Later in mid-afternoon, he would come back once more to give "the Rest of the Story", where he would describe the story of a certain person, and what would later become of the person; it would always be some famous connection. His son, Paul Harvey Jr., put together the "Rest of the Story" bits. But this day's news of most lasting significance, he may have had only 25 minutes of airtime each day, and 20 on Saturdays, but the impact he made on the radio was like no other radio personality in history. Page 3.

One key part of Paul Harvey News and Comment that made it memorable was the advertising, preceded by "page 2", "page 3", etc. He was able to do ads that were often unrelated to the news as if they were part of the news and comment; every product he endorsed was something that he believed in. Many radio personalities, like Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity, etc. do their own ads during their shows, but nobody could advertise effectively and efficiently quite like Paul Harvey. And now... Page 4.

And now, for what it's worth, Mr. Harvey recently passed away at the age of 90. I was very grateful to have listened to him on the radio at one point or another, and I believe that he will really be missed, and will never, ever, ever be replaced. He was truly a legend and a gentleman. Godspeed to the entire Aurandt family and all those involved.

Ian (cosmowanda522)... good day!