It is hard to believe but you used to be able to listen to the news without feeling like you needed to take a shower. Back in the day...before political hacks took over the airwaves...you had amazing journalists who would share news and stories with their listeners. One of the most famous and endearing personalities ever was Paul Harvey.
Harvey was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1918. He began working in radio as a cleaner. His job at age 14 was to clean the station at KVOO in Tulsa. Eventually they let him start reading commercials and the news. He worked as an on-air announcer while going to the University of Tulsa. He then took jobs at various radio stations including being station manager at KFBI in Salina, Kansas and a newscaster for KOMA in Oklahoma City. He was briefly enlisted in the Army Air Forces in 1943-1944. From there he moved to Chicago and began working for ABC radio affiliate WENR. It was while working there that he added a tagline to his feature stories that would make him famous...and now you know the rest of the story.
One of Harvey's regular topics regarded lax security at the Argonne National Laboratory. To demonstrate this, Harvey engaged in an act of participatory journalism. This led to the US attorney for Illinois to convene a grand jury to consider indicting Harvey for espionage. Harvey went on air to claim he was being set up, and the grand jury did not indict him.
On April Fool's day in 1951 the ABC radio network began airing Paul Harvey News and Comment. This radio program continued until his death in February of 2009.
The Rest of the Story aired many amazing stories of places, people, and things. These included broadcasts about everything from Elvis to Titanic sinking icebergs. The archives for The Rest of the Story are found in many places. Listening to them reminds me of days sitting around the table and listening to the radio...simpler times...way back when a rich voice kept you spellbound until you found out...the rest of the story.
Harvey was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1918. He began working in radio as a cleaner. His job at age 14 was to clean the station at KVOO in Tulsa. Eventually they let him start reading commercials and the news. He worked as an on-air announcer while going to the University of Tulsa. He then took jobs at various radio stations including being station manager at KFBI in Salina, Kansas and a newscaster for KOMA in Oklahoma City. He was briefly enlisted in the Army Air Forces in 1943-1944. From there he moved to Chicago and began working for ABC radio affiliate WENR. It was while working there that he added a tagline to his feature stories that would make him famous...and now you know the rest of the story.
One of Harvey's regular topics regarded lax security at the Argonne National Laboratory. To demonstrate this, Harvey engaged in an act of participatory journalism. This led to the US attorney for Illinois to convene a grand jury to consider indicting Harvey for espionage. Harvey went on air to claim he was being set up, and the grand jury did not indict him.
On April Fool's day in 1951 the ABC radio network began airing Paul Harvey News and Comment. This radio program continued until his death in February of 2009.
The Rest of the Story aired many amazing stories of places, people, and things. These included broadcasts about everything from Elvis to Titanic sinking icebergs. The archives for The Rest of the Story are found in many places. Listening to them reminds me of days sitting around the table and listening to the radio...simpler times...way back when a rich voice kept you spellbound until you found out...the rest of the story.
Did your daughter write this? This was written too intelligently for you to have done it without some wisecrack.
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