Radio
The Rest of Paul Harvey’s Story–Conclusion
Paul Harvey Aurandt eventually overcame the murder of his father, a Tulsa police officer, when Paul was just a toddler. That murder spun off a series of bizarre incidents in the State of Oklahoma: A lynch mob demanded that the Tulsa County sheriff prove that the accused were not in the jail. They dispersed after their hand-picked “inspection committee,” which …
March 12, 2009 Thursday at 8:58 pm
An Irreplaceable National Icon is Gone: Paul Harvey Aurandt, 1918-2009
In the dreary days of fall and winter in 1960s Albuquerque, I would hurry home from school at lunchtime and enter the warm house for a comforting sensory experience. The kitchen would smell of tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches. Dad would be sitting at the end of the table, he being home for work from lunch. The radio would …
March 1, 2009 Sunday at 6:31 am
Lynne "Angel" Harvey, 1916-2008, Good Day!
As both my regular readers know, I’m an old radio guy–that is, an old guy who used to be on the radio (more than thirty years ago!). So I was especially saddened to read the following press release from Washington University in St Louis. Following in bold type is Washington University Press Release May 6, 2008 — Legendary news producer …
May 8, 2008 Thursday at 2:46 am
