Originally Posted By mgmguy Sad to report that Paul Harvey passed away yesterday in Phoenix. <a href="http://abcrn.com/harvey/" target="_blank">http://abcrn.com/harvey/</a>
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove Yep. I heard about it coming to work this morning. They he lost his wife 9 months ago.....good day, Paul. You've been a part of my life for as long as I can remember! xoxo
Originally Posted By friendofdd I will miss him. Had the privilege of meeting him a couple of times through the many years I listened to him.
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs When I was in the 8th grade, my social studies teacher introduced us to him; he would read various stories or have us listen to some of his broadcasts. We enjoyed listening and trying to figure out who some of the mystery celebrities were. One of them was Colonel Sanders (he was a failure until he retired, and even tried to kidnap his granddaughter), and another was Hitler (He was the only one of 8 kids in his family who didn't die at childbirth or at a young age). One that I knew IMMEDIATELY is when my teacher started the story "Walter Elias..." and I perked up. The story featured Walt as a young boy and him killing an owl or something. I remember his radio broadcast was on the ABC news stations... "And now you know the rest of the story..."
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs Bah...I messed that up. "And now you know...the *rest* of the story." <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Harvey" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Harvey</a>
Originally Posted By brotherdave I remember one of his stories about a secret plot by two high ranking former military officers helping to procure and develop large plots of land in central Florida. He kept leading listeners on about it being some sort of top secret "Project X" for the military. It turned out to be Adm. Joe Fowler and Gen. Joe Potter, both of whom helped to develop "Project X" which of course happened to be Walt Disney World!
Originally Posted By dshyates I also heard him tell a story about a man named Elias and his pet mouse that he fed cheese to at his desk while he worked. The mouse's name was Mortimer. And you guys know.....the rest of the story.
Originally Posted By Kala I use to listen to Paul Harvey every morning on the radio while I got ready for school. If I heard "and now you know the rest of the story" That was my queue to leave for school or I would be late!
