He was born on September 4th, 1918, and was the son of a police officer. He got his start working in a Tulsa radio station as a janitor before being allowed to fill in and read commercials. Working his way up took him to radio stations such as KOMA and KXOK before briefly serving in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. After the war he resumed radio, working at WENR before being syndicated via ABC Radio Network. Now, page two.
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A distinguished author, he has written seven books about American culture. In 2005 he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He has be named Salesman of the Year, Commentator of the Year, Person of the Year, Father of the Year, and American of the Year, and was even named to the Nation Associate of Broadcasters Radio Hall of Fame. But he always knew what was important to him – the love of his wife of 63 years. He died on February 28th, 2009. And that man's name was… Paul Harvey.
And now you know… the rest of the story. Good day!
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