As I read the news that Paul Harvey had passed away I was surprised at how sad I really felt, as if I had lost a member of my family and then it came to me, I actually had. For as long as I can remember, there has been a Paul Harvey on the radio. Growing up in Wichita Falls, we got Paul Harvey on KTRN and I was struck even as a child at the humor and interesting stories that he told in that familiar voice and it was comforting to me. And as the years passed, while stations came and went, and tv shows came and went, there was always the unwavering fact that there was Paul Harvey, steadily progressing along through the years with his familiar views and opinions.
Growing up in the 60's and 70's, I took for granted just how much talent there was around me on the tv and radio. The comedians I grew up with were the standard bearers in the business and will go down in history as the finest of this century. There was Johnny Carson, Jack Benny, Bob Hope, Jackie Gleason, Red Skelton, and my all time favorite, Jonathan Winters. Not to mention Carol Burnet, Bob Newhart and many others of the era that we took for granted.
With Paul Harvey we had that midwest view of things and the wonderful way he used the language with colorful descriptions and warm candor. I don't think there will ever be another like him and he will be sorely missed. With radio in the condition it is in today with cutbacks, working skeleton crews and just trying to keep bases covered, there's just not a place for a Paul Harvey to be discovered. And his shoes would be too big to fill anyway.
Thank you Mr. Harvey for all the wonderful memories you gave us
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