Sunday, March 1, 2009

R.I.P. Paul Harvey

Legendary radio voice Paul Harvey died yesterday in an Arizona hospital bed. Harvey was 90 years old. The cause of death is believed to be old age, but it has not been officially ruled.

His career spanned over 70 years, and is most famous for coining the phrase "And now, the rest of the story." Harvey's style of blending news with advertisements made him one of the most unique radio personalities ever and he was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 1980.

Harvey did the job better than anybody, and he will always be remembered for his deliberant pauses to add drama to stories that didn't have any drama.

Harvey will be greatly missed. People will try to replace Harvey, but nobody will ever be able to do the job like him, and that is the rest of the story.

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