[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 55 (Wednesday, April 1, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E835]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          HONORING PAUL HARVEY

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                               speech of

                        HON. SHEILA JACKSON-LEE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, Mar 30, 2009

  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong 
support of H. Res. 223, honoring the life, achievements, and 
contributions of Paul Harvey, affectionately known for his signature 
line, `This is Paul Harvey . . . Good Day.' I want to thank my 
colleague from Oklahoma, Representative John Sullivan for introducing 
this resolution.
  Paul Harvey became a heartland icon, delivering news and commentary 
with a distinctive Midwestern flavor. ``Stand by for news!'' he told 
his listeners. He was credited with inventing or popularizing terms 
such as ``skyjacker,'' ``Reaganomics'' and ``guesstimate.'' Mr. Harvey 
was one of the most gifted and beloved broadcasters in our nation's 
history.
  Radio Pioneer, Legend and Icon, Paul Harvey, famous for his line 
``and now you know, the rest of the story'' passed away on February 28, 
2009 at the age of 90. It was a sad day for broadcasters and listeners 
alike around the world to learn of his passing.
  Paul Harvey Aurandt was born September 4, 1918, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 
Mr. Harvey's career was launched in 1933 when a speech teacher at 
Tulsa's Central High School recognized his potential and told a local 
station radio manager, ``This boy needs to be in radio.'' Harvey worked 
as an announcer, then as program director at KVOO-AM.
  He spent three years as a station manager in Salina, Kansas, followed 
by a stint as a newscaster in Oklahoma City. He then landed at WXOK-AM 
in St. Louis, working as a reporter and director of special events.
  After marriage, Harvey worked as a reporter in Hawaii and enlisted in 
the U.S. Army Air Corps after Pearl Harbor. Discharged in 1944, he 
moved to Chicago at his wife's urging.
  On April 1, 1951 the ABC Radio Network debuted Paul Harvey News and 
Comment ``Commentary and analysis of Paul Harvey each weekday at 12 
Noon''. Harvey's News and Comment was streamed on the World Wide Web 
twice a day. Paul Harvey News has been called the ``largest one-man 
network in the world,'' as it was carried on 1,200 radio stations, 400 
Armed Forces Network stations around the world and 300 newspapers. His 
broadcasts and newspaper columns have been reprinted in the 
Congressional Record more than those of any other commentator.
  A voice so familiar has been quieted, but life's experiences, as 
often described by Mr. Harvey, continue in its progressive line of 
march. The parade, however, will now be described in different ways, as 
it passes by ... and, I'm afraid, not as eloquently as Paul Harvey 
described it as a . . . ``Good Day!'' Thank you for this tribute. It 
was, as life is, moving. Thanks to Mr. Harvey for sharing his life with 
us for these many, many years. The life he saw through 76 years of 
broadcast experience was made better, sadder, enthusiastically and 
quietly at many times . . . times, as described by him, always 
memorable.
  I am honored to have had the opportunity as many of us had, to have 
listened to him. Americans could always count on him to tell us the 
rest of the story.

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