Paul Harvey is a news man who was heard on the radio by millions of people nearly every day of the week. Paul Harvey died February 28, 2009 at the age of 90.

He is a news man with a long history in the radio and television business. His given name is Paul Harvey Aurandt and he was born in Tulsa Oklahoma on September 4, 1918.

In 1951 Paul Harvey had his radio show called “Paul Harvey News and Comment” broadcast nationally. He was in the business of news so long that if you are reading this article today and ask any of your older generation relatives, they will tell you that they remember him well. They will tell you he is famous for his radio commentary feature he named “The Rest of the Story” that became its own series in 1976.

Paul Harvey was a friendly man with a friendly voice. He was under contract when he passed away since he loved to work. His son Paul Harvey Jr. said “My father and mother created from thin air what one day became radio and television news. So in the past year, an industry has lost its godparents and today millions have lost a friend.”

In 1990 Paul Harvey was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame. They tell us how he made radio sets as a boy. It was at that early age that a teacher suggested he work at a radio station.

Paul Harvey had words of wisdom for everyone including kids. He was a fan of writer Lee Pitts who wrote an essay called Wisdom for Kids which Mr. Harvey quoted often. Many people think Paul Harvey wrote the essay but it was actually an essay that Mr. Pitts had published in one of his books “People Who Live At The End of Dirt Roads” which was published in 1995.

You can visit a few bits of Lee Pitt’s Wishes for Kids with your parents or grandparents to remember Paul Harvey’s wishes for children. You’ll find that the essay is mistakenly attributed to Paul Harvey. The essay, “These Things I Wish” has since been published by Lee Pitts in a beautifully illustrated copy.

Paul Harvey is famous for ending every one of his radio broadcasts with, “Paul Harvey…Good day!” In remembrance of Mr. Harvey News for Kids will honor him by doing the same and end this article by saying, “Paul Harvey…Good day!”