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By W. James Antle, III on 3.2.09 @ 11:28AM

There's not much I can add to the already posted tributes to the seemingly immortal Paul Harvey except one personal reflection: As a child, Paul Harvey was my first celebrity impression.

I had a plastic horse who I would have read the news in a Harvey-like voice, complete with "Page one. Page two. Stand by for news!" (Yes, I've always been strange.) Some of my reports were a bit fanciful -- at the time, I thought the Salvation Army had tanks and weapons -- others were based on the news of the day. I'd always sign off, to the amusement or bemusement of any adult who happened to be watching, "Paul Horsey -- good hay."

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Chris Long| 3.2.09 @ 3:46PM

Despite the apocryphal nature of the post by Mr. Antle -- it IS difficult to believe his early childhood play was a paean tribute to Paul Harvey -- the matter is worth a few comments by us ordinary Joes.

It's sad Paul Harvey was an eyewitness to the decline in standards and meaningful content of Big Journalism. He saw, over his years as a commentator and storyteller, the departure of such personalities as Murrow, Huntley, Shirer and Mudd -- to be replaced by the likes of Rather and Sawyer.

That made what Paul Harvey did increasingly important as the years passed. Now the voice is stilled and the slide of the media in general, downhill to be sure, continues...

Alan Brooks| 3.2.09 @ 6:43PM

it was great the way his 15 minutes always preceded (or followed) Rush.

W. James Antle III| 3.2.09 @ 7:25PM

Hard to believe, but true. During my early childhood, my parents only listened to WBZ in Boston, which was mostly a news/talk station with some music at that time. That's where I heard Harvey multiple times a day.