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Paul Harvey affiliates in your area

Paul Harvey grew up in my hometown of Tulsa Oklahoma, and his first radio job was at KVOO. From what I remember, KRMG carried his news and The Rest of the Story, at least starting in the 70's.
 
ThePowerCow said:
Did the midday report mean lunchtime for the jock?
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Could be handy for that, provided that you bring your own lunch ("brown-bag" it, as I often did). But I doubt that it would provide enough time for you to leave the station, go to some diner, order something, wait for it, etc. It is also worth noting that most mid-day shifts were often from mid-morning to mid-to-late afternoon, so Harvey's mid-day segment would have conveniently fallen right in the middle of a mid-day shift.
 
firepoint525 said:
Could be handy for that, provided that you bring your own lunch ("brown-bag" it, as I often did). But I doubt that it would provide enough time for you to leave the station, go to some diner, order something, wait for it, etc. It is also worth noting that most mid-day shifts were often from mid-morning to mid-to-late afternoon, so Harvey's mid-day segment would have conveniently fallen right in the middle of a mid-day shift.
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While i didn't do middays at KNLV Ord, NE (I did afternoons) I couldve easily pre ordered from the greasy spoon diner a block a block to our west or the mexican place 3 or 4 doors down to our east.. and gone to pick it up. On the rare occasions i did Saturday mornings, i would call the diner ahead of time and it'd be ready to pick up when i go into town from riding my bike in from home about 11/2 miles away.
 
SomeRadioGuy said:
While i didn't do middays at KNLV Ord, NE (I did afternoons) I couldve easily pre ordered from the greasy spoon diner a block a block to our west or the mexican place 3 or 4 doors down to our east.. and gone to pick it up. On the rare occasions i did Saturday mornings, i would call the diner ahead of time and it'd be ready to pick up when i go into town from riding my bike in from home about 11/2 miles away.
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That would be sweet. The only station where I ever had a regular mid-day shift (not a Harvey affiliate) was not really near any restaurants, and I certainly did not know of any that delivered. Small-ish town.
 
deejaywestbrook said:
Growing up in Augusta, GA in the late '80s, Paul Harvey was on THREE TIMES a day on then, CHR station, 104.3 WBBQ. As a teenager I thought this was pretty annoying... chillin by the pool, listening to Janet Jackson, Madonna and Prince one minute and then having to sit through Paul Harvey. And then coming out of Paul Harvey, they would play "Pump Up The Volume" by MARRS 🙃🤔

Kind of strange for a pop station, in 1987. In fact, I've always wondered was any other CHR station, running Paul Harvey during that time as well??
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In 1999, I listened to Paul Harvey commentaries on KZFN Moscow, ID during the noon hour after the local news report (which for some morbid reason, also included obituaries.) And you could barely hear any of it over the screeching tires having to suddenly stop a 62,000 watt CHR radio station for something like that. And it took just as long for the shock to wear off when regular programming resumed and you're trying to get back up to speed with the music.

Don't get me wrong. I liked Paul Harvey. His commentaries were an old-time radio throwback. He had his place in radio. It..just...wasn't....CHR.....radio......
 
Lots of small town stations carry obituaries. "Final Respects" is the title used on a couple stations I can hear. They're usually lifted out of the local paper.
 
tvnut said:
Lots of small town stations carry obituaries. "Final Respects" is the title used on a couple stations I can hear. They're usually lifted out of the local paper.
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But on CHR stations? Where the young and living in any market go? That's a pretty big anvil (especially during lunch break.)
 


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