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Paul Harvey has passed away.

One of the top two or three broadcasters in the history of the medium. His unmistakable voice will be missed for sure.

Side note: You mentioned the break-in report ABC News did this evening. Where was David Muir sitting? It looked like he was out on the patio.
 
whitfm said:
One of the top two or three broadcasters in the history of the medium.
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I doubt you'll get any argument from this community.
Just out of curiosity, who would you say the other 1 or 2 would be?
 
I just saw this on the news. 70 years of broadcasting. That's amazing. I grew up near Chicago and my dad used to listen to him on his way to work, I think he was on WGN radio. They've had a street named after him for a long time. He will be missed. Brilliant man.
 
X-14 said:
whitfm said:
One of the top two or three broadcasters in the history of the medium.
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I doubt you'll get any argument from this community.
Just out of curiosity, who would you say the other 1 or 2 would be?
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You know, X-14, that is a good question, and I am drawing a bit of a blank at the moment beyond Harvey. I think folks could make an argument for figures such as Edward R. Murrow, Scott Shannon, Larry Lujack, Casey Kasem, and Harry Caray. I guess that's more than the top 2 or 3 but that would be the ones I would put at the top of the list personally.
 
Let's not forget that Paul Harvey supported McCarthyism in the 1950's In 1968 he was a strong contender for Veep on George Wallace's presidential run. He felt the news media overthrew the Nixon administration.

Still he was a great broadcast who had more listeners than Rush (18 million vs. 15 million).

As for who rounds out the top three broadcasters of all-time, I would say Rhubarb and Kimmer.

Actually I would put Walter Winchell and Jack Benny up near the top.

For you youngsters, Winchell was the first radio gossip reporter. Whenever you hear celebrity dirt onteh radio, you can thank Walter Winchell.

Jack Benny's radio program was top-rated for over 20 years. He defined comedy on radio.
 
I just found out this morning. Very very sad! :'(

He is a radio legend and one I look up to for his vast amount of knowledge and talent. May he rest in peace.
 
My top 5 radio broadcasters of all time:

1) Paul Harvey

2) Arthur Godfrey

3) Don McNeill

4) Edward R. Murrow

5) Jack Benny
 
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