Paul Harvey was born on September 4, 1918. He literally grew up in newsrooms. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he made his own radio sets as a little boy. In high school, he frequented KVOO radio until the manager finally hired him. His contributions to broadcasting and communications took him around the world and brought him full circle back to Oklahoma for induction into The Hall of Fame. In St. Louis, Paul Harvey became the Special Events Director and newsman at KXOK. The ABC Networks have been bringing Paul to national radio audiences for over 50 years on over 1000 radio stations. Among his incredible list of honors he is the recent recipient of the Presidential Medal of Honor, bestowed upon him in 2005 by President George W. Bush. He died on Feburary 28,2009. He was a very wonderful man and had done alot in his life time.
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