I grew up listening to Paul Harvey with my dad everyday at lunch time. as soon as he said "good day" it was my cue to head out the back door and back to school 1 block away. I miss both Paul and my dad and the times we spent sitting in the kitchen.
@YeldarbNoj Maybe mattboy wasn't but I was and I can guarantee he is correct. As he says, he may have been a fine person, people who knew him praise him up and down. Racists, southern or northern weren't evil. Many had been brought up to believe it was right. That doesn't take away the fact of his comments. It would be interesting to do some research on the "Freedom Forum" he was there for.
As a former radio air-talent who had to run much of Harvey's programming, I rebutted some of his stuff almost immediately after it aired. The only call I ever got was from a guy who said "You might refer to me as an "old fart", but I agree with you." I never got a complaint... not ONCE, not even from management (who ran the show because of the sponsorship money that rolled in and the local avails). As much as I'd like to say Harvey was good for the USA, he was pretty reprehensible.
I know you all love Paul Harvey, but his Page Two tribute to Savannah, Georgia, was a thinly disguised tribute to Jim Crow Laws -- institutionalized racism. His plea to keep Savannah as it always has been was his fervent hope that black people would continue to be second class citizens so as not to disrupt the privileged life of the white people. Racism, pure and simple.
Wow, you really had to work hard to come up with that one. Do you see racism in everything or just anything South of the Mason-Dixon line? If it is from the South it must be racist, right? Actually, Birminghan AL was the first place I saw a little old white lady show affection to a young black girl. They were strangers and it was all because the girl did something nice. I'll bet you miss out on a lot when you obsess so much on one negative thing. You seem consumed by it.
Didn't have to work hard at all. It's right there in what he said. You may be unfamiliar with the code language of the time. Words like "homogenization" were thinly disguised terms for "race-mixing," which Harvey applauded Savannah for rejecting. Your anecdotal account of a kindness doesn't change the fact of legalized & institutional racism in Georgia in 1963 or Harvey' s praise for maintaining it. Kind deeds do not alter the the fact of structural racism, & denial won't make it go away.
In part one of this clip another leftist equates Paul Harvey with a fascist, now this leftist equates him as a racist. Now Paul Harvey was pretty bi-partisan, he cried on air when JFK was shot, and in part 1 here praised a Dem Senator who was retiring. So I'm trying to figure out why these leftists despise Paul Harvey. I'm going to make an educated guess, the left hates America and Paul Harvey was as American as it got. They also hate free market capitalism and he was sure a believer in that!
The term "educated guess" has a precise meaning. This was not an "educated" guess since it is based on no evidence of "hating America" or hating "free market capitalism." It is, rather, a spurious guess. And since it is not evidence based and makes unfounded and untruthful accusations, it is also venomous slander.
According to Paul in this broadcast, President Kennedy predicted that by 1974, Americans would "routinely" fly in space, in aircraft that launch from city centers. Politicians routinely over-promise and under-deliver, and most of their predictions are laughable.
Thirty-five and one quarter years on down the road of time and this broadcast demonstrates, oh so clearly! Well, it demonstrates how the delivery and even the style have not altered!
Then the strange intertwining of Iraq and Vietnam and how they seemed to tell the same story.
One of the best things about ABC then seems to be how time is spent to read the ad for Notre Dame Football, not the 8 sec soundbite of today that would be cut off when an ABC station runs a 2 min hourly newscast.
My "guestimate" (Paul Harvey's words) for this broadcast date is November 19, 1963. JFK was in Tampa the day before. A few days hence, he would be in Dallas.
I remember my dad in the early 70's listening to Paul Harvey. On my lunch break in the 80's, I routinely listened. I would rush out to the car to listen to the noon broadcast. It's amazing how much the same he sounded in this '63 broadcast. I always listened as often as I could and have always enjoyed ... Paul Harvey! Good day!
Everyone must read JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and WHy it Matters by James W. Douglass.
This is it: walk off in the bottom of the nineteenth. Compleetly blows away Chomsky and Cockburn's controlled (CIA) left Vendeta against Kennedy. Kennedy WAS GOING TO END THE COLD WAR, NO DOUBT ABOUT IT ANYMORE.
His comments about southern conservatism on a collision course with the Democratic Party is a reference to the civil rights movement----it's obscene Harvey attempts to defend southern racism as "tradition"....
I think that's a pretty big leap to make. How do you see racism in what he said. I don't. But when you're looking for something bad to say about a person you'll always find it.
Words like "homogenization" were commonly understood as code for "race-mixing." Harvey praised Savannah for rejecting "homogenization, " and, thereby, upholding Jim Crow Laws. Seeing racism here is not a big leap; it is, rather, a careful, precise & accurate reading of the text. Words mean something, and these mean that he supported the continued separation of races, which, by definition, is racism. He may have been a fine person otherwise, but here he expressed racist sentiments.
I was thinking exactly the same thing- he's talking (in the vague and subtle way he hints at political opinion) about the split between the Democrats and the "Dixiecrats" and the emergence of the American Independent Party.
I grew up listening to Paul Harvey with my dad everyday at lunch time. as soon as he said "good day" it was my cue to head out the back door and back to school 1 block away. I miss both Paul and my dad and the times we spent sitting in the kitchen.
18forty 1 year ago
This broadcast was the day I was born, November 18th, 1963!
Thanks for this video.
Dukeblue1963 1 year ago
Mattboy, Clearly you weren't around in 1963
YeldarbNoj 2 years ago
@YeldarbNoj Maybe mattboy wasn't but I was and I can guarantee he is correct. As he says, he may have been a fine person, people who knew him praise him up and down. Racists, southern or northern weren't evil. Many had been brought up to believe it was right. That doesn't take away the fact of his comments. It would be interesting to do some research on the "Freedom Forum" he was there for.
krezzykrezz 1 year ago
As a former radio air-talent who had to run much of Harvey's programming, I rebutted some of his stuff almost immediately after it aired. The only call I ever got was from a guy who said "You might refer to me as an "old fart", but I agree with you." I never got a complaint... not ONCE, not even from management (who ran the show because of the sponsorship money that rolled in and the local avails). As much as I'd like to say Harvey was good for the USA, he was pretty reprehensible.
notredamehesamighty 2 years ago
I know you all love Paul Harvey, but his Page Two tribute to Savannah, Georgia, was a thinly disguised tribute to Jim Crow Laws -- institutionalized racism. His plea to keep Savannah as it always has been was his fervent hope that black people would continue to be second class citizens so as not to disrupt the privileged life of the white people. Racism, pure and simple.
mattboy1981 2 years ago
Wow, you really had to work hard to come up with that one. Do you see racism in everything or just anything South of the Mason-Dixon line? If it is from the South it must be racist, right? Actually, Birminghan AL was the first place I saw a little old white lady show affection to a young black girl. They were strangers and it was all because the girl did something nice. I'll bet you miss out on a lot when you obsess so much on one negative thing. You seem consumed by it.
islandprof1 2 years ago 2
Didn't have to work hard at all. It's right there in what he said. You may be unfamiliar with the code language of the time. Words like "homogenization" were thinly disguised terms for "race-mixing," which Harvey applauded Savannah for rejecting. Your anecdotal account of a kindness doesn't change the fact of legalized & institutional racism in Georgia in 1963 or Harvey' s praise for maintaining it. Kind deeds do not alter the the fact of structural racism, & denial won't make it go away.
mattboy1981 2 years ago
In part one of this clip another leftist equates Paul Harvey with a fascist, now this leftist equates him as a racist. Now Paul Harvey was pretty bi-partisan, he cried on air when JFK was shot, and in part 1 here praised a Dem Senator who was retiring. So I'm trying to figure out why these leftists despise Paul Harvey. I'm going to make an educated guess, the left hates America and Paul Harvey was as American as it got. They also hate free market capitalism and he was sure a believer in that!
verbusen 2 years ago
The term "educated guess" has a precise meaning. This was not an "educated" guess since it is based on no evidence of "hating America" or hating "free market capitalism." It is, rather, a spurious guess. And since it is not evidence based and makes unfounded and untruthful accusations, it is also venomous slander.
mattboy1981 2 years ago
P.A.U.L. H.A.R.V.E.Y. = "Patriotic American Ultimately Left Hearers Authentic Radio Voice Every Year!"
Acronym77 2 years ago
According to Paul in this broadcast, President Kennedy predicted that by 1974, Americans would "routinely" fly in space, in aircraft that launch from city centers. Politicians routinely over-promise and under-deliver, and most of their predictions are laughable.
iwanagaa1919 3 years ago
Thirty-five and one quarter years on down the road of time and this broadcast demonstrates, oh so clearly! Well, it demonstrates how the delivery and even the style have not altered!
Then the strange intertwining of Iraq and Vietnam and how they seemed to tell the same story.
One of the best things about ABC then seems to be how time is spent to read the ad for Notre Dame Football, not the 8 sec soundbite of today that would be cut off when an ABC station runs a 2 min hourly newscast.
steadfastcoward 3 years ago 2
R.I.P. Mr. Harvey. So many high noons in Nebraska I listened to you....
chuckystud 3 years ago 4
R.I.P. Mr. Legend.
Futureman75 3 years ago 3
My "guestimate" (Paul Harvey's words) for this broadcast date is November 19, 1963. JFK was in Tampa the day before. A few days hence, he would be in Dallas.
CrummyCurtis 3 years ago 4
I agree as the Detroit K.C. trade he reported went down on the 18th
and even then baseball trades didn't happen before Mr. Harvey's first brodcast
of the day...
edquist 3 years ago
I remember my dad in the early 70's listening to Paul Harvey. On my lunch break in the 80's, I routinely listened. I would rush out to the car to listen to the noon broadcast. It's amazing how much the same he sounded in this '63 broadcast. I always listened as often as I could and have always enjoyed ... Paul Harvey! Good day!
clchco 3 years ago 8
This comment has received too many negative votes show
'WHO IS PAUL HARVEY?
sorviggio 3 years ago
One of the great broadcast voices of Amercan radio. Rest in peace Mr. Harvey.
carlynutt 3 years ago
Paul Harvey gone today February 28, 2009.
hitoallandme 3 years ago
my grandparents forced us to listen to HArvey!
HBlovesGG 3 years ago
How lucky you are!
MediaMayhem 3 years ago
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Everyone must read JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and WHy it Matters by James W. Douglass.
This is it: walk off in the bottom of the nineteenth. Compleetly blows away Chomsky and Cockburn's controlled (CIA) left Vendeta against Kennedy. Kennedy WAS GOING TO END THE COLD WAR, NO DOUBT ABOUT IT ANYMORE.
red34birds 3 years ago
P.A.U.L. H.A.R.V.E.Y. = "Patriotic American Ultimately Leaves Hearers Adored Radio Voice Every Year"
Acronym77 3 years ago
It's amazing how Harvey sounds almost the same after all these years.. Good Day !!
joebradio 3 years ago 11
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he farts daily
mattharden1982 3 years ago
I thought the same thing. Most people's voice changes as they age, not him.
LukeL007 3 years ago
His comments about southern conservatism on a collision course with the Democratic Party is a reference to the civil rights movement----it's obscene Harvey attempts to defend southern racism as "tradition"....
donwert 4 years ago
I think that's a pretty big leap to make. How do you see racism in what he said. I don't. But when you're looking for something bad to say about a person you'll always find it.
marlborored100s 3 years ago 3
Words like "homogenization" were commonly understood as code for "race-mixing." Harvey praised Savannah for rejecting "homogenization, " and, thereby, upholding Jim Crow Laws. Seeing racism here is not a big leap; it is, rather, a careful, precise & accurate reading of the text. Words mean something, and these mean that he supported the continued separation of races, which, by definition, is racism. He may have been a fine person otherwise, but here he expressed racist sentiments.
mattboy1981 2 years ago
I was thinking exactly the same thing- he's talking (in the vague and subtle way he hints at political opinion) about the split between the Democrats and the "Dixiecrats" and the emergence of the American Independent Party.
rjhatl 3 years ago
This program originally aired on Tuesday, November 19, 1963.
ScorpioMensan 4 years ago 2
The Ba'th Party was thrown out of Iraq in 1963? Huh.
avatar5000 4 years ago
Paul Harvey programs are copyright protected.
98fmKCQ 4 years ago
So is everything else..........
Friggin baby
socarfiat 4 years ago