Paul Harvey was one of the most gifted and beloved broadcasters in our nation’s history. As he delivered the news each day with his own unique style and commentary, his voice became a trusted friend in American households. His career in radio spanned more than seven decades, during which time countless millions of listeners were both informed and entertained by his “News & Comment” and “Rest of the Story” features. Even after the passing of his loving wife Angel in May 2008, Paul would not slip quietly into retirement as he continued to take the microphone and reach out to his audience. We will miss our dear friend tremendously and are grateful for the many years we were so fortunate to have known him. Our thoughts and prayers are now with his son Paul Jr. and the rest of the Harvey family.
 
Jim Robinson
President, ABC Radio Networks

My father and mother created from thin air what one day became radio and television news. So in the past year, an industry has lost its godparents and today millions have lost a friend.
 
Paul Harvey Jr.

Laura and I are saddened by the death of Paul Harvey. Paul was a friendly and familiar voice in the lives of millions of Americans. His commentary entertained, enlightened, and informed. Laura and I are pleased to have known this fine man, and our thoughts and prayers are with his family."
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CHICAGO - Paul Harvey, the news commentator and talk-radio pioneer whose staccato style made him one of the nation's most familiar voices, died Saturday in Arizona, according to ABC Radio Networks. He was 90.

Harvey died surrounded by family at a hospital in Phoenix, where he had a winter home, said Louis Adams, a spokesman for ABC Radio Networks, where Harvey worked for more than 50 years. No cause of death was immediately available.

Harvey had been forced off the air for several months in 2001 because of a virus that weakened a vocal cord. But he returned to work in Chicago and was still active as he passed his 90th birthday. His death comes less than a year after that of his wife and longtime producer, Lynne.

"My father and mother created from thin air what one day became radio and television news," Paul Harvey Jr. said in a statement. "So in the past year, an industry has lost its godparents and today millions have lost a friend."

Known for his resonant voice and trademark delivery of "The Rest of the Story," Harvey had been heard nationally since 1951, when he began his "News and Comment" for ABC Radio Networks.

‘Stand by for news!’
He became a heartland icon, delivering news and commentary with a distinctive Midwestern flavor. "Stand by for news!" he told his listeners. He was credited with inventing or popularizing terms such as "skyjacker" and "Reaganomics."

"Paul Harvey was one of the most gifted and beloved broadcasters in our nation's history," ABC Radio Networks President Jim Robinson said in a statement. "We will miss our dear friend tremendously and are grateful for the many years we were so fortunate to have known him."

In 2005, Harvey was one of 14 notables chosen as recipients of the presidential Medal of Freedom. He also was an inductee in the Radio Hall of Fame, as was Lynne.

Former President George W. Bush remembered Harvey as a "friendly and familiar voice in the lives of millions of Americans."

"His commentary entertained, enlightened and informed," Bush said in a statement. "Laura and I are pleased to have known this fine man, and our thoughts and prayers are with his family."

Harvey composed his twice-daily news commentaries for ABC from a downtown office near Lake Michigan.

Rising at 3:30 each morning, he ate a bowl of oatmeal, then combed the news wires and spoke with editors across the country in search of succinct tales of American life for his program.

At the peak of his career, Harvey reached more than 24 million listeners on more than 1,200 radio stations and charged $30,000 to give a speech. His syndicated column was carried by 300 newspapers.

His fans identified with his plainspoken political commentary, but critics called him an out-of-touch conservative. He was an early supporter of the late Sen. Joseph McCarthy and a longtime backer of the Vietnam War.

Perhaps Harvey's most famous broadcast came in 1970, when he abandoned that stance, announcing his opposition to President Nixon's expansion of the war and urging him to get out completely.

"Mr. President, I love you ... but you're wrong," Harvey said, shocking his faithful listeners and drawing a barrage of letters and phone calls, including one from the White House.

‘The Rest of the Story’
In 1976, Harvey began broadcasting his anecdotal descriptions of the lives of famous people. "The Rest of the Story" started chronologically, with the person's identity revealed at the end. The stories were an attempt to capture "the heartbeats behind the headlines." Much of the research and writing was done by his son, Paul Jr.

Harvey also blended news with advertising, a line he said he crossed only for products he trusted.

In 2000, at age 82, Harvey signed a new 10-year contract with ABC Radio networks.

In addition to his unique voice and delivery, Harvey was credited with coining several words on his broadcasts, including "Reaganomics" and "guesstimate."

Harvey was born Paul Harvey Aurandt in Tulsa, Okla. His father, a police officer, was killed when he was a toddler. A high school teacher took note of his distinctive voice and launched him on a broadcast career.

While working at St. Louis radio station KXOK, he met Washington University graduate student Lynne Cooper. He proposed on their first date (she said "no") and always called her "Angel." They were married in 1940 and had a son, Paul Jr.

They worked closely together on his shows, and he often credited his success to her influence. She was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1997, seven years after her husband was. She died in May 2008.

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Last updated February 28, 2009 6:41 p.m. PT

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A string of attacks against gay people in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood over the past two months has fueled a bubbling stew of emotions in the community.

Now residents are demonstrating their strong sense of concern at a Saturday night march and rally against the targeted violence.

The latest attack came a week ago near 13th Avenue and Columbia Street, about a block from the Seattle University campus.

Forty-one-year-old Jerry Knight was on his way home when two men confronted him. And now he says the horror of that weekend might always haunt him.

"I remember being hit hard, where I fell and my hands were bruised falling directly on the ground," he said Saturday in an interview.

He acknowledges it could have been worse.

"I am grateful," he says. "I am grateful I did not wake up in the hospital. I am grateful I am not in a coffin. I know that, and honor that."

He says he was attacked by two men as he walked home alone in the early morning hours. The assault was first reported online by The Stranger newspaper.

Knight says he had come from a party, and was wearing a sailor's outfit. That could have made him a target.

He says he doesn't specifically remember what happened leading up the assault - but he does remember the expletives and anti-gay slurs being yelled at him.

"As of now, there's feelings of shame, of guilt," he says. "What could I have done to not put myself in that position? Did I encourage this? And was I strong enough?"

After he stumbled back to his apartment that night, Knight did something to remind himself to be angry later on.

"I took a photo of myself before I washed myself up, because I knew that this will anger me," he says.

Even in a relatively gay-friendly city such as Seattle, Knight wonders if gay men and women should ever let their guard down.

"I live in a bubble. I forget that around the world ... this happens to people for a multitude of reasons. It was a surprise, absolutely."

So many emotions after one violent moment - that's why the Saturday rally is so important to him.

"Violence against anyone - gay, whatever it may be - we need to come together and stand up and say we're not going to tolerate this," Knight says.

Police don't have much to go on, since there's no description of the suspects.

But Knight, who tries to find strength in the wake of something so terrifying, says karma will eventually find his two attackers.

"I don't understand homophobia - I don't. I'm puzzled over what is their mindset, and hopefully they realize that this is not OK."

The rally starts at 8 p.m. at Pike Street and Boren Avenue.

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TUKWILA, Wash. – Former neighbors of a teenage girl shown in a video of an alleged deputy assault saw the video for the first time today.

Prosecutors charged Deputy Paul Schene with fourth-degree assault after he was seen on tape roughing up the 15-year-old suspect. The girl was arrested after police said she stole a car from a woman she lived with.Watch the report.

Neighbors are shocked after seeing what happened after that arrest.

"That makes me sick, physically sick," Sue Sandell said.

She and her daughter Amber saw the tape today for the first time.

"You don't need to be physically punished for that, not at that age," Amber said.

The tape was locked up for three months until a judge ordered it be released to the public.

It shows King County Sheriff's Deputy Paul Schene getting physical with the teenage car theft suspect last November.

"The girl is 15 years old, that's so uncalled for," Rich McAnich said.

He also watched the tape, which shows Schene in a verbal confrontation with the girl in a SeaTac holding cell and then pushing and slamming her to the ground. He then appears to punch her twice.

"Then he pulls her up by her hair, after she's already handcuffed? What's the point of that?" McAnich said.

Schene's attorney Ann Bremner says the tape - which has no audio - does not tell the whole story and severely impacts the deputy's right to a fair trial.

Schene has also been involved in two shootings, including one fatal, during his eight years on the force. He's on paid administrative leave.

The girl - who was accused of stealing a car - never filed a formal complaint and to this point isn't talking.

"We all have troubles, everyone has trouble, but no one deserves that," McAnich said.

The tape only surfaced after another sheriff's department detective viewed it and reported it to her superiors. The other deputy did not report the incident - and the sheriff's department won't say whether he faces any potential repercussions.

An inquest jury ruled Schene's fatal shooting of a man on Interstate 5 as justified.

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