Paul Harvey Aurandt Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Paul Harvey Aurandt (September 4, 1918 – February 28, 2009), better known as Paul Harvey, was a conservative American radio broadcaster for the ABC Radio Networks. He broadcast News and Comment on weekday mornings and mid-days, and at noon on Saturdays, as well as his famous The Rest of the Story segments. From the 1950s through the 1990s, Harvey's programs reached as many as 24 million people a week. Paul Harvey News was carried on 1,200 radio stations, 400 Armed Forces Network stations and 300 newspapers. His success with sponsors stemmed from the seamlessness with which he segued from his monologue into reading commercial messages. He explained his relationship with them, saying "I am fiercely loyal to those willing to put their money where my mouth is."
Inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 1979.
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His father, Harry Aurandt, was a civilian working for the Tulsa Police Dept. He was killed during a robbery attempt while shooting rabbits in a rural area with a TPD detective on December 18, 1921.
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Has the longest running American radio show in history followed up by Arthur Godfrey and Larry King.
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Paul Harvey was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1990. His wife Lynne "Angel" Harvey was inducted in 1997.
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His son, Paul Harvey Aurandt Jr., was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 2001.
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Received the Congressional Medal of Honor Society's 2000 Tex McCrary Award for excellence in journalism (22 September 2000).
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Everything That Rises
1998
TV Movie
Radio Announcer
The Right of the People
1986
TV Movie
News Commentator
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Lombardi
2010
TV Movie documentary
Himself (voice)
Beyond the Medal of Honor
2004
TV Movie documentary
Narrator
Jake and the Fatman
1992
TV Series
Himself
The Howard Stern Show
1990
TV Series
Himself
Late Night with David Letterman
1988
TV Series
Himself
Good Morning America
1979
TV Series
Himself
Tomorrow Coast to Coast
1977
TV Series
Himself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1970-1971
TV Series
Himself
The Mike Douglas Show
1971
TV Series
Himself - Radio Personality
The David Frost Show
1970
TV Series
Himself
The Dick Cavett Show
1970
TV Series
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1994
Personal Award
Peabody Awards
Known for movies
Lombardi (2010) as Himself
Beyond the Medal of Honor (2004) as Narrator
Everything That Rises (1998) as Radio Announcer
The Right of the People (1986) as News Commentator
$2 Million
