...And Now You Know

...the Rest of the story...

Paul Harvey, the legendary radio persona, died this week. 

I grew up listening to his radio shows, and fell in love with his storytelling voice. Our old, slightly crackling black radio (still sitting on top of the family refrigerator) that got magically louder at sunrise and quieter at sunset, or the radio in the car became his entirely when he started talking. The news was personal; it was real; it was funny. Who needed FM radio? 

I "grew out of" Paul Harvey eventually, but I can still hear the inflection in his voice when he would say "Paul Harvey - good day" or "Stand by for news" or "and now you know...the Rest of the story." 

I like this tribute from NPR because it's told in true Paul Harvey style.