The Harvey Family
Paul Harvey
Every week 24 million people would “stand by” for Paul Harvey on more than 1,350 commercial radio stations, as well as 400 stations of the Armed Forces Radio Service.
Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Paul Harvey made radio sets as a boy. At a high school teacher’s suggestion, he started working at KVOO/Tulsa. There he helped clean up and eventually was allowed to fill in on the air, reading commercials and news.
From Tulsa he moved to KFBI/Abilene, Kansas and then jumped to KXOK/St. Louis. While there, Harvey met Lynne Cooper, who would soon become his wife and business partner. He frequently referred to her on the air as “Angel” and together they form one of radio’s most successful teams.
Harvey moved to WKZO/Kalamazoo, Michigan, in 1941 as program director. He also served as the Office of War Information's news director for Michigan and Indiana. In the middle 1940s, Harvey made his way to WENR/Chicago and, within a year, his 10:00 PM newscast became the top-rated program.
In 1946, Harvey added The Rest of the Story segments to his newscasts, which eventually became its own series in 1976.
Harvey moved to the ABC Radio Network for his first national broadcast in 1951.
Paul Harvey passed away February 28th, 2009.
He was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1990.
Lynn “Angel” Harvey
Lynne “Angel” Harvey is the first producer to enter the Radio Hall of Fame. Her career has spanned more than 60 years and is credited for shaping the way Americans receive radio and television news.
Lynne Cooper was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and graduated from nearby Washington University with both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English. In 1939, she responded to an advertisement from local station KXOK. There she met a young reporter named Paul Harvey. During their first date, Paul gave Lynne the nickname “Angel.” The two were married the following year, and moved to WKZO/Kalamazoo in 1941.
By the mid-1940s, the Harveys had truly become a team. At Lynne’s suggestion, the couple moved to Chicago in 1944 to pursue network radio. Local station WENR offered Paul a 10:00 PM newscast and Lynne became her husband’s producer, director, editor and writer. The show was an immediate success and demonstrated the appeal of a late-night newscast. In 1951, the Harveys joined the ABC Radio Network, where they remained until Lynn’s death in 2008. One of the show’s more popular segments, The Rest of the Story, became its own series in 1976.
Lynne “Angel” Harvey died in 2008.
She was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1997.
Paul Harvey Aurandt
Paul Harvey Aurandt is the creator and writer of one of the longest-running and most popular series in radio history, The Rest of the Story. The series featured his father, veteran broadcaster Paul Harvey.
Born and raised in Chicago, Aurandt received a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in piano performance from Chicago Musical College of Roosevelt University. Even while still in school, he began winning nationwide recognition as a concert artist and composer.
After touring successfully, Aurandt established the program The Rest of the Story for ABC Radio Networks in 1976. Aurandt’s meticulously researched historic and contemporary stories are eagerly anticipated by millions of Americans each day. He has also published three books on The Rest of the Story series.
Aurandt created, produced, and starred in Holiday in Orange and Black in 1994 and Incident at Lexington Green in 1995, both hour-long entertainment specials for ABC. He also wrote, produced, and hosted two year-end news specials entitled American Family Album, the first airing in 1993.
In recent years, Aurandt has ventured into theater as a writer, lyricist, and composer. His stage play Burton, exploring the turbulent life of actor Richard Burton, earned him critical acclaim as a playwright.
Paul Harvey Aurandt was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 2001.
