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76-473: In 2014, festival chairman Tom Moore, had estimated that 30,000 people visit the festival a day, with other members estimating 70,000 on the busiest days. In 2023, the West Side Nutclub had estimated 200,000 people had visited the festival leading up to the weeks end, with around 15,000 to 40,000 visiting a day. Although he lacked statistics to support his claim, radio host Paul Harvey once called it

152-588: A Yahtzee spinoff, Challenge Yahtzee . They appeared in character as Felix and Oscar, and the TV spots were filmed on the set of The Odd Couple . During the series run, Randall took a small role in Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) (1972). In 1973, he was hired to play the voice of Templeton the gluttonous rat in Charlotte's Web , and recorded

228-625: A Mystery . In 1946, Randall was cast as one of the brothers in a touring production of Katharine Cornell 's revival of The Barretts of Wimpole Street . Randall appeared on Broadway in Cornell's production of Antony and Cleopatra (1947–48) with Cornell, Charlton Heston , and Maureen Stapleton , and in Caesar and Cleopatra (1949–50) with Cedric Hardwicke and Lilli Palmer . Randall began appearing on television, notably episodes of One Man's Family . Randall's first major television role

304-587: A collection of amusing and sometimes racy showbusiness anecdotes called Which Reminds Me , published in 1989. In keeping with his penchant for both championing and mocking the culture that he loved, during the Big Band -era revival in the mid-1960s, Randall produced a record album of 1930s songs, Vo, Vo, De, Oh, Doe , inspired by (and covering) the New Vaudeville Band 's one-hit wonder, " Winchester Cathedral ." He mimicked (and somewhat exaggerated)

380-644: A drunken rage. He starred in a TV adaptation of Arsenic & Old Lace (1962), and had big-screen leading roles in Boys' Night Out (1962) and Island of Love (1963). In 1964, Randall starred in the classic MGM film, 7 Faces of Dr. Lao , which was based on The Circus of Dr. Lao by Charles G. Finney . In addition to portraying and voicing the eponymous seven faces (Dr. Lao, the Abominable Snowman, Merlin, Apollonius of Tyana, The Giant Serpent, Pan, and Medusa), Randall also appeared without makeup in

456-533: A few minutes of conversation and from then on called her "Angel," even on his radio show. A year later she said yes. The couple moved to Chicago in 1944. On May 17, 2007, Harvey told his radio audience that Angel had developed leukemia . Her death, at the age of 92, was announced by ABC radio on May 3, 2008. When she died at their River Forest home, the Chicago Sun-Times described her as, "More than his astute business partner and producer, she also

532-575: A final tally of $ 9,900. In 1973, Randall and Klugman recorded an album for London Records titled The Odd Couple Sings . Roland Shaw and the London Festival Orchestra and Chorus provided the music and additional vocals. The record was not a chart-topper but is a highly sought-after item for many Odd Couple fans. Randall and Klugman also collaborated on a series of television commercials for Eagle brand snacks. A noted raconteur , Randall, along with co-writer Mike Mindlin, wrote

608-513: A handful of West Side businessmen decided, in 1921, to form an organization that would handle the duties of putting together successful Fall Festivals and “to initiate, promote, and support any and all movements which are for the betterment of the West Side of Evansville, Indiana; also for the betterment of Evansville as a whole.” The first West Side Nut Club Fall Festival was billed as a Halloween Night, Halloween Carnival, and masked ball. The event

684-534: A noon time slot on weekdays. His network television debut came on November 16, 1952, when he began a 15-minute newscast on ABC. The program originated at WENR-TV in Chicago. Later Harvey began to host a separate program, The Rest of the Story , in which he provided backstories behind famous people and events. The Rest of the Story premiered on May 10, 1976, on ABC Radio. The series quickly grew to six broadcasts

760-728: A secret agent; and Hello Down There (1969). Randall returned to Broadway in UTBU (1966), which had only a short run. He appeared in the TV movie The Littlest Angel (1969) with Johnny Whitaker and Fred Gwynne . Randall returned to television in 1970 as Felix Unger in The Odd Couple , opposite Jack Klugman , a role that lasted five years. The names of Felix's children in The Odd Couple were Edna and Leonard, named for Randall's sister and Randall himself. In 1974, Randall and Klugman appeared in television spots endorsing

836-598: A statement on Harvey's death, calling him "a friendly and familiar voice in the lives of millions of Americans." On March 4, Gil Gross was chosen to become the next host of News & Comment . Gross lasted only one week before being taken off the air; Gross, who was based in San Francisco, would have had to record the show around 1:00 a.m. Pacific Time to finish in time for the East Coast broadcasts, in addition to his local show on KGO. News & Comment

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912-599: A stint in London in 1996. Later film roles included Fatal Instinct (1994) and Down with Love (2003). Randall's last appearances on stage as an actor were in The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (2002) and Right You Are (2003). On September 4, 1955, Randall and Klugman appeared together with Gena Rowlands in the episode "The Pirate's House" of the CBS anthology series Appointment with Adventure . Randall

988-420: A strange..." (a story with an unusual twist) and "Self-government won't work without self-discipline." He also is credited with popularizing the terms Reaganomics and guesstimate . In addition to the inquiry into whether Harvey's Rest of the Story tales are true, Harvey's trademark ability of seamlessly migrating from content to commercial brought scrutiny. In that context, Salon magazine called him

1064-422: A total pot of $ 1.64 million. The Fall Festival commences on a Sunday and runs all week. Each day includes several music and dance performances by local bands and youth. Saturday, the last day of the festival, is marked by a large parade. The parade is large and draws substantial crowds each year. In 2016, Evansville native Lilly King , a two-time Olympic Gold medalist in the same year, asked to be grand marshal of

1140-576: A two-second cameo as a solemn spectator in the crowd, for a total of eight roles in the film. He played the lead in The Brass Bottle (1964) and made one last film with Hudson and Day, Send Me No Flowers (1965). Randall took the lead in Fluffy (1965), a comedy about a lion; The Alphabet Murders (1965), playing Hercule Poirot for Frank Tashlin ; Our Man in Marrakesh (1966), as

1216-514: A week and continued until his death in 2009. It was written and produced by his son, Paul Harvey, Jr., from its outset and for its 33-year duration. Harvey and his radio network stated that the stories in that series, although entertaining, were completely true. That was contested by some critics, including urban legend expert Jan Harold Brunvand . In November 2000, Harvey signed a 10-year $ 100 million contract with ABC Radio Networks. A few months later, after damaging his vocal cords , he went off

1292-669: The Late Show with David Letterman , making 70 appearances, according to his obituary in The Washington Post . Letterman said that Randall was one of his favorite guests, along with Regis Philbin . On November 7, 1994, Randall appeared on the game show Jeopardy! , as part of a celebrity episode, playing on behalf of the National Actors Theatre. He came in second place behind General Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. but ahead of actress Stefanie Powers , with

1368-578: The CBS -TV movie The Odd Couple: Together Again , reprising their roles. The story began when, after Felix ruined plans for his daughter Edna's wedding, his wife Gloria threw him out of the house for 11 days, which left him no choice but to move back in with Oscar and to help him recover, getting him back in shape after throat cancer surgery had left his voice very raspy. Randall's later stage productions included Night Must Fall (1999) and Judgment at Nuremberg (2001). Periodically, he performed in stage revivals of The Odd Couple with Klugman, including

1444-768: The Gallup poll list of America's most admired men . In addition he received 11 Freedom Foundation Awards as well as the Horatio Alger Award . Harvey was named to the DeMolay Hall of Fame , a Masonic youth organization, on June 25, 1993. In 2005, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom , the United States' most prestigious civilian award, by President George W. Bush . Bush's remarks summarized Harvey's career: "He first went on

1520-859: The Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts because of his opposition to the Vietnam War , he donated the remainder of his contract fee to the McCarthy campaign. During the U.S. presidential primaries in 1972 , he appeared as the featured celebrity at numerous fundraising house parties for Democratic Party candidate George McGovern . His name was featured on the master list of Richard Nixon's political opponents . Randall died in his sleep on May 17, 2004, at NYU Medical Center of pneumonia that he had contracted following coronary bypass surgery in December 2003. He had been hospitalized since

1596-471: The News and Comment franchise was canceled. Harvey did not host the show full-time after April 2008, when he came down with pneumonia. Shortly after his recovery, his wife died on May 3, which caused him to prolong his time away from broadcasting. He voiced commercials and new episodes of The Rest of the Story and News & Comment during middays a few times a week, with his son handling mornings. Harvey

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1672-743: The Radio Television Digital News Association Paul Harvey was inducted as a Laureate of The Lincoln Academy of Illinois and awarded the Order of Lincoln (the State's highest honor) by the Governor of Illinois in 1987 in the area of Communication. Harvey was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma , the son of Harry Harrison Aurandt (1873–1921) and Anna Dagmar (née Christensen) Aurandt (1883–1960). His father

1748-568: The U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War II , including work at Arlington Hall for the codebreaking Signal Intelligence Service . He rose to the rank of first lieutenant prior to his discharge. After the war, he worked at the Olney Theatre in Montgomery County , Maryland , before heading back to New York City. One of Randall's first acting jobs was playing "Reggie" in the long-running 1940s radio series I Love

1824-430: The vibrato style of Carmen Lombardo , and the two had once sung a duet of Lombardo's signature song "Boo Hoo (You've Got Me Crying for You)" on The Tonight Show . In the 1980s, Randall served as off-camera narrator for several video productions by the Metropolitan Opera , announcing performers to the television audience as they appeared on stage during curtain calls and providing brief descriptions of scenes. For

1900-451: The "finest huckster ever to roam the airwaves." Some have argued that Harvey's fawning and lavish product endorsements may have been misleading or confusing to his audience. Harvey's endorsed products included EdenPure heaters, Bose radios, Select Comfort mattresses, and Hi-Health dietary supplements, including a supplement that was claimed to improve vision but was later the subject of a Federal Trade Commission enforcement action against

1976-497: The 1990 sequel Gremlins 2: The New Batch , Randall voiced the Brain Gremlin. Randall was married to his high school sweetheart, Florence Gibbs, from 1938 until her death from cancer on April 18, 1992. They had no children. On November 17, 1995, at the age of 75, he married 25-year-old Heather Harlan, an understudy from the production of The School for Scandal in which Randall was starring at National Actors Theatre ;

2052-499: The ABC affiliate WENR . In 1945, he began hosting the postwar employment program Jobs for G.I. Joe on WENR. Harvey added The Rest of the Story as a tagline to in-depth feature stories in 1946. One of Harvey's regular topics was lax security, particularly at Argonne National Laboratory , a nuclear research facility 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Chicago. To demonstrate his concern, just after midnight on February 6, 1951, he entered

2128-780: The Broadway hit Oh, Men! Oh, Women! (1954). Randall's first major role in a Broadway hit was in Inherit the Wind (1955–57), portraying newspaperman E. K. Hornbeck (based on real-life cynic H. L. Mencken ), alongside Ed Begley and Paul Muni . On television he appeared in Heaven Will Protect the Working Girl (1956), co-written by Neil Simon. He also guest-starred on The Alcoa Hour . Randall's success in Inherit

2204-812: The Camelback Adventist Church in Scottsdale, Arizona , during his winters there. He often quoted the Adventist pioneer Ellen G. White in his broadcasts and received the " Golden Microphone " Award for his professionalism and graciousness in dealing with the church. He was also active with a small Plymouth Brethren meeting in Maywood, Illinois , called Woodside Bible Chapel. Robert D. McFadden , writing Harvey's obituary for The New York Times , examined his unique radio style and how it interacted with his political views: [He] personalized

2280-686: The Dog! (1988), and The Man in the Brown Suit (1989). From October 30 to November 2, 1987, he hosted the free preview of HBO 's short-lived premium channel Festival . In 1989, Randall returned to Broadway as a replacement in M. Butterfly . In 1991, Randall founded the National Actors Theatre , ultimately based at Pace University in New York City. Their productions included The Crucible (1991), A Little Hotel on

2356-575: The Ku Klux Klan arrived late in the service and dropped roses on his casket, though there is no other indication that Aurandt was himself a Klansman. In 1940, Harvey married Lynne Cooper of St. Louis. She was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa at Washington University in St. Louis and a former schoolteacher. They met when Harvey was working at KXOK and Cooper came to the station for a school news program. Harvey invited her to dinner, proposed to her after

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2432-600: The NBC series Love, Sidney from 1981 to 1983. In the TV movie that served as the show's pilot, Sidney Shorr: A Girl's Best Friend , Sidney Shorr was written as a middle-aged homosexual man; the character's sexuality was made ambiguous for the series. After the show was canceled in 1983, Randall refused to star in another television series, favoring the Broadway stage as his medium. Randall continued to appear in TV movies. He starred in Sunday Drive (1986) for Disney, Save

2508-725: The Paul Harvey Audio-Video Center at EAA's headquarters in Oshkosh. Harvey was also an early investor in aircraft manufacturing company Cirrus Aircraft , based in Duluth, Minnesota . According to the AOPA Pilot contributing editor Barry Schiff, Harvey coined the term skyjack . Harvey's on-air persona was influenced by sportscaster Bill Stern and columnist Walter Winchell . In the 1940s, Stern's The Colgate Sports Reel and newsreel programs used many of

2584-631: The Side (1992), The Master Builder (1992), The Seagull (1992), Saint Joan (1993), Three Men on a Horse (1993), Timon of Athens (1993), The Government Inspector (1993), The Flowering Peach (1994), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1994), The School for Scandal (1995), Inherit the Wind (1996), and The Gin Game (1997). In 1997, he performed in The Sunshine Boys with Klugman to great success. In September 1993, Randall and Klugman reunited in

2660-484: The Story." While working on her husband's radio show, she established 10 p.m. as the hour in which news is broadcast. She was the first woman to receive a lifetime achievement award from the Chicago chapter of American Women in Radio and Television . She worked in television also, and created a television show called Dilemma which is acknowledged as the prototype of the modern talk show genre. While working at CBS , she

2736-525: The Wind led to film offers and his first significant big-screen role in Oh, Men! Oh, Women! (1957) for 20th Century Fox , which promoted Randall to stardom with Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957) alongside Jayne Mansfield . He played one of the leads in No Down Payment (1957). He was replaced with Dean Martin shortly before the filming of Fox's The Young Lions . In 1958, Randall played

2812-487: The air in 1933, and he's been heard nationwide for 54 years. Americans like the sound of his voice...over the decades we have come to recognize in that voice some of the finest qualities of our country: patriotism, the good humor, the kindness, and common sense of Americans." On May 18, 2007, he received an honorary degree from Washington University in St. Louis . In 1992 he received the Paul White Award of

2888-673: The air, but returned in August 2001. 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: "I am fiercely loyal to those willing to put their money where my mouth is." Former US Senator Fred Thompson substituted for Harvey regularly from 2006 to 2007. Other substitutes for Harvey included his son, Paul Harvey Jr. , Paul W. Smith , Gil Gross , Ron Chapman , Mitt Romney , Mike Huckabee , Mort Crim , Scott Shannon , Joe Holstead, and Tony Snow . Three weeks after Harvey's death,

2964-621: The ceremony was officiated by Rudy Giuliani . They lived in a Manhattan apartment and bought a vacation apartment in Key Biscayne, Florida , in 2003. The couple had two children, Julia, born on April 11, 1997, and Jefferson, born on June 15, 1998—and remained married until Randall's death in May 2004. In his book Which Reminds Me , Randall maintained that any publicity that an actor generates should be about his work, not himself: "The public knows only one thing about me: I don't smoke." Randall

3040-505: The death penalty. He worried about the national debt, big government, bureaucrats who lacked common sense, permissive parents, leftist radicals and America succumbing to moral decay. He championed rugged individualism, love of God and country, and the fundamental decency of ordinary people. Harvey was elected to the National Association of Broadcasters National Radio Hall of Fame and Oklahoma Hall of Fame , and appeared on

3116-400: The end of a report about someone who had done something ridiculous or offensive, Harvey would say, "He would want us to mention his name," followed by silence, and he would then start the next item. The last item of a broadcast, which was often a funny story, would usually be preceded by "And now from the 'For-what-it's-worth' department...." Other phrases made famous by Harvey included "Here's

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3192-399: The festival's first Pronto Pups. The 1950s also ushered in larger rides and more well known entertainers. 2020 marked the first cancellation in 75 years. The next year will be its centennial anniversary, its 97th overall. Instead they just held a half-pot drawing. The Nut Club holds a half-pot drawing each year during the fall festival since 2019. 2022's half-pot was the largest to date with

3268-533: The grand jury subsequently declined to indict Harvey. Harvey had done sporadic work from Chicago for ABC Radio in the late 1940s and early 1950s and had just completed two weeks as the guest host for veteran commentator H. R. Baukhage on his daily 11 AM news round-up. When Baukhage returned from his early spring vacation, ABC dismissed him, and put Harvey on in his place. On April 1, 1951, the ABC Radio Network debuted Paul Harvey News and Comment , with

3344-461: The grounds by scaling a fence and was quickly apprehended by security guards. In 2010, The Washington Post , having obtained 1400 pages of the FBI file on Harvey, described it as an "act of participatory journalism ." Harvey's "escapade" prompted the U.S. attorney for Illinois to empanel a grand jury to consider an espionage indictment. Harvey "went on the air to suggest he was being set up," and

3420-605: The hit film Pillow Talk (1959) supporting Doris Day and Rock Hudson ; he would reunite with Day and Hudson for two more films. Randall starred in an NBC-TV special, The Secret of Freedom , which was filmed during the summer of 1959 in Mount Holly, New Jersey , and broadcast on the network during the fall of 1959 and again in early 1960. On TV he was also in The Man in the Moon (1960), co-written by Mel Brooks . Randall

3496-681: The leading role in the Broadway musical comedy Oh, Captain! , taking on a role originated on film by Alec Guinness . The show was a financial failure, but Randall received a Tony Award nomination for his dance turn with prima ballerina Alexandra Danilova . Randall appeared in Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse , Goodyear Theatre , The United States Steel Hour , Sunday Showcase and Playhouse 90 . Randall co-starred with Debbie Reynolds in The Mating Game (1959) at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer . He appeared in

3572-428: The manufacturer (but not Harvey himself) for misleading claims made on his show. In one of the tribute broadcasts, Gil Gross said that Harvey considered advertising just another type of news and that he endorsed only products that he believed in, often by interviewing someone from the company. Harvey is caricatured in multiple episodes of Freakazoid! , voiced by Paul Rugg . He is used as a deus ex machina to wrap

3648-579: The parade; the request was granted. King noted, "When you make the Olympic team you get to grand marshal the Fall Festival parade . Fall Festival is a holiday. It’s my favorite holiday. As a Westsider, I have to love Fall Festival." The fair features fried brain sandwiches , a local speciality consisting of battered and deep fried calf or pig brains served on a bun. Paul Harvey Paul Harvey Aurandt (September 4, 1918 – February 28, 2009)

3724-635: The part, but was replaced in the film by Paul Lynde , as Randall's voice was perceived as too sophisticated by the director, who wanted Templeton to have a nasal voice . Beginning in 1976, Randall starred for two seasons in The Tony Randall Show , playing Philadelphia judge Walter Franklin. He had roles in Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid (1978), Scavenger Hunt (1979), and Foolin' Around (1980). Randall starred in

3800-458: The passing of his mother. Harvey died on February 28, 2009, at age 90 at a hospital in Phoenix , Arizona , surrounded by family and friends. No cause of death was announced. In response to his father's death, his son, Paul Harvey Jr., said, "Millions have lost a friend". At the time of his death, he had less than two years left on his ten-year contract. Former President George W. Bush issued

3876-491: The plot up by describing its ending, or to give backstories for villains. He also occasionally references his catchphrases of "Good day!" and "Now you know the rest of the story". Beginning in 1952, Harvey was a friend of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover . Harvey would often submit "advance copies of his radio script for comment and approval." Harvey's friendship with Hoover may have helped him escape criminal charges relating to his trespassing at Argonne National Laboratory . Harvey

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3952-443: The radio news with his right wing opinions, but laced them with his own trademarks: a hypnotic timbre, extended pauses for effect, heart-warming tales of average Americans and folksy observations that evoked the heartland, family values and the old-fashioned plain talk one heard around the dinner table on Sunday. "Hello, Americans," he barked. "This is Paul Harvey! Stand byyy for newwws!" He railed against welfare cheats and defended

4028-587: The rides were moved to the library park on Franklin Street. Due to World War II , the Festival was halted from 1943 to 1945. In 1946, the festival commenced again and for the first time extended most of the week from Monday through Saturday. During the 1950s the festival experienced substantial growth. Non-profit organizations began selling food in booths on Franklin Street. In 1952, Howell Baptist Church put up its first booth which, according to church sources, served

4104-561: The second-largest street festival in the U.S. in terms of attendees, behind only the New Orleans Mardi Gras . It is important to note that New Orleans Mardi Gras is not a street festival. The closest comparisons are New York City's street festivals, such as the Atlantic Antic , New York's Village Halloween Parade , and Taste of Buffalo festivals. After three successful years of holding Halloween type Festivals,

4180-1025: The son of Julia (née Finston) (April 28, 1889 – October 3, 1950) and Moescha Rosenberg (August 6, 1875 – November 16, 1939), an art and antiques dealer. He attended Tulsa Central High School . Randall attended Northwestern University for a year before going to New York City to study at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre . He studied under Sanford Meisner and choreographer Martha Graham . Randall worked as an announcer at radio station WTAG in Worcester , Massachusetts . As Anthony Randall , he starred with Jane Cowl in George Bernard Shaw 's Candida and Ethel Barrymore in Emlyn Williams 's The Corn Is Green . Randall served for five years with

4256-531: The techniques later used by Harvey, including his emphatic style of delivery and the use of phrases such as Reel Two and Reel Three to denote segments of the broadcast, much like Harvey's Page Two and Page Three . Harvey was also known for the catchphrases that he used at the beginning of his programs, such as "Hello Americans, this is Paul Harvey. Stand by for NEWS!" He always ended, "Paul Harvey... Good day ." or "Paul Harvey... Good night ." A story might be "This day's news of most lasting significance." At

4332-410: Was Director of Special Events and a roving reporter. Harvey then moved to Hawaii to cover the U.S. Navy as it concentrated its fleet in the Pacific after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor . He eventually enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Forces but only served from December 1943 to March 1944 resulting from a medical discharge. He then moved to Chicago , where in June 1944, he began broadcasting from

4408-476: Was a frequent guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and often spoke of his love of opera and the salaciousness of many of its plotlines. He also admitted to sneaking tape recorders into operas to make his own private recordings. He chided Johnny Carson for his chain smoking and was generally fastidious. At the time of his death, Randall had appeared as a guest on The Tonight Show 105 times, more often than any other celebrity had appeared. Randall

4484-595: Was a one night affair and consisted of a parade of costumed people followed by a Halloween Mask Ball. The crowd was estimated at 25,000. After the first Festival, the Nut Club continued with the one or two night affairs until after World War II. During most of those Festivals, the Nut Club coordinated the decorations, agricultural exhibits, and parades while the Burdette Post of the American Legion sponsored street dances. In 1940, organizers incorporated three rides ( Ferris wheel , merry-go-round & mini autos) and an exhibit of caged animals, concessions, and circus acts. In 1942

4560-490: Was a pioneer for women in radio and an influential figure in her own right for decades." According to the founder of the Museum of Broadcast Communications , Bruce DuMont, "She was to Paul Harvey what Colonel Parker was to Elvis Presley . She really put him on track to have the phenomenal career that his career has been." Lynne Harvey was the first producer inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame , and had developed some of her husband's best-known features, such as "The Rest of

4636-468: Was allowed to fill in on the air by reading commercials and the news. He continued working at KVOO while he attended the University of Tulsa , first as an announcer and later as a program director. He spent three years as a station manager for KFBI AM (later KFDI ), a Wichita, KS radio station that once had studios in Salina, Kansas . From there, he moved to a newscasting job at KOMA in Oklahoma City , and then to KXOK in St. Louis in 1938 where he

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4712-458: Was also a close friend of George Vandeman and the Reverend Billy Graham . From the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, Harvey attended Calvary Memorial Church in Oak Park . When the church moved from its original location on Madison Street to the former Presbyterian Church on Lake Street, Harvey asked Graham to preach at the dedication service. Harvey associated with various congregations of different denominations. He and his wife regularly attended

4788-416: Was among the first women to produce an entire newscast. In later years, she was best known as a philanthropist . They had one son, Paul Aurandt Jr., who goes by the name Paul Harvey Jr. He assisted his father at News and Comment and The Rest of the Story. Paul, Jr., whose voice announced the bumpers between episodes, filled in for his father during broadcasts and broadcast the morning editions after

4864-416: Was an American actor of film, television and stage. He is best known for portraying the role of Felix Unger in the 1970–75 television adaptation of the 1965 play The Odd Couple by Neil Simon . In a career spanning six decades, Randall received six Golden Globe Award nominations and six Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning one Emmy. Randall was born to a Jewish family in Tulsa , Oklahoma ,

4940-415: Was an American radio broadcaster for ABC News Radio . He broadcast News and Comment on mornings and mid-days on weekdays and at noon on Saturdays and also his famous The Rest of the Story segments. From 1951 to 2008, his programs reached as many as 24 million people per week. Paul Harvey News was carried on 1,200 radio stations, on 400 American Forces Network stations, and in 300 newspapers. Harvey

5016-405: Was an advocate for the arts. During the summer of 1980, he served as the celebrity host of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra's concerts in Central Park , New York City. Randall was politically liberal . He was an active supporter of Eugene McCarthy during the 1968 Democratic Party presidential primaries . When he was dropped as a regular panelist on the Opera Quiz intermission feature of

5092-412: Was an avid pilot who served in the U.S. Army Air Corps from December 1943 to March 1944. He was an Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) member for more than 50 years and would occasionally talk about flying to his radio audience. He was also a member of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) and was frequently seen at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin . He was responsible for funding

5168-429: Was as history teacher Harvey Weskit in Mister Peepers (1952–1955). He continued to guest-star on other shows such as The Gulf Playhouse (directed by Arthur Penn ), The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse , Kraft Theatre , The Motorola Television Hour , Armstrong Circle Theatre , Studio One in Hollywood , Appointment with Adventure , and The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse . Randall replaced Gig Young in

5244-413: Was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma , and was the son of a policeman who was killed by robbers in 1921. He made radio receivers as a young boy, and attended Tulsa Central High School , where he was two years ahead of future actor Tony Randall . Teacher Isabelle Ronan was "impressed by his voice". On her recommendation, he started working at KVOO in Tulsa in 1933 helping to clean up when he was 14. He eventually

5320-545: Was born in Martinsburg, Pennsylvania; his mother was Danish. He had one sibling, an older sister Frances Harrietta (née Aurandt) Price (1908–1988). In December 1921, when Harvey was three years old, his father was murdered. The elder Aurandt was a Tulsa policeman who served as secretary to Commissioner J.H. Adkinson. On the night of December 18, Officer Aurandt and a friend, Tulsa police detective Ike Wilkerson, were off-duty and rabbit hunting when they were approached by four masked and armed men who attempted to rob them. Mr. Aurandt

5396-446: Was happy to defend Hoover and spoke of him on his show of April 25, 1963: "God help the United States without John Edgar Hoover.... (FBI) Director Hoover is not retiring. If you have heard otherwise, somebody's sinister wish was the father of that thought. It is not so." Harvey was also a close friend of US Senator Joseph McCarthy and supported his campaign to expose and expel communists from American society and government. Harvey

5472-566: Was replaced the next week by Mike Huckabee 's existing commentary, The Huckabee Report . The Huckabee Report ceased radio distribution in 2015. Harvey's full-length biography, Good Day! The Paul Harvey Story, was published in May 2009 by Regnery Publishing. On February 3, 2013, a recording of Harvey's " So God Made a Farmer " commentary was used by Ram Trucks in a commercial titled "Farmer," which aired during Super Bowl XLVII . Tony Randall Anthony Leonard Randall (born Aryeh Leonard Rosenberg ; February 26, 1920 – May 17, 2004)

5548-467: Was shot and died two days later of his wounds. A large-scale manhunt resulted in the arrest of four suspects the day after Aurandt died. A lynch mob of 1,000 people formed at the jail, but the suspects were smuggled out. Two of them would be convicted of murder and sentenced to life terms following identification by Detective Wilkerson, who said that he knew the men and was able to recognize them despite their masks. At Aurandt's funeral, twelve robed members of

5624-478: Was the 100th episode of the show. Randall, along with John Goodman and Drew Barrymore , was among the first guests on the debut episode of Late Night with Conan O'Brien on September 13, 1993. He would also appear in Conan O'Brien 's 5th Anniversary Special with the character PimpBot 5000. Randall was a frequent guest as well on both of David Letterman 's late-night shows Late Night with David Letterman and

5700-635: Was top-billed in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from MGM in 1960. He had a Pillow Talk -style supporting role in Let's Make Love (1960) with Marilyn Monroe and Yves Montand , and Lover Come Back (1961) with Hudson and Day. Randall continued to guest on TV shows including General Electric Theater and Checkmate . In 1961, Randall played a highly dramatic role in "Hangover," an episode of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour in which he portrayed an alcoholic business executive who strangles his wife in

5776-422: Was well-known for being a guest panelist on the game show What’s My Line? , from 1958 to 1967, Password , The Hollywood Squares , and the $ 10,000 and $ 20,000 Pyramids . He also parodied his pompous image with an appearance as a "contestant" on The Gong Show in 1977. Randall was a guest star on the fifth and final season of The Muppet Show in an episode that first aired on October 11, 1980. This

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