Lynne “Angel” Harvey; the Woman Behind the Man

Lynne "Angel" Harvey, the beloved woman behind the legendary Paul Harvey died this past weekend at the age of 88. She had been suffering from leukemia for the past year.

Ron Chapman, renowned Dallas broadcaster, who has been filling in for Mr. Harvey for several weeks, gave a glowing tribute to Mrs. Harvey today in the mid-day broadcast. It was news to me that she had died Saturday and I was surprised that her death didn't make national news. If it did, I missed it.

Unknown to most Paul Harvey fans was the fact that his wife was his radio producer and, in fact the first radio producer to be inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame. She was the developer and editor of the "Rest of the Story" and also came up with Paul Harvey's signature "for what it's worth" feature; the "kicker" as it is known in the radio business.

There are many tributes to her out there and I may continue to list them as I read them, but I liked this one from Cincinnati by John Kiesewetter.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Mr. Harvey and his family for their tremendous loss. One can only imagine how difficult it will be for Mr. Harvey to return to the microphone without his partner in life and business on the other side of the glass. I'm betting his return will happen on some upcoming Saturday when he has the time to pay homage to her as only he is able. There won't be a dry eye in his entire listening audience.

May God bless and comfort the entire family in their loss.