Paul Harvey, American Icon, Dead at 90

Beloved Radio Broadcaster Paul Harvey died this weekend in Phoenix, AZ, at age 90. What a guy!

I literally grew up listening to Paul Harvey. He was a quintessential all American icon in the genre of Norman Rockwell. What Rockwell could do with images, Harvey could deftfully do with verbiage, and what an artful wordsmith he was.

One of the most popular posts on this blog is one I did about Paul Harvey's Father's Day tributes titled, "What are Fathers made of?" It's one of America's favorites.

On a side note, I was out of town and far away from the Internet when I learned of Mr. Harvey's passing. I'm more than a bit surprised that his death didn't get more "air time" on TV and/or weekend radio. I hope it wasn't his mainstream (you could never call him right wing) conservatism that kept his passing off the airwaves.

The passing of Mr. Harvey marks the passing of an era in America that was unsurpassed in so many ways. His generation, that great generation, is rapidly diminishing before our eyes as is the greatness of this nation. In a way it is fitting that they not have to endure what this present generation will have wrought on this once great nation.

Paul Harvey, one of America's true legends, will be sorely missed.
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Be sure to check out the tributes here: Paul Harvey - 1918 - 2009