Good Day! Paul Harvey Returns!
• In this time of struggle and strife, what better time for radio to return to a simpler time, at least for a few precious minutes… which brings us to the welcome news that the late, legendary broadcaster Paul Harvey is returning to WGN Radio/Chicago on Monday, April 27 for a limited time. The station will air Harvey’s iconic program, The Rest of the Story during The Bob Sirott Show, heard weekdays 5-9am.
Created and penned by Harvey’s son, Paul Harvey, Jr., The Rest of the Story premiered in 1976 and combined a historical vignette with a surprise ending, delivered with Harvey’s trademark pregnant pause and signature phrase, “And now you know… the rest of the story!”
Born in Tulsa, OK, Harvey moved to Chicago in the 1940s and originated his broadcasts from the Windy City for more than five decades. WGN Radio was Harvey’s longtime radio home in Chicago, and his programs aired on more than 1,000 radio stations nationwide. Bob Sirott and Paul Harvey first crossed paths in 1986 when Sirott interviewed him for a profile that aired on the CBS News magazine program West 57th.
“Paul Harvey’s radio adventure made him one of the most influential personalities in history,” said Sean Compton, EVP of WGN America and WGN Radio. “It’s an honor for WGN Radio to re-introduce his amazing body of work to those of us who miss him and to a younger generation which didn’t have the privilege of growing up with him.”
