Paul Harvey's Passing
I have tried to write this blog about three times today. Every time I read what I wrote I want it to be perfect. And a piece about Paul Harvey deserves perfect.
I know it's not going to be perfect, but this will be my final try. This blog will not be perfect, but it will be the best that I can do. This time, I'm going to do what Paul Harvey did and tell a story from the heart.
I don't know what I would have become if it wasn't for Paul Harvey. You see when I was first starting out in radio, the type of show I was doing didn't fit the mold. My voice was different, my delivery was different, and my personality was different. I wasn't what they were looking for in the mid 70's. I wasn't your typical deep voiced FM jock.
I was thinking of giving up and getting out of radio. I was considering getting my insurance license and working for my dad. I was thinking of driving a cab, tending bar, or standing on a street corner with a cardboard sign. Anything but radio. I couldn't do radio because I wasn't like everyone else.
But then one day I was listening to Paul Harvey as I had done a million times before. But this time it was different. I heard that his voice didn't sound like everyone else. I heard that dead air. You know the long pause between the Paul Harvey and Good Day. Program Directors hated dead air. But there it was. Every day. Dead air. And it was being delivered by one of the most trusted names in radio.
It was then I realized that you could make it even if you weren't like everyone else. You could be in radio even if you had dead air, a different voice, and a unique personality.
I learned a lot from Paul Harvey.
And everyone in sales can learn a lot from him too.
Learn from Paul about integrity, consistency, and hard work. Paul could have retired many times over, but he found something he loved to do and he did it till the end.
Learn from Paul by his delivery. When he went to "Page 2" he told you the story of the product or service from his heart. It didn't matter if Paul was talking about vacuum cleaners, water conditioners, or toilet paper, you knew you could believe in what he was saying. Because Paul believed it. And you could trust Paul.
So RIP Mr. Harvey. I never met you but you helped shape my life. Thank you for the life lessons. You will be missed.
I know it's not going to be perfect, but this will be my final try. This blog will not be perfect, but it will be the best that I can do. This time, I'm going to do what Paul Harvey did and tell a story from the heart.
I don't know what I would have become if it wasn't for Paul Harvey. You see when I was first starting out in radio, the type of show I was doing didn't fit the mold. My voice was different, my delivery was different, and my personality was different. I wasn't what they were looking for in the mid 70's. I wasn't your typical deep voiced FM jock.
I was thinking of giving up and getting out of radio. I was considering getting my insurance license and working for my dad. I was thinking of driving a cab, tending bar, or standing on a street corner with a cardboard sign. Anything but radio. I couldn't do radio because I wasn't like everyone else.
But then one day I was listening to Paul Harvey as I had done a million times before. But this time it was different. I heard that his voice didn't sound like everyone else. I heard that dead air. You know the long pause between the Paul Harvey and Good Day. Program Directors hated dead air. But there it was. Every day. Dead air. And it was being delivered by one of the most trusted names in radio.
It was then I realized that you could make it even if you weren't like everyone else. You could be in radio even if you had dead air, a different voice, and a unique personality.
I learned a lot from Paul Harvey.
And everyone in sales can learn a lot from him too.
Learn from Paul about integrity, consistency, and hard work. Paul could have retired many times over, but he found something he loved to do and he did it till the end.
Learn from Paul by his delivery. When he went to "Page 2" he told you the story of the product or service from his heart. It didn't matter if Paul was talking about vacuum cleaners, water conditioners, or toilet paper, you knew you could believe in what he was saying. Because Paul believed it. And you could trust Paul.
So RIP Mr. Harvey. I never met you but you helped shape my life. Thank you for the life lessons. You will be missed.
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