Paul Harvey Today 24 million people will "stand by " for Paul Harvey. That's the numbers of listeners who tune in every week to hear his skillful blend of news and views. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Harvey made his own radio sets while still a boy. In high school, he frequented KVOO radio until the station manager finally hired him. After leaving the corps, Harvey moved to Chicago, where in June 1944, he began broadcasting from ABC affiliate WENR-AM. He quickly became the most listened to newscaster in Chicago. He reached audiences way beyond the windy city in 1951, when he began his coast-to-coast "News and Comment" on the ABC Radio Networks. Today, "News and Comment " can be heard Monday through Saturday. Harvey is also the recipient of numerous awards and honorary degrees. He has also been elected to the National Association of Broadcasters Radio Hall of Fame. Additionally, he has been named Commentator of the Year, Man of the Year, Person of the Year, American of the Year, and Father of the Year. In 1989 Harvey and his wife Lynne were the recipients of the Salvation Army "Others " Award for their outstanding community service and concern for humanity. Harvey is a great advocate of the Salvation Army, praising its compassionate outreach to mankind for more than 125 years. The Salvation Army is a private, non-profit Christian service organization, perhaps best known for its work with the destitute and downtrodden. It gained wide popular acceptance through wartime services to the military. Today, in addition to its programs for the needy, the Salvation Army's services address such needs as alcohol and drug abuse, hunger, and homelessness in urban, suburban and rural communities throughout America. Army programs have influenced humanity world-wide since 1865, with work beginning in Illinois in 1885. The basis for all Salvation Army work is a practical demonstration of God ' s love by addressing basic human needs. The purposes of the organization are to preach the Gospel, disseminate Christian truths, supply basic human necessities, provide personal counseling, and undertake the spiritual and moral regeneration and physical rehabilitation of all persons in need who come within its sphere of influence regardless of race color, creed, sex or age. For further information about the Salvation Army contact: Lt. Colonel William Roberts Metropolitan Division 5040 North Pulaski Road Chicago, IL 60630 Tel. (773) 725-1100