• Good Day!

  • The Paul Harvey Story
  • By: Paul J. Batura
  • Narrated by: Paul J. Batura
  • Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (221 ratings)

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Good Day!

By: Paul J. Batura
Narrated by: Paul J. Batura
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Publisher's summary

In Good Day!: The Paul Harvey Story, author Paul J. Batura follows the remarkable life of one of the founding fathers of the news media. Paul Harvey started his career during the Great Depression and narrated America's story day by day, through wars and peace, the threat of communism and the crumbling of old colonial powers, consumer booms and eventual busts.

Whether he was covering racial tensions, terrorist attacks, or which vitamins to take, Paul Harvey articulated the American experience for average people making their way in a world too large for quick comprehension. Harvey brought them that world "in dime store words," with a deep sense of optimism, faith, and patriotism.

Featuring a foreword by Mike Huckabee, Good Day! is the only biography of its kind; Good Day! is Harvey's story, the rest of the story, as he would tell it himself.

©2009 Paul J. Batura (P)2009 Paul J. Batura

Critic reviews

"Harvey's legacy couldn't be in more capable hands." (Dr. James Dobson, National Radio Hall of Fame broadcaster and founder of Focus on the Family)
"Beyond the story of a life well-lived, Good Day! captures the essence of this late radio pioneer. Mr. Harvey embodied our common American ideals." (Mike Huckabee, FOX News political commentator and former governor of Arkansas)
"Paul Harvey: a voice of reason, a voice of common sense, an eloquent spokesman for the America and the Americans he loved. Open this book and read 'the rest of the story.'" (Ben Stein, author, actor, economist, and journalist)

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Great job!

Great job Paul! I also grew up listening to Paul Harvey and miss him greatly, we need him today more than ever.
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Paul Harvey-loved his show

This book paints a picture of the man and his life. Not much different than you would think based on his on-air presence. What a great story!

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Very nice book about a gentleman

Bringing back memories of my life. WGN was on 24-7 in our kitchen. “A mighty tree has fallen”.

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What wonderful story of 2 people - Paul and Angel.

The reader's style is a little monotonous but I still thorouhgly enjoyed the story of Paul, his wife Angel and the history of the early days of radio and Tulsa.

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A true american patriot

A well written biography that makes me proud. Makes you see how much he really loved people. All students should have to read this to know what a american is

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An American icon

This biography of Paul Harvey portrays an amazingly talented and yet amazingly humble American life. Paul Harvey stooped to conquer, yet became a giant in the annals of radio broadcasting history. Paul and his wife Lynne were trailblazers on the American news and commentary frontier. You owe it to yourself and your progeny to read this book.

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Batura delivers the rest of the story.

Listened to this book in 2 days with nonstop anticipation. Like a friendly voice, the story line was easy to follow and the reader/listener really garnered a better understanding of Paul Harvey. With such a great life lived, the author capture key moments that transitioned the chapters in a cinematic fashion. At times I would anticipate hearing Mr Harvey through the dialogue which kept true with the subject of the material. Well done Mr. Batura, well done.

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Very interesting

I listened to this with great pleasure, having been a huge fan of Paul Harvey for many years! The book was very informative and interesting! Recommend.

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one of the best audio books ever

this is an amazing account of Paul Harveys life FROM START TO FINISH. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!

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Great read

Back in the 80's I would stop at noon to listen to Paul Harvey news. Don't bother me. Good Day.

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