The Rest of the Story
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The Rest of the Story was a Monday-through-Friday radio
program originally hosted by Paul Harvey
. Beginning as a part of his newscasts during the Second World War and then premiering as its own series on the ABC Radio Networks on May 10, 1976, The Rest of the Story consisted of stories presented as little-known or forgotten facts on a variety of subjects with some key element of the story (usually the name of some well-known person) held back until the end. The broadcasts always concluded with a variation on the tag line "And now you know the rest of the story."
From its inception, the scripts for the series had been drafted and the broadcasts produced by Harvey's son Paul Harvey, Jr.
, who in later years of his father's career also acted as a substitute host. Some of the radio stories were published in book form as The Rest of the Story
and More of The Rest of the Story. (On the back cover of More of the Rest of the Story, the book is said to contain "True mysteries from history".)
After the elder Harvey's death on February 28, 2009, ABC radio host Doug Limerick
was chosen as the show's new host.
The Rest of the Story was canceled after three weeks with Limerick as host.
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program originally hosted by Paul Harvey
Paul Harvey
Paul Harvey Aurandt , better known as Paul Harvey, was an American radio broadcaster for the ABC Radio Networks. He broadcast News and Comment on weekday mornings and mid-days, and at noon on Saturdays, as well as his famous The Rest of the Story segments. His listening audience was estimated, at...
. Beginning as a part of his newscasts during the Second World War and then premiering as its own series on the ABC Radio Networks on May 10, 1976, The Rest of the Story consisted of stories presented as little-known or forgotten facts on a variety of subjects with some key element of the story (usually the name of some well-known person) held back until the end. The broadcasts always concluded with a variation on the tag line "And now you know the rest of the story."
From its inception, the scripts for the series had been drafted and the broadcasts produced by Harvey's son Paul Harvey, Jr.
Paul Harvey, Jr.
Paul Harvey Aurandt, Jr., known on-air as Paul Harvey, Jr. , is an American pianist, radio broadcaster and a former host of News and Comment on ABC Radio Networks. He is the only son of Paul Harvey and his wife Lynne....
, who in later years of his father's career also acted as a substitute host. Some of the radio stories were published in book form as The Rest of the Story
and More of The Rest of the Story. (On the back cover of More of the Rest of the Story, the book is said to contain "True mysteries from history".)
After the elder Harvey's death on February 28, 2009, ABC radio host Doug Limerick
Doug Limerick
Doug Limerick is an American radio personality. He has been a news correspondent for ABC Radio Networks since 1982. In March 2009, he was chosen as a possible successor to Paul Harvey on the radio show The Rest of the Story...
was chosen as the show's new host.
The Rest of the Story was canceled after three weeks with Limerick as host.