ABC Radio Networks and KFFB 106.1 FM To Celebrate Paul Harvey With Week-Long Tribute

ABC Radio Networks will run a week-long tribute to Paul Harvey airing on KFFB 106.1 FM in the morning, midday and afternoon time slots for News & Comment, Noon Report and The Rest of the Story. Air dates for the tribute are March 2-7.  This special programming will celebrate the life and career of this legendary talent and include classic audio and memories of Paul Harvey.

Paul Harvey’s Obit by Gil Gross

 

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Paul Harvey, once known as the most listened to man in radio, has died at the age of 90 at a hospital near his winter home in Phoenix.
Veteran ABC Radio broadcaster Paul Harvey has died today 90 years old.

Harvey’s career in radio spanned more than 70 years, and his shows “News & Comment” and “Rest of the Story” made him a familiar voice in Americans’ homes across the country.

His death comes nine months after that of his wife, Lynne Cooper Harvey, whom he often called “Angel” on air, and who was also his business partner and the first producer ever inducted in the the Radio Hall of Fame.

“My father and mother created from thin air what one day became radio and television news,” Paul Harvey Jr. said. “So, in the past year, an industry has lost its godparents. And, today millions have lost a friend.”

From his humble beginnings as a teenager helping out cleaning up at a local radio station, Harvey went on to have his broadcasts carried by 1,350 commercial radio stations, as well as 400 stations of the Armed Forces Radio Service, and was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1990.

“Paul Harvey was one of the most gifted and beloved broadcasters in our nation’s history,” said ABC Radio Networks President Jim Robinson in a statement released today. “As he delivered the news each day with his own unique style and commentary, his voice became a trusted friend in American households.

“Countless millions of listeners were both informed and entertained by his ‘News & Comment’ and ‘Rest of the Story’ features, Robinson said. “Even after the passing of his loving wife Angel in May 2008, Paul would not slip quietly into retirement as he continued to take the microphone and reach out to his audience. We will miss our dear friend tremendously and are grateful for the many years we were so fortunate to have known him. Our thoughts and prayers are now with his son Paul Jr. and the rest of the Harvey family.”

“Paul Harvey is, without question, one of the most influential Americans of our time,” Traug Keller, then president of ABC Radio Networks said in 2000, when Harvey signed a new 10-year contract with the network. “In fact, political adviser and communications specialist Frank Mankiewicz noted that Paul Harvey’s name appears most often in lists of the 10 most influential opinion-shapers of each decade since the 1930s.”

Former President George W. Bush said he and former first lady Laura Bush were saddened to hear of Harvey’s death. “Paul was a friendly and familiar voice in the lives of millions of Americans,” Bush said in a statement released late today. “His commentary entertained, enlightened, and informed. Laura and I are pleased to have known this fine man, and our thoughts and prayers are with his family.”
Paul Harvery
(ABC News)

Bush presented Harvey with the nation’s highest civilian honor, the medal of freedom, in Novmber 2005.

Harvey, a Peabody Award-winning newsman, began broadcasting on the ABC Radio Networks in 1951 with “News and Comment.” In 1976 he launched “The Rest of the Story,” featuring human interest stories with surprise endings.

Harvey, who was born in Tulsa, Okla., started working at a locoal radio station at the suggestion of one of his high school teachers. He started out just helping clean up, but soon was on the air himself, filling in with reading the news or commercials.

After a stint at radio station KFBI in Abilene, Kansas, he moved to KXOK in St. Louis, where he met Lynne Cooper, and they were soon married. She was credited with coming up with many of the programming innovations that became Harvey’s trademarks.

Among her ideas were the concepts of including news features within hard-news broadcasts, and the humorous “kicker,” which became a Paul Harvey trademark. She also developed and edited her husband’s best-known feature “The Rest of the Story.” In 1941, Harvey became program director for WKZO in Kalamazoo, Mich., and during World War II he served as the news director for Michigan and Indiana for the Office of War Information.

Within a year of his move to WENR Chicago, his 10 p.m. newscast became the top-rated program.

In 1946, Harvey added “The Rest of the Story” segments to his newscasts, which eventually became its own series in 1976.

In 1951, Harvey began his long association the ABC Radio Network, where he had his first national broadcast.

His wife, Lynne Cooper Harvey died in May 2008. She was 92.

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Harding University to present Classic Adventure Stories

Pirates and a salty breeze mingle with howling wolves and jungle heat this weekend in the Ulrey Performing Arts Center at Harding University. From Februar 26th through February 28th. The Jungle Book and Treasure Island will run at 7 pm. A special matinee performance is also offered at 2 pm on Saturday, February 28th. Tickets cost 6.00 for entrance to both of the back to back shows.

For more information, call 501-279-4316.

Ozarka College to Host Arts Center’s Artmobile

Melbourne – The Arkansas Arts Center’s Artmobile, a 40+ft mobile gallery containing original works of art from the Arts Center’s permanent collection will be in the parking lot of the John E. Miller Education Complex of Ozarka College in Melbourne March 2-6 from 9A-4:30P (closed from 11A-Noon for lunch).

The Artmobile, one of the nation’s only mobile galleries of its size, showcases an all-new exhibition – ART! – Works from the Collection of the Arkansas Arts Center. The Artmobile attempts to be a travel – size version of the Arkansas Arts Center, bringing art to people who cannot regularly visit an art museum. While it is impossible to represent the full breadth of the Arts Center collection, the current exhibition aboard the Artmobile is an overview of the kinds of objects you can expect to see in the Museum.

The exhibition includes works in all mediums that are always thought provoking as well as aesthetically pleasing. The exhibition attempts to answer questions about the Arts Center’s collection, such as: Why museums collect art? How museums collect art? What makes the Arkansas Arts Center collection special? In addition, the exhibition covers a broad range of works from all periods. Drawings, contemporary crafts, paintings, photography, and prints are all included in this exhibition.

Bringing the art to life and further enhancing the educational opportunity of the Artmobile visit is an on-board Art Educator, Virgil Lawrence, who serves as a guide through the mobile gallery.

“The Artmobile provides a quality visual arts experience that is great for schools, colleges/universities, festivals, special events, museums, libraries, and because it is a mobile gallery, it is a wonderful way to introduce audiences to fine art in their own communities,” said Ned Metcalf, State Services Manager at the Arts Center. The Artmobile’s exhibition is available to be viewed on the Arts Center’s website: www.arkarts.com under “Touring Programs”.

Grant support is provided through the Arkansas Arts Council, an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Funding support is provided by the Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club Foundation. Season sponsors include: Bank of America; The Stella Boyle Smith Trust; The Brown Foundation, Inc. of Houston; Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation; Entergy Arkansas, Inc.; Union Pacific Foundation; Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation; and Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas. The Arkansas Arts Center is extremely grateful for the valuable support and contributions to the Artmobile by the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation. Locally, the Artmobile tour is sponsored by Ozarka College.

For more information on the Arts Center’s touring programs, call the State Services Department at 501-396-0350-or 1-800-264-ARTS. To schedule a group tour or for more information contact Director of Planning and Special Projects, Joan Stirling at 870-7371 or jstirling@ozarka.edu.

Nation’s Driving Continues to Fall
Consecutive 14-Month Drop Tops 115 Billion Miles

WASHINGTON – With new data released today, America’s trend of declining driving continued into its second year with 3.7 billion fewer vehicle-miles traveled (VMT), or 1.6 percent less, in December 2008 compared to the same month a year earlier.

“The nation’s driving decline is another indication of just how important the President’s economic recovery plan is,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.

The consecutive 14-month trend of declining driving – between November 2007 and December 2008 – now tops 115 billion VMT, compared to the same period a year earlier. As it has since the trend began, the decline in rural driving in December 2008 outpaced urban driving.

At 4.8 percent fewer VMT compared to December 2007, the new data show the West – a bloc of 13 states – experienced the biggest decline. At 14.7 percent and 11.1 percent fewer VMT respectively, Oregon and Washington led the nation with the largest single-state declines that month which is due, in part, to unusually large snowfall.

Despite the overall national decline, 17 states posted slight increases – the first identified since August. Colorado led the nation in increased single-month travel, with 5.4 percent – or about 200 million VMT – more than in December 2007.

To review the VMT data in FHWA’s “Traffic Volume Trends” reports, including that of December 2008, visit http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/tvtw/tvtpage.htm

The complete regional brackets are on the AAA website at www.ahsaa.org. Click on Sports (red line), then click on Basketball. Stroll down to Basketball News, then click on 2009 Basketball; Regional Tournament Brackets.

Class 4A

North Region at Ozark

Girls
Wednesday’s Games
4:00 p.m. – Shiloh Christian (1st 1) vs. Dover (4th 4)
7:00 p.m. – Clarksville (1st 4) vs. Pea Ridge (4th 1)
Thursday’s Games
4:00 p.m. – Ozark (2nd 4) vs. Prairie Grove (3rd 1)
7:00 p.m. – Huntsville (2nd 1) vs. West Fork (3rd 4)
Boys
Wednesday’s Games
5:30 p.m. – Huntsville (1st 1) vs. Subiaco Academy (4th 4)
8:30 p.m. – Dardanelle (1st 4) vs. Pea Ridge (4th 1)
Thursday’s Games
5:30 p.m. – West Fork (2nd 4) vs. Farmington (3rd 1)
8:30 p.m. – Berryville (2nd 1) vs. Clarksville (3rd 4)

East Region at Heber Springs

Girls
Wednesday’s Games
4:00 p.m. – Lonoke (1st 2) vs. Trumann (4th 3)
7:00 p.m. – Highland (1st 3) vs. Heber Springs (4th 2)
Thursday’s Games
4:00 p.m. – Pocahontas (2nd 3) vs. Clinton (3rd 2)
7:00 p.m. – Bald Knob (2nd 2) vs. Osceola (3rd 3)
Boys
Wednesday’s Games
5:30 p.m. – Stuttgart (1st 2) vs. Jonesboro Westside (4th 3)
8:30 p.m. – Osceola (1st 3) vs. Southside Batesville (4th 2)
Thursday’s Games
5:30 p.m. – Valley View (2nd 3) vs. Marianna Lee (3rd 2)
8:30 p.m. – Lonoke (2nd 2) vs. Gosnell (3rd 3)
South Region at De Queen
Girls
Wednesday’s Games
4:00 p.m. – Nashville (1st 7) vs. Warren (4th
7:00 p.m. – Star City (1st vs. Malvern 4th 7)
Thursday’s Games
4:00 p.m. – Dumas (2nd vs. Mena (3rd 7)
7:00 p.m. – Waldron (2nd 7) vs. Fordyce (3rd
Boys
Wednesday’s Games
5:30 p.m. – Pulaski Oak Grove (1st 7) vs. Hamburg (4th
8:30 p.m. – Dumas (1st vs. Ashdown (4th 7)
Thursday’s Games
5:30 p.m. – LV Lakeside (2nd vs. Arkadelphia (3rd 7)
8:30 p.m. – De Queen (2nd 7) vs. Dollarway (3rd

Class 3A

Region 1 at Charleston

Girls
Wednesday’s Games
4:00 p.m. – Lincoln (1st 1W) vs. Atkins (4th 4)
7:00 p.m. – Charleston (1st 4) vs. Green Forest (4th 1W)
Thursday’s Games
4:00 p.m. – Mansfield (2nd 4) vs. Greenland (3rd 1W)
7:00 p.m. – Elkins (2nd 1W) vs. Perryville (3rd 4)
Boys
Wednesday’s Games
5:30 p.m. – Greenland (1st 1W) vs. Lavaca (4th 4)
8:30 p.m. – Charleston (1st 4) vs. Green Forest (4th 1W)
Thursday’s Games
5:30 p.m. – Lamar (2nd 4) vs. Cedarville (3rd 1W)
8:30 p.m. – Elkins (2nd 1W) vs. Mansfield (3rd 4)

Region 2 at Jessieville

Girls
Wednesday’s Games
4:00 p.m. – England (1st 2) vs. Arkansas Baptist (4th 5)
7:00 p.m. – Jessieville (1st 5) vs. Pangburn (4th 2)
Thursday’s Games
4:00 p.m. – Glen Rose (2nd 5) vs. Harding Academy (3rd 2)
7:00 p.m. – Rose Bud (2nd 2) vs. Bauxite (3rd 5)
Boys
Wednesday’s Games
5:30 p.m. – Riverview (1st 2) vs. Bauxite (4th 5)
8:30 p.m. – Arkansas Baptist (1st 5) vs. Barton (4th 2)
Thursday’s Games
5:30 p.m. – Fountain Lake (2nd 5 vs. Rose Bud (3rd 2)
8:30 p.m. – Harding Academy (2nd 2) vs. Jessieville (3rd 5)

Region 3 at Bergman

Girls
Wednesday’s Games
4:00 p.m. – Valley Springs (1st 1E) vs. Rivercrest (4th 3)
7:00 p.m. – Manila (1st 3) vs. Yellville-Summit (4th 1E)
Thursday’s Games
4:00 p.m. – Corning (2nd 3) vs. Mountain View (3rd 1E)
7:00 p.m. – Cave City (2nd 1E) vs. Tuckerman (3rd 3)
Boys
Wednesday’s Games
5:30 p.m. – Mountain View (1st 1E) vs. Hoxie (4th 3)
8:30 p.m. – Rivercrest (1st 3) vs. Yellville-Summit (4th 1E)
Thursday’s Games
5:30 p.m. – Corning (2nd 3) vs. Valley Springs (3rd 1E)
8:30 p.m. – Bergman (2nd 1E) vs. Earle (3rd 3)

Region 4 at Fouke

Girls
Wednesday’s Games
4:00 p.m. – Prescott (1st 7) vs. Rison (4th
7:00 p.m. – Parkers Chapel (1st vs. Genoa Central (4th 7)
Thursday’s Games
4:00 p.m. – Camden Harmony Grove (2nd vs. Centerpoint (3rd 7)
7:00 p.m. – Fouke (2nd 7) vs. Drew Central (3rd
Boys
Wednesday’s Games
5:30 p.m. – Prescott (1st 7) vs. Camden Harmony Grove (4th
8:30 p.m. – Parkers Chapel (1st vs. Bismarck (4th 7)
Thursday’s Games
5:30 p.m. – Lafayette County (2nd vs. Fouke (3rd 7)
8:30 p.m. – Centerpoint (2nd 7) vs. Drew Central (3rd

Class 2A

North Region at Cedar Ridge

Girls
Wednesday’s Games
4:00 p.m. – Melbourne (1st 2) vs. Turrell (4th 3)
7:00 p.m. – East Poinsett County (1st 3) vs. Midland (4th 2)
Thursday’s Games
4:00 p.m. – Riverside (2nd 3) vs. Walnut Ridge (3rd 2)
7:00 p.m. – Cedar Ridge (2nd 2) vs. Rector (3rd 3)
Boys
Wednesday’s Games
5:30 p.m. – Melbourne (1st 2) vs. Riverside (4th 3)
8:30 p.m. – East Poinsett County (1st 3) vs. Salem (4th 2)
Thursday’s Games
5:30 p.m. – Turrell (2nd 3) vs. Walnut Ridge (3rd 2)
8:30 p.m. – Cotter (2nd 2) vs. Buffalo Island Central (3rd 3)

West Region at Danville

Girls
Wednesday’s Games
4:00 p.m. – Westside Johnson County (1st 4) vs. Cutter Morning Star (4th 5S)
7:00 p.m. – Danville (1st 5S) vs. Magazine (4th 4)
Thursday’s Games
4:00 p.m. – Mount Ida (2nd 5S) vs. Hartford (3rd 4)
7:00 p.m. – Eureka Springs (2nd 4) vs. Western Yell County (3rd 5S)
Boys
Wednesday’s Games
5:30 p.m. – Hackett (1st 4) vs. Mount Ida (4th 5S)
8:30 p.m. – Hector (1st 5S) vs. Eureka Springs (4th 4)
Thursday’s Games
5:30 p.m. – Benton Harmony Grove (2nd 5S) vs. Union Christian (3rd 4)
8:30 p.m. – County Line (2nd 4) vs. Cutter Morning Star (3rd 5S)

East Region at Augusta

Girls
Wednesday’s Games
4:00 p.m. – Augusta (1st 6) vs. Abundant Life (4th 5N)
7:00 p.m. Conway St. Joseph (1st 5N) vs. Palestine-Wheatley (4th 6)
Thursday’s Games
4:00 p.m. – Conway Christian (2nd 5N) vs. Hughes (3rd 6)
7:00 p.m. – Carlisle (2nd 6) vs. Bigelow (3rd 5N)
Boys
Wednesday’s Games
5:30 p.m. – Hughes (1st 6) vs. Conway Christian (4th 5N)
8:30 p.m. – Abundant Life (1st 5N) vs. Augusta (4th 6)
Thursday’s Games
5:30 p.m. – Conway St. Joseph (2nd 5N) vs. Hazen (3rd 6)
8:30 p.m. – Carlisle (2nd 6) vs. LR Lutheran (3rd 5N)

South Region at Smackover

Girls
Wednesday’s Games
4:00 p.m. – Stephens (1st 7E) vs. Dierks (4th 7W)
7:00 p.m. – Wickes (1st 7W) vs. Dermott (4th 7E)
Thursday’s Games
4:00 p.m. – Spring Hill (2nd 7W) vs. Smackover (3rd 7E)
7:00 p.m. – Strong (2nd 7E) vs. Horatio (3rd 7W)
Boys
Wednesday’s Games
5:30 p.m. – Hampton (1st 7E) vs. Foreman (4th 7W)
8:30 p.m. – Mineral Springs (1st 7W) vs. Strong (4th 7E)
Thursday’s Games
5:30 p.m. – Horatio (2nd 7W) vs. Ju8nction City (3rd 7E)
8:30 p.m. – Stephens (2nd 7E) vs. Wickes (3rd 7W)

Class 1A

Region 1 at Alpena

Girls
Wednesday’s Games
4:00 p.m. – Alpena (1st 1E) vs. Jasper (4th 1W)
7:00 p.m. – Fayetteville Christian (1st 1W) vs. Omaha (4th 1E)
Thursday’s Games
4:00 p.m. – Kingston (2nd 1W) vs. Lead Hill (3rd 1E)
7:00 p.m. – St. Joe (2nd 1E) vs. St. Paul (3rd 1W)
Boys
Wednesday’s Games
5:30 p.m. – Alpena (1st 1E) vs. Kingston (4th 1W)
8:30 p.m. – Mount Judea (1st 1W) vs. St. Joe (4th 1E)
Thursday’s Games
5:30 p.m. – Deer (2nd 1W) vs. Omaha (3rd 1E)
8:30 p.m. – Lead Hill (2nd 1E) vs. Jasper (3rd 1E)

Region 2 at Bay

Girls
Wednesday’s Games
4:00 p.m. – Viola (1st 2N) vs. Crowley’s Ridge Academy (4th 3E)
7:00 p.m. – Weiner (1st 3E) vs. Mammoth Spring (4th 2N)
Thursday’s Games
4:00 p.m. – Black Rock (2nd 3E) vs. Hillcrest (3rd 2N)
7:00 p.m. – Calico Rock (2nd 2N) vs. Bay (3rd 3E)
Boys
Wednesday’s Games
5:30 p.m. – Mammoth Spring (1st 2N) vs. Maynard (4th 3E)
8:30 p.m. – Bay (1st 3E) vs. Izard County (4th 2N)
Thursday’s Games
5:30 p.m. – Armorel (2nd 3E) vs. Norfork (3rd 2N)
8:30 p.m. – Hillcrest (2nd 2N) vs. Black Rock (3rd 3E)

Region 3 at Guy-Perkins

Girls
Wednesday’s Games
4:00 p.m. – Mount Vernon-Enola (1st 5N) vs. Lockesburg (4th 7C)
7:00 p.m. – Poyen (1st 7C) vs. PB St. Joseph (4th 5N)
Thursday’s Games
4:00 p.m. – Blevins (2nd 7C) vs. South Side Bee Branch (3rd 5N)
7:00 p.m. – Guy-Perkins (2nd 5N) vs. Ouachita (3rd 7C)
Boys
Wednesday’s Games
5:30 p.m. – Mount Vernon-Enola (1st 5N) vs. Ouachita (4th 7C)
8:30 p.m. – Poyen (1st (7C) vs. LR Lisa Academy (4th 5N)
Thursday’s Games
5:30 p.m. – Blevins (2nd 7C) vs. Southside Bee Branch (3rd 5N)
8:30 p.m. – Guy-Perkins (2nd 5N) vs. Delight (3rd 7C)

Region 4 at Scranton

Girls
Wednesday’s Games
4:00 p.m. – Sacred Heart (1st 5W) vs. Shirley (4th 2S)
7:00 p.m. – Bradford (1st 2S) vs. Nemo Vista (4th 5W)
Thursday’s Games
4:00 p.m. – West Side Greers Ferry (2nd 2S) vs. Scranton (3rd 5W)
7:00 p.m. – Wonderview (2nd 5W) vs. Concord (3rd 2S)
Boys
Wednesday’s Games
5:30 p.m. – Wonderview (1st 5W) vs. West Side Greers Ferry (4th 2S)
8:30 p.m. – Shirley (1st 2S) vs. Sacred Heart (4th 5W)
Thursday’s Games
5:30 p.m. – Rural Special (2nd 2S) vs. Scranton (3rd 5W)
8:30 p.m. – Nemo Vista (2nd 5W) vs. Concord (3rd 2S)

Region 5 at Saratoga

Girls
Wednesday’s Games
4:00 p.m. – Caddo Hills (1st 7N) vs. Emerson (4th 7S)
7:00 p.m. – Nevada County (1st 7S) vs. Umpire (4th 7N)
Thursday’s Games
4:00 p.m. – Bradley (2nd 7S) vs. Van-Cove (3rd 7N)
7:00 p.m. – Kirby (2nd 7N) vs. Trinity Christian (3rd 7S)
Boys
Wednesday’s Games
5:30 p.m. – Oden (1st 7N) vs. Emmet (4th 7S)
8:30 p.m. – Bradley (1st 7S) vs. Van-Cove (4th 7N)
Thursday’s
5:30 p.m. – Nevada County (2nd 7S) vs. Kirby (3rd 7N)
8:30 p.m. – Caddo Hills (2nd 7N) vs. Trinity Christian (3rd 7S)

Bob Connell / General Manager of KFFB 106.1 FM announces their coverage of the “AAAA District High School Basketball Tournament Championship Game”, to be played at Southside.  This special sports presentation will begin Saturday, February 21, 2009 with the game beginning at 6 PM.

Scores of the tournament will be updated at www.kffb.com and heard live world wide on the web.

KFFB and Sonic will be sponsoring the half-court $106.10.

Call KFFB for more information.

Bob Connell / General Manager of KFFB 106.1 FM announces their coverage of the “1 A-South District High School Basketball Tournament Championship Games”, to be played at Shirley.  This special sports presentation will begin Friday, February 20, 2009 with the girls’ game West Side Greers Ferry VS Bradford beginning at 6 PM and Boys’ game Rural Special VS Shirley to follow.

Scores of the tournament will be updated at www.kffb.com and heard live world wide on the web.

KFFB and Sonic will be sponsoring the half-court $106.10.

Call KFFB for more information.

There is a Storm Spotter Class schedule for Thursday April 16th 2009 at 6:30PM at the Stone County Fair Grounds in Mountain View AR.This will be given by John Robinson of the Nat. Weather Service of North Little Rock. Everyone is welcome. For more information contact Ricky Shuttleworth (870269-4612 or (870) 213-8879

Game Scores from Tuesday night games!

Senior Girls Game 4 pm: Clinton 61 & Stuttgart 46

Senior Boys Game 5:30 pm: Southside 52 & Heber Springs 44

Senior Girls Game 7:00: Heber Springs 54 & Southside 43

Senior Boys Game 8:30: Marianna 58 & Bald Knob 40