There’s nothing quite so comforting as switching your radio to AM and hearing that familiar voice on Paul Harvey‘s News and Comment . But for the last couple of weeks, that familiar voice hasn’t belonged to the 89-year-old Mr. Harvey, but to Dallas radio legend Ron Chapman, who is subbing for him from an ABC satellite studio in North Dallas.
It seems that Ron got a recent call from his friend, Citadel Broadcasting titan Farid Suleman, who asked if the retired DJ would do him a favor. “He asked if I’d try sitting in for a couple of days for Paul Harvey,” says an incredulous and happy Ron. “I’ve studied Paul all my radio life and have patterned many things I do after him. He’s my radio hero. So my answer was ‘What time, where and what do I wear?’ ”
To enable Mr. Harvey to take a little time off, Ron stepped in on March 20. How long will he continue? “I don’t care,” says Ron. “Once in my life I get to say, ‘For Paul Harvey … I’m Ron Chapman.’ “
