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Obit Wire Lynn "Angel" Harvey
Thanks to the Canadian Press:
RIVER FOREST, Ill. — The wife of radio legend Paul Harvey, Lynne Cooper Harvey died at her Illinois home Saturday morning after a year-long battle with leukemia, according to a statement from Harvey's office.
The woman he called "Angel" was 92.
Lynne developed and edited her husband's best-known feature "The Rest of the Story."
A director, writer and editor, and the producer of her husband's radio program, she was the first producer ever inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame.
Among her brainchilds were including news features within hard-news broadcasts, and the humorous "kicker," which became a Paul Harvey trademark.
The Harveys met in St. Louis, Lynne Cooper's hometown, at KXOK and married in 1940. Lynne, a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Washington University, began her radio career reporting on educational topics.She also served on numerous charitable boards, including Prevent Child Abuse America, the USO, the Illinois Mental Health Association, and the Joffrey Ballet.She was also an enthusiastic contributor to various animal welfare groups.
Paul declared how much his "Angel" meant to him as he received the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House Nov. 9, 2005.
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