Paul Harvey

Noted radio broadcaster and personality, Paul Harvey, delivered the 1961 commencement address, titled "All men are not created equal." Born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Mr. Harvey began his radio career while still in high school in 1933 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at KVOO-AM. In June 1944 Harvey moved to Chicago and began broadcasting from the ABC affiliate WENR-AM. He quickly became the most listened-to newscaster in Chicago. In 1951 his "News and Comment" show was taken nationally.