Following the sensation caused by the popularity of the Dodge Ram Truck Super Bowl Spot last week, the entire ad industry is abuzz trying to find the commercial’s copywriter and voice talent named Paul Harvey.
“I never heard of the guy,” said one unnamed advertising headhunter, “but I’d sure like to get a piece of this Paul Harvey character. I’ll bet I could get him into Wieden, Crispen, Goodby– you name it! This Harvey kid threw the long ball, and the first recruiter to get him is going to get a handsome payday!”
Others are excited to find Harvey for his vocal skills. “Sure, it was a nice tone poem, kid’s got some writing chops for sure,” said one agency executive, “but it was his voice that was so captivating. The guy dripped of sincerity, humanity, all that warm touchie-feelie crap, that’s money in the bank. Harvey could be the next Hal Riney, I think!”
To date, efforts to discover Paul Harvey have failed. “The guy is doing the smart thing,” said an east coast headhunter. “Slow play the hand and let the pot keep getting bigger. This Paul Harvey is nobody’s fool!”
Anyone who knows the whereabouts of Paul Harvey should contact The Lint Screen so that we may put him in touch with the proper authorities and maybe enjoy a taste of the action.
4 responses to “Ad World Searching For Mysterious “Paul Harvey” Character”
Where abouts of Paul Harvey?–He is Dead. Has been so for a number of years,
Used to love his Rest of The Story series and am glad to see his reprise.
Harvey not only could write, he had a great voice and terrific timing.
He was always captivating.
Page… two!
That he was, and he was around forever.
He did his daily news broadcast at noon, page three, and read most (if not all) of the commercials himself. Then his Rest of the Story aired later in the day at drive home time. They were always very interesting.
Radio was much more civil before the days of Rush, Beck, Hannity.
Sigh.