Carol Stream, IL — Tyndale House Publishers announces the acquisition of broadcasting legend Paul Harvey’s biography, to be released on June 1, 2009. New York Times best-selling author and biographer Stephen Mansfield has collaborated with David A. Holland, a syndicator of talk radio programs, to write Paul Harvey’s America: The Life, Art, and Faith of a Man Who Transformed Radio and Inspired a Nation.
“It is an honor to publish Paul Harvey’s America,” said Janis Long Harris, Associate Publisher, Tyndale House. “We believe this meticulously crafted exploration of Paul Harvey’s life—his belief in the American dream, his contributions to broadcasting, and his faith journey—will inspire and challenge many readers in their own lives of commitment and service.”
Paul Harvey’s America provides the compelling “rest of the story” account of America’s most popular radio host whose voice warmed the radio airwaves for more than six decades until one week before his death on February 28, 2009. Paul Harvey’s fascinating life is one of ingenuity, integrity, service, and love for family and country, bound together with a quiet, strong faith. Readers will learn of Harvey’s humble origins; how the brutal murder of his policeman father shaped his early life and career; his nearly 70-year partnership with “Angel,” his beloved wife and business manager/producer; the participation of their son, Paul, Jr., in the family enterprise; Harvey’s beginnings in the pioneer days of radio; and how he transformed American broadcast history and culture.
More than an inspiring story of a broadcast legend, Paul Harvey’s America includes his cautiously optimistic, but concerned, perspective on his beloved America, a nation which underwent great changes during his lifetime.
“Paul Harvey was a true pioneer and the greatest ambassador—and perhaps, performer—in the history of radio.”
—Rush Limbaugh, nationally syndicated radio host and political commentator
“Paul Harvey was not one of the great American broadcasters; he was the gold standard of American broadcasters.”
—Mike Huckabee, former Arkansas governor and current host of Huckabee on Fox News and ABC Radio Network’s Huckabee Report
Tyndale House will launch Paul Harvey’s America with a national promotional campaign this spring involving an intensive radio and television interview schedule for the authors and a promotional campaign with ABC Radio Network. A hardcover biography of approximately 192 pages, the book is being introduced at the suggested retail price of $19.99 (ISBN 978-1-4143-3450-9).
Stephen Mansfield is the New York Times best-selling author of The Faith of George W. Bush; The Faith of the American Solder; The Faith of Barack Obama;and Never Give In: The Extraordinary Character of Winston Churchill, among other works of history and biography. Living in Nashville, Tennessee, he is founder of Mansfield Group, a research and communications firm, as well as Chartwell Literary Group, and frequently is an inspirational speaker and lecturer. www.mansfieldgroup.com
David A. Holland is an author, speaker, and media consultant who began a radio career in college and subsequently worked as a news director, on-air personality, and director of affiliate relations for a national news-talk network; he is also a founding partner of Cobalt Bridge Media, based in Dallas, Texas.
Tyndale House Publishers was founded in 1962 by Dr. Kenneth N. Taylor as a means of publishing The Living Bible. Tyndale House Publishers is substantially owned by Tyndale House Foundation. As a result, the company’s profits help underwrite the Foundation’s mission, which is to spread the Good News of Christ around the world. Now one of the premier publishing houses in the industry, Tyndale products include numerous New York Times best sellers, including the popular Left Behind series and other fiction, plus nonfiction best sellers, including memoirs or biographies of Lisa Beamer, Gracia Burnham, Tony Dungy, and other individuals. Tyndale also publishes the Holy Bible, New Living Translation (NLT) and many other resources for church and family. Each NLT sale benefits the worldwide translation work of Wycliffe Bible Translators. Tyndale House is located in Carol Stream, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago.
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