Comments on: Ron Chapman Returns, Subbing For Broadcast Hero

By: Mary C

Mary C — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:51:02 +0000

Listening to Ron Chapman today subbing for Paul Harvey today I was very disappoined to hear him repeatedly refer to President Bush as “Mr.” Bush. I believe that as long as he is the acting President of our country, the proper title is “President”, and after Jan. 20th “former President” Bush. I found this very disrespectful.

By: Kay B

Kay B — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 01:19:13 +0000

Always enjoy listening to Ron Chapman. Every now and then he used to play a particular song that was a real upbeat ditty. I sure would like to know the name of the song and where to find it.

By: George F. Berger

George F. Berger — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:20:21 +0000

Hello Ron Chapman and the staffer who probably has to read all these things.
I waited all last week (ending Fri. 5 Dec.)to hear who else had a birthday on the 5th. I’m glad Mr Harvey is still with us. I’ve enjoyed listening for many years but don’t know why he had to return on just the one day I really wanted to hear who else shared a birthday with me.
I suppose it’s too late to do it on some other day(wrong day/date anyway)you’ll be sitting in for Mr. Harvey but I guess I’ll have to wait another year. Too bad.
Thanks for reading,
George
San Diego CA
I listen on KFMB 760 AM – 11:45am to Noon.

By: Bob Jones

Bob Jones — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 00:06:20 +0000

I listened to Paul Harvey back in the ’60s because he was on WLS in Chicago, and that was THE top 40 station in town until WCFL took them on. I also was in the same HS graduating class as his son (didn’t really know him, as there were 797 seniors in our class). Can’t remember the last time I listened to Paul Harvey.

From 1972-92 I spent most of my time in Dallas/Fort Worth, where KVIL was #1 and Ron Chapman WAS KVIL. I’m quite certain there are people in D/FW who know Ron Chapman much better than they know Paul Harvey.

I don’t think I want to hear Ron Chapman as Paul Harvey. I’ll just listen to my old KVIL airchecks.

By: Darlene Smith

Darlene Smith — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:43:02 +0000

In the early 80’s we lived in Texas and Ron Chapman performed his rendition of “Perhaps Love” It was amazing….anyone have/know where I can find it?

By: Michael Hearne

Michael Hearne — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 05:53:47 +0000

For all of you who want to gripe about Ron Chapman imitating Paul Harvey’s manner of speech, if you haven’t noticed, all of PH’s stand-in’s do the same, including his son. I know it isn’t cool, but maybe it’s a requirement, since the local announcers here in Amarillo do it too, when they advertise his presence on their stations (not flattery folks!).

I was born in Dallas, and I remember the day KVIL (1150) switched from “elevator” music to rock and roll. I think I was about 15. Since we had lost KBOX (1480), we really didn’t like being forced to only have KLIF (1190). So we all got up at 5:30 AM to listen to the format switch. At 6:00 AM it all began, with “Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band”, the first rock and roll song that KVIL played. Good. We had two rock and roll stations again.

I tried to email Ron, a few years ago, but never got an answer. I had erroneously supposed that he had passed away, but now I know differently.

By: Michael Hearne

Michael Hearne — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 05:41:09 +0000

I remember the day KVIL

By: Jack Staton

Jack Staton — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:38:39 +0000

Ron- You need to be less “warm and fuzzy”. Don’t try to be exactly like Paul… Everyone is their own person.

By: Kathy Del Rio

Kathy Del Rio — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:15:07 +0000

Will Ron Chapman replace Paul Harvey after he is gone? Is Paul Harvy retired or semi retired?
Thank you
Kathy Del Rio

By: Richard

Richard — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:51:39 +0000

Ron Chapman did own morning talk radio on KVIL Dallas in the 1980s. And he played music then when new artists and releases were worth listening to. My favorite KVIL/Ron Chapman story was a KVIL contest mailer that gave you 5 or 10 number strings that could contain a big bucks winner. The “winners” appeared to be the same few people several times. Turns out they discovered that the US mail carriers were “delivering” thousands of the KVIL mailers to the dumpster behind the Post Office. These were retrieved by these divers who used Excel to arrange them numerically and grab prizes when their numbers were called. Odd that most of the winning numbers came from that dumpster.