TV pitchman Paul Newsom RIP

[CMPDon]

Television pitchman and avid outdoorsman Paul Newsom has died this morning after a battle with cancer. You may remember Paul from his on-camera work with car dealers Automax and Jim Glover, or perhaps as his role in the 80's as the OG&E spokesman. He also had a long-running hunting and fishing show.

Services will be held Monday in Tulsa.

[kevinpate]

Sad. Nice man he was

[nighttrain12]

[TaoMaas]

I'm very, very sorry to hear this....but, I knew it was coming. A mutual friend let me know that it was probably going to happen sometime this week. I'd known Paul since we drafted him to do the Tener's commercials eons ago.

[BBatesokc]

He really was a nice man. I've known Max Fairchild of AutoMax for a long time and Paul would often be at his parties until he got sick awhile back.

He was a real man's man and the women often saw him as the ideal rugged man. Great sense of humor. Too bad he's gone.

[kevinpate]

Beyond looks, he had a voice. It wouldn't melt buttah, but it could sure work wonders on nancy, susie, janie, etc., etc.