Joel Daly
Joel Daly (August 21, 1934 – October 22, 2020)[1] was an American news anchor. Daly was most known for serving as an anchor for WLS-TV (an ABC-affiliate) in Chicago, Illinois for 38 years from 1967–2005.
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| Born | August 21, 1934 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | October 22, 2020 (aged 86) LaGrange, Illinois, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Occupation | News Anchor – ABC 7 Chicago (WLS-TV) (1967–2005) |
| Years active | 1962–2005 |
| Spouse(s) | Suzon Daly (m. 1953–2015) (her death) |
| Children | 2 |
Daly served as co-anchor alongside Linda Yu from January 1985 until his retirement in May 2005. From March 2007 until October 2013, Daly served as spokesperson for Chicago's Cook County Federal courthouse.[2]
Daly died on October 22, 2020 in LaGrange, Illinois from Parkinson's disease-related problems at the age of 86.[3]
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Eyewitness News team, 1972. Back, from left: anchor John Drury, anchor Joel Daly. Front, from left: weatherman John Coleman, anchor Fahey Flynn, sportscaster Bill Frink
References
- ↑ O'Malley, Kathy; Dorothy Collin (August 20, 1993). "O'Malley & Collin INC.". Chicago Tribune: 20.
- ↑ Former WLS-TV Anchor Joel Daly Steps Down As U.S. District Court Spokesperson
- ↑ Joel Daly, longtime ABC7 anchor, dies at 86
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