Now that we have such a big stable of talented authors, we're going to take some time this year to re-introduce them to you. This week it's the Chicago broadcasting legend Joel Daly. What a thrill it was to work with Joel in the last six years of his life. He could light up a room.
Joel Daly
Joel Daly is a Chicago icon. Joel has been a television reporter and anchor, an attorney, a pilot, an actor, and a country music star. His memoir is entitled “The Daly News”. Joel passed away in 2020 at the age of 86.
You may have trusted him for years as he brought you the news. You may have been entertained when you heard him yodel. You may have thrilled to his Renaissance man exploits as world traveler, pilot, actor, and lawyer. Read this book to find out why he became all those things…and why Joel Daly is my Dad.
Joel Daly’s warmth, humor, and intelligence shine in this fascinating memoir. He was an eyewitness to over 50 years of news and history, covering it all with compassion, perspective and absolute dedication to his craft. What an honor to have worked with one of broadcasting’s true giants.
A highlight of the text are numerous transcripts of Daly’s commentaries, a staple of the newscasts he co-anchored with Fahey Flynn starting in the late ’60s. In contrast to the “happy talk” image his station projected, Daly’s smart, literate essays were evidence that his magna cum laude Yale education and world travels had not gone to waste.
