Joel Daly
Joel Daly | |
|---|---|
Daly in 1972 | |
| Born | August 21, 1934 Great Falls, Montana, U.S. |
| Died | October 21, 2020 (aged 86) La Grange, Illinois, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Occupation | News anchor – ABC 7 Chicago (WLS-TV) (1967–2005) |
| Years active | 1960–2005 |
| Spouse |
Suzon Daly
(m. 1953; died 2015) |
| Children | 3 |
Joel Daly (August 21, 1934 – October 22, 2020) was an American news anchor, most known for serving as an anchor for WLS-TV (an ABC-affiliate) in Chicago, Illinois, for 38 years from 1967 to 2005. Daly served as co-anchor on the 4 pm news broadcast alongside Linda Yu from January 1985 until his retirement in May 2005. Daly was inducted into the Silver Circle, a group of elite Chicago broadcasters, in 2003. Following his retirement from news broadcasting in 2005, from March 2007 until October 2013, Daly served as spokesperson for Chicago's Cook County federal courthouse.