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BunnyMcGee

(475 posts) Fri Oct 23, 2020, 08:47 PM Oct 2020

For those who moved away from Illinois

Chicago news legend Joel Daly dies at 86

by: WGN Web Desk, Dean Richards

Posted: Oct 22, 2020 / 10:36 AM CDT / Updated: Oct 22, 2020 / 10:43 AM CDT

CHICAGO — A long-time fixture on Chicago television news has passed away.

https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/chicago-news-legend-joel-daly-dies-at-86/

Too many people from my youth are gone now.

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For those who moved away from Illinois (Original Post) BunnyMcGee Oct 2020 OP

Thanks for the update. He was an icon for sure. n/t CincyDem Oct 2020 #1

Yep, we're getting old. kacekwl Oct 2020 #2

Yes BunnyMcGee Oct 2020 #3

Remember Fahey's Bow Tie? ProfessorGAC Oct 2020 #4

Yes, I remember the Bow tie BunnyMcGee Oct 2020 #5

CincyDem

(6,963 posts)

1. Thanks for the update. He was an icon for sure. n/t

Reply to BunnyMcGee (Original post)

Fri Oct 23, 2020, 08:51 PM

Oct 2020

kacekwl

(7,732 posts)

2. Yep, we're getting old.

Reply to BunnyMcGee (Original post)

Fri Oct 23, 2020, 10:35 PM

Oct 2020

Joel was a icon in Chicago. I grew up with him on our little tv.

BunnyMcGee

(475 posts)

3. Yes

Reply to kacekwl (Reply #2)

Fri Oct 23, 2020, 10:46 PM

Oct 2020

I was little and remember Joel and Fahey Flynn and thought "adults blah blah". As I aged I remember Joel from before his retirement and thought "what an exceptional human being" with his humor and his side activities. I do miss him.

ProfessorGAC

(71,089 posts)

4. Remember Fahey's Bow Tie?

Reply to BunnyMcGee (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 28, 2020, 07:07 PM

Oct 2020

He was the first TV news guy I remember wearing one.
PJ Hoff, the famed weatherman wore one occasionally, but it was a sort of trademark for Fahey.
Those were the earliest days of me actually watching the news.

BunnyMcGee

(475 posts)

5. Yes, I remember the Bow tie

Reply to ProfessorGAC (Reply #4)

Sat Oct 31, 2020, 11:08 PM

Oct 2020

I also remember as a 9 to 13 year old thinking these adults were sooo boring. Now I wish we had sane adults on TV news. (local broadcasts)

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