What is Joel Daly?
{{Infobox person | name = Joel Daly | image = Joel Daly.JPG | alma_mater = [[Yale University]] | birth_date = {{Birth date|1934|8|21}} | birth_place = [[Cleveland, Ohio]], U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|10|22|1934|8|21}} | death_place = [[LaGrange, Illinois]], U.S. | nationality = [[United States|American]] | occupation = [[News Anchor]] – [[WLS-TV|ABC 7 Chicago (WLS-TV)]] <small>(1967–2005)</small> | spouse = {{marriage|Suzon Daly|1953|2015}} <small>(her death)</small> | children = 2 | years_active = 1962–2005 }} '''Joel Daly''' (August 21, 1934 &ndash; October 22, 2020)<ref>{{cite news |first=Kathy |last=O'Malley |author2=Dorothy Collin |title=O'Malley & Collin INC. |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |page=20 |date=August 20, 1993 }}</ref> was an American [[news presenter|news anchor]]. Daly was most known for serving as an anchor for [[WLS-TV]] (an [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]-affiliate) in [[Chicago, Illinois]] for 38 years from 1967–2005. 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, Illinois|Cook County]] Federal courthouse.<ref>[http://chicagoradioandmedia.com/news/6070-former-wls-tv-anchor-joel-daly-steps-down-as-u-s-district-court-spokesperson Former WLS-TV Anchor Joel Daly Steps Down As U.S. District Court Spokesperson]</ref> Daly died on October 22, 2020 in [[LaGrange, Illinois]] from [[Parkinson's disease]]-related problems at the age of 86.<ref>[https://abc7chicago.com/society/joel-daly-retired-abc7-anchor-dies-at-86/7216500/ Joel Daly, longtime ABC7 anchor, dies at 86]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Daly, Joel}} [[Category:1934 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from Parkinson's disease]] [[Category:American television news anchors]] [[Category:People from Cleveland]] [[Category:Television person