Fahey Flynn
| Fahey Flynn | |
|---|---|
 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. | |
| Born |
August 6, 1916 Escanaba, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died |
August 8, 1983 (aged 67) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation |
News Anchor WBBM-TV (1953-1968) WLS-TV (1968-1983) |
| Years active | 1953-1983 |
Fahey Flynn (August 6, 1916 – August 8, 1983) was a radio and television newscaster who spent the majority of his career in Chicago. Robert Feder of the Chicago Sun-Times described him as "an avuncular Irishman with a jaunty bow tie [and] a twinkle in his eye".[1]
A six-time Emmy winner,[2] Flynn worked in Chicago from 1941 until his death from internal hemorrhaging in 1983 at age 67. From 1953 to 1968, he was an anchor for WBBM-TV. He then joined Joel Daly as co-anchor at WLS-TV, and by 1971 the pair had become Chicago's highest-rated broadcasting team,[1] retaining the lead in Chicago news ratings through 1979.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Robert Feder. "Legendary anchorman left lasting impression". Chicago Sun-Times. August 8, 2003. 57.
- ↑ "Fahey Flynn, at 67; Radio-TV newsman". Associated Press. Boston Globe. August 10, 1983.