Fahey Flynn(August 6, 1916 – August 8, 1983) was aradioandtelevisionnewscasterwho spent the majority of his career inChicago.Robert Federof theChicago Sun-Timesdescribed him as "an avuncular Irishman with a jaunty bow tie [and] a twinkle in his eye".[1]
Fahey Flynn | |
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 Eyewitness News team, 1972. Back, from left: anchorJohn Drury,anchorJoel Daly.Front, from left: weathermanJohn Coleman,anchor Fahey Flynn, sportscasterBill Frink. | |
| Born | August 6, 1916 Escanaba, Michigan,U.S. |
| Died | August 8, 1983(aged 67) Chicago, Illinois,U.S. |
| Occupation | News Anchor |
| Years active | 1953-1983 |
| Employer(s) | WBBM-TV(1953-1968) WLS-TV(1968-1983) |
A six-timeEmmywinner,[2]Flynn started his career inFond du Lac, Wisconsinin 1934.[3]Flynn worked in Chicago from 1941 until his death at a hospital there frominternal hemorrhagingin 1983 at age 67.[3]From 1953 to 1968, he was an anchor forWBBM-TV.He then joinedJoel Dalyas co-anchor atWLS-TV,and by 1971 the pair had become Chicago's highest-rated broadcasting team,[1]retaining the lead in Chicago news ratings through 1979.
Flynn, a history and English major, graduated from theUniversity of Wisconsin–Oshkoshin 1939 and received the distinguished alumni award in 1978.[4]
Notes
edit- ^abRobert 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.
- ^ab"Chicago Newscaster Fahey Flynn Dies".The Pantagraph.August 9, 1983. p. 4.RetrievedMay 6,2015– viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"1979-1970 — Alumni".www.uwosh.edu.Retrieved2017-03-04.