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|name = Fahey Flynn
| name = Fahey Flynn
|image = WLS TV Eyewitness News team 1972.JPG
| image = WLS TV Eyewitness News team 1972.JPG
|caption = Eyewitness News team, 1972. Back, from left: anchor [[John Drury (television anchor)|John Drury]], anchor [[Joel Daly]]. Front, from left: weatherman [[John Coleman (news weathercaster)|John Coleman]], anchor Fahey Flynn, sportscaster [[Bill Frink]].
| caption = Eyewitness News team, 1972. Back, from left: anchor [[John Drury (television anchor)|John Drury]], anchor [[Joel Daly]]. Front, from left: weatherman [[John Coleman (news weathercaster)|John Coleman]], anchor Fahey Flynn, sportscaster [[Bill Frink]].
|alma_mater =
| alma_mater =
|birth_date = August 6, 1916
| birth_date = August 6, 1916
|birth_place = [[Escanaba, Michigan]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Escanaba, Michigan]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1983|8|8|1916|8|6}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1983|8|8|1916|8|6}}
| death_place = [[Chicago, Illinois]], U.S.
| death_place = [[Chicago, Illinois]], U.S.
|occupation = [[News Anchor]]<br>[[WBBM-TV]] (1953-1968)<br>[[WLS-TV]] (1968-1983)
| occupation = [[News Anchor]]
| employer = [[WBBM-TV]] (1953-1968)<br>[[WLS-TV]] (1968-1983)
| spouse =
| spouse =
|years_active = 1953-1983
| years_active = 1953-1983
}}
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'''Fahey Flynn''' (August 6, 1916 – August 8, 1983) was a [[radio]] and [[television]] [[News presenter|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".<ref name=A>Robert Feder. "Legendary anchorman left lasting impression". ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]''. August 8, 2003. 57.</ref>
'''Fahey Flynn''' (August 6, 1916 – August 8, 1983) was a [[radio]] and [[television]] [[News presenter|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".<ref name=A>Robert Feder. "Legendary anchorman left lasting impression". ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]''. August 8, 2003. 57.</ref>


A six-time [[Emmy]] winner,<ref>"Fahey Flynn, at 67; Radio-TV newsman". [[Associated Press]]. ''[[Boston Globe]]''. August 10, 1983.</ref> Flynn started his career in [[Fond du Lac, Wisconsin]] in 1934.<ref name="Chicago">{{cite news|title=Chicago Newscaster Fahey Flynn Dies |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2359422/fahey_flynn_19161983/|newspaper=The Pantagraph|date=August 9, 1983|page=4|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = May 6, 2015 }} {{Open access}}</ref> Flynn worked in Chicago from 1941 until his death at a hospital there from [[Bleeding|internal hemorrhaging]] in 1983 at age 67.<ref name="Chicago"/> 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,<ref name= A/> retaining the lead in Chicago news ratings through 1979. He was known for his distinctive introduction on newscasts, “How do you do, ladies and gentlemen? I’m Fahey Flynn.”
A six-time [[Emmy]] winner,<ref>"Fahey Flynn, at 67; Radio-TV newsman". [[Associated Press]]. ''[[Boston Globe]]''. August 10, 1983.</ref> Flynn started his career in [[Fond du Lac, Wisconsin]] in 1934.<ref name="Chicago">{{cite news|title=Chicago Newscaster Fahey Flynn Dies |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2359422/fahey_flynn_19161983/|newspaper=The Pantagraph|date=August 9, 1983|page=4|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = May 6, 2015 }} {{Open access}}</ref> Flynn worked in Chicago from 1941 until his death at a hospital there from [[Bleeding|internal hemorrhaging]] in 1983 at age 67.<ref name="Chicago"/> 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,<ref name= A/> retaining the lead in Chicago news ratings through 1979.


Flynn, a history and English major, graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh in 1939 and received the distinguished alumni award in 1978.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uwosh.edu/alumni/alumni-awards/award-recipients/distinguished-alumni/1979-1970|title=1979-1970 — Alumni|website=www.uwosh.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-03-04}}</ref>
Flynn, a history and English major, graduated from the [[University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh]] in 1939 and received the distinguished alumni award in 1978.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uwosh.edu/alumni/alumni-awards/award-recipients/distinguished-alumni/1979-1970|title=1979-1970 — Alumni|website=www.uwosh.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-03-04}}</ref>


==Notes==
==Notes==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0283449|name=Fahey Flynn}}
*{{IMDb name|id=0283449|name=Fahey Flynn}}

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[[Category:Television anchors from Chicago]]
[[Category:Television anchors from Chicago]]
[[Category:American radio personalities]]
[[Category:American radio personalities]]
[[Category:Emmy Award winners]]
[[Category:Regional Emmy Award winners]]

Latest revision as of 01:35, 26 March 2023

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.
BornAugust 6, 1916
Escanaba, Michigan, U.S.
DiedAugust 8, 1983(1983-08-08) (aged 67)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
OccupationNews Anchor
Years active1953-1983
Employer(s)WBBM-TV (1953-1968)
WLS-TV (1968-1983)

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 started his career in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin in 1934.[3] Flynn worked in Chicago from 1941 until his death at a hospital there from internal hemorrhaging in 1983 at age 67.[3] 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.

Flynn, a history and English major, graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh in 1939 and received the distinguished alumni award in 1978.[4]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Robert Feder. "Legendary anchorman left lasting impression". Chicago Sun-Times. August 8, 2003. 57.
  2. ^ "Fahey Flynn, at 67; Radio-TV newsman". Associated Press. Boston Globe. August 10, 1983.
  3. ^ a b "Chicago Newscaster Fahey Flynn Dies". The Pantagraph. August 9, 1983. p. 4. Retrieved May 6, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "1979-1970 — Alumni". www.uwosh.edu. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
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