Fahey Flynn (August 6, 1916 – August 8, 1983) was a

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and

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who spent the majority of his career in

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of the ''

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'' described him as "an avuncular Irishman with a jaunty bow tie nda twinkle in his eye".Robert Feder. "Legendary anchorman left lasting impression". ''

''. August 8, 2003. 57. A six-time Emmy winner, Flynn started his career in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin in 1934. Flynn worked in Chicago from 1941 until his death at a hospital there from internal hemorrhaging in 1983 at age 67. From 1953 to 1968, he was an anchor for

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. He then joined Joel Daly as co-anchor at

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, and by 1971 the pair had become Chicago's highest-rated broadcasting team, retaining the lead in Chicago news ratings through 1979. Flynn, a history and English major, graduated from the

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in 1939 and received the distinguished alumni award in 1978.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Flynn, Fahey 1916 births 1983 deaths People from Escanaba, Michigan American people of Irish descent Television anchors from Chicago American radio personalities Emmy Award winners