Yvonne Daniels

Yvonne Daniels (September 16, 1937 – June 21, 1991) was an American radio host in Chicago from the 1960s to 1991. Daniels was a member of the first all-woman radio team in 1967 for WSDM and the first woman radio host for WLS in 1973. Daniels was posthumously inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 1995.

Yvonne Daniels
Born	(1937-09-16)16 September 1937 Jacksonville, Florida
Died	21 June 1991(1991-06-21) (aged 53) Chicago, Illinois

Early life and education

In 1937, Daniels was born in Jacksonville, Florida, a daughter of singer Billy Daniels. As a teenager, she began working as a singer and a R&B radio host.^[1] Daniels attended school at Stanton High School and Tuskegee University.^[2]

Career

In 1956, Daniels worked for WOBS in Jacksonville, Florida.^[3] Daniels later left Florida to begin her Illinois radio career in East St. Louis, Illinois for WBBR at the beginning of the 1960s.^[4] In 1962, she was let go by WBBR and returned to WOBS.^[5] In the mid-1960s, Daniels moved to Chicago to become a host for WYNR before being hired to co-host a night show for WCFL in June 1965.^[6]

Daniels remained at WCFL until 1967 when she moved to WSDM.^[7] With WSDM, she was a part of the station's first all-woman radio team until 1972. The following year, Daniels became the first woman DJ for WLS in 1973.^[8] In 1982, Daniels was hired by WVON as a drive time radio host and was moved to the afternoon show in 1984 when WVON was renamed WGCI-AM. She remained at WGCI until 1989 when she became WNUA's morning host.^[9]

Death

Daniels died from breast cancer^[8] on June 21, 1991, in Chicago, Illinois.^[9]

Awards and honors

In 1991, a part of Dearborn Street Bridge in Chicago was named Yvonne Daniels Way after her death.^[10] In 1995, Daniels was posthumously inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame.^[11]

See also

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• R&B and Soul Music portal
• Radio portal
• Biography portal

• African-American firsts
• Hal Jackson
• Frankie Crocker
• Imhotep Gary Byrd
• Bob Perkins
• Vaughn Harper
• Lavada Durst

References

1. "'First Lady Of Chicago Radio,' Jazz Expert Yvonne Daniels, 53". Chicago Tribune. 24 June 1991. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
2. Anderson, Trezzvant W. (20 July 1957). "Billy Daniels' Daughter Doing OK on Her Own". Piitsburgh Courier. p. 6 Courier Magazine Section.
3. Rowes, Izzy (20 October 1956). "Jacksonville's WOBS Has Yvonne Daniels". Pittsburgh Courier. p. 20.
4. Hayes, Bernie (2005). The Death of Black Radio: The Story of America's Black Radio Personalities. New York: iUnivese Inc. p. 31. ISBN 0595354637. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
5. "E. St. Louis Station Drops Billy Daniels' Daughter". Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. 9 August 1962. p. 57.
6. Biro, Nick (5 June 1965). "WCFL Teams McCoy & Daniels; First Step Towards New Format". Billboard. p. 15.
7. Washington George, Martha (2001). Black Radio ... Winner Takes All: America's 1St Black Djs. XLIBRIS. p. 142. ISBN 1401022545. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
8. "Yvonne Daniels, First Lady of Chicago Radio, Succumbs". Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. 8 July 1991. p. 55.
9. Kening, Dan (23 June 1991). "Yvonne Daniels, 'First Lady Of Radio'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
10. Fremon, David (5 March 1993). "Where In The Windy City Is . . ". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
11. "Yvonne Daniels". National Radio Hall Of Fame. Retrieved 26 February 2018.