
Daddy-O-Daylie
Rich Samuels
Holmes "Daddy-O" Daylie (May 15, 1920-2003) - Daylie's first job out of high school was playing basketball, first as a Harlem Yankee then as a Harlem Globetrotter. He later returned to Chicago and tended bar. He ventured into radio based on the recommendation of a customer who liked his unique patter. Daylie hosted Daddy-O Jazz Patio on WAIT and worked at WMAQ and WAAF before retiring in 1983.