Harry Volkman is a legend in weather forecasting. He has been predicting conditions in the Windy City since 1959. He joined FOX News Chicago as weekend weatherman in June, 1996. 

Harry studied meteorology at Tulsa University, Tafts University and the Spartan School of Aeronautics before beginning his broadcast career in Tulsa in 1949. 

A couple of years later, he moved to WKY in Oklahoma City where, in 1952, he became the first weather broadcaster to issue a tornado alert on television. Before Harry's historic broadcast, television stations were forbidden to issue tornado warnings because it was thought they would create panic. Harry received information from a nearby Air Force base of a tornado headed for Oklahoma City. His station cut into programming, and Harry went on live to alert viewers of the approaching storm. After an overwhelming positive response from viewers, the practice spread nationwide, and television stations now play an important role in passing along weather alerts from the National Weather Service. 

Harry started forecasting in Chicago with WMAQ-TV. He also appeared on WGN-TV and spent 18 years at WBBM-TV before joining FOX News Chicago. 

Harry has been a regular visitor to schools, churches and civic groups during his Chicago Career, having logged more than 9,000 such visits to pass along information and stories about weather broadcasting. His work was recognized by Northern Illinois University when he was presented the Dorland Terwilliger Award for Significant Contributions to Schools. 

Harry has been a member of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) for more than 40 years. In 1981 Harry was named AMS Meteorologist of the Year. He is the former chairman of the Board of Broadcast Meteorology.

Joel Daly


(ABC bio index)--- Joel Daly co-anchored ABC 7's 4 p.m. newscast, Linda Yu, until he retired in 2005. He now serves as a legal analyst for ABC 7 News. (*Before being replaced by Linda Yu, Orprah Winfrey was co-anchor with Daly at ABC).

Daly joined ABC 7 Chicago in 1967. With his late co-anchor, Fahey Flynn, his unique reporting style pioneered the most-copied news format in the United States. In his 35 years as an anchor and reporter, Daly has covered major news events in the Philippines, Southeast Asia and the Middle East, in addition to local and national election coverage.
Before he came to ABC 7, Daly sojourned in Cleveland, Ohio, at WJW-TV (1964-67) and at WEWS-TV (1960-64). His broadcasting career began in Idaho at the age of 17.

Inducted into the Chicago Journalism Hall of Fame in 2003 as a "living legend," Daly has won five Chicago Emmy Awards, including a citation for nightly commentary, a citation for "highlighting the genuine humanity and humor in the day's happenings," and an award for excellence in writing. He received the Herman Kogan Award from the Chicago Bar Association and the NATAS Silver Circle Award. His commentaries were also honored with the 1973 Liberty Bell award from the Chicago Bar Association and the 1974 Human Relations award from the American Jewish Congress.

In addition to his role as newscaster, Daly is active in music and theater. He appears yearly in the "Christmas Spirits" revue of the Chicago Bar Association, regularly performs a musical tribute to Roy Rogers with his new band, "Prairie Moon," and is part of a repertory company that regularly produces radio plays at the Museum of Broadcasting. He was critically lauded for his 1994 role as Atticus Finch in "To Kill a Mockingbird" at Chicago's Wisdom Bridge Theater. Daly also shone in "Darrow," a one-man play about the legendary Clarence Darrow, and as the lead character in William Kennedy's "Grand View" at the Pegasus Theater.

Daly serves on the Board of Directors of the Clinic for Elderly and Disabled, the Board of Governors for Chicago-Kent College of Law, and is the Chairman of the Student Affairs Committee at Chicago-Kent College of Law. He is also a member of the Chicago National Association of Television Arts and Sciences.

Daly graduated magna cum laude from Yale University in 1956, earning a B.A. degree in English. Thirty years later, in 1988, he graduated with honors from IIT-Chicago-Kent College of Law. Daly, now a practicing trial lawyer, is a member of the Bar both in Illinois and Wisconsin.

He is married, has two grown children, and resides in a southwest suburb.


(190N article)---- Jennifer Graves, ABC 7's Vice President & News Director, said "Joel's been the heart of this newsroom for almost four decades. He's the ultimate communicator and a truly gifted writer. It's been an honor and delight to work with him."

Throughout his career Daly has been recognized with countless awards and honors including five Chicago Emmy Awards from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and two Herman Kogan Awards from the Chicago Bar Association, among others. In 2003, he entered an elite group of Chicago broadcasters when the Academy inducted him into the "Silver Circle." This prestigious honor is awarded for 25 years or more of service in broadcasting and for outstanding contributions to the industry.
Daly serves on the Board of Directors of the Clinic for Elderly and Disabled, the Board of Directors of the International Academy of Dispute Resolution and the Board of Managers of the Chicago Bar Association. He is also a member of the Chicago National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

(Sun-Times)---- In 2000 he starred as Patsy McCall in a production of William J. Kennedy's Grand View. In addition, Daly appeared in the 2006 film Death of a President, in which he played a news reporter. The film portrays the fictional assassination of George W. Bush and generated much controversy, although Daly said he did not regret his involvement. "It's a gutsy undertaking to do the fictional assassination of a living president who's still in office. It's something that's in the American psyche. So dealing with this in a fictional forum -- albeit a realistic one -- is perhaps a purgative."
Daly has also dabbled in music, especially country music and yodeling. He has sung with a group called The Sundowners and occasionally writes his own songs.
(Chicago IP litigation Blog)----
Joel Daly Named Northern District Court Information Officer
Posted on March 8, 2007 by R. David Donoghue

Chief Judge Holderman announced this week that Joel Daly has been appointed the Northern District's Court Information Officer.  Daly is a "living legend" in the Chicago news world.  You can learn more about him from his ABC 7 biography.  In his role as Information Officer, Daly will assist journalists covering the Court and field inquiries about the Court's docket, ongoing cases and the judges.  Welcome to the Northern District Joel.


    Joel was an Associate with the firm Corboy & Demetrio, P.C., and is a certified Mediator, Arbitrator for the Cook County courts as well as serving as a Mediator for the Center for Conflict Resolution.  Joel has taught Trial Advocacy at Chicago Kent College of Law and in seminars sponsored by the Chicago Bar Association, Illinois Continuing Legal Education Programs, and American Bar Association.  He has also served as a commercial flight and ground school instructor and has been a licensed pilot.
Joel served on the Board of Managers of the Chicago Bar Association, on the Board of Directors of the Center for Disability and Elder Law, and on the Board of Directors of the International Academy of Dispute Resolution.
Joel enjoys the highest reputation among his peers for his public service, leadership skills, and legal distinction.

Bob Sirott

Co-anchor

Bob Sirott
Chicago - Chicago native Bob Sirott is returning to FOX Chicago News, the station announced Tuesday. His first day on air will be on Monday, July 19.
He will be co-anchoring the 9 p.m. newscast.

Prior to joining FOX Chicago, Sirott has worked in TV at CBS2, NBC5, FOX Chicago News and WTTW’s ’Chicago Tonight.’ He also hosts a weekend radio show on WGN.
A graduate of Columbia College, Sirott holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication. He has received numerous local Emmy awards, as well as a national Emmy award for feature reporting, and earned the Peter Lisagor Award for his reporting on the death of John Lennon.

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