Steve Daley (1948 – October 2, 2011) was a newspaper

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, best known for his work as political correspondent for the ''

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'' between 1988 and 1996.

Early life

Daley was born in Corning, New York, in 1948. He attended Corning Community College before moving on to study at

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, where he earned a BA in

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Career

Following his university graduation, Daley worked as a freelance journalist, supplementing his income by taking bartending work. Whilst working in a restaurant, "The Class Reunion" that was popular with Washington's politicians and journalists, Daley met and struck up a friendship with David Burgin who recruited him to be a sports reporter for the ''

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Times''. Daley left

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in 1981 having been offered a role as a sports reporter on the ''

'', a role which also saw him provide sports reports for WGN Radio. During his time at the ''Tribune'', he also worked as a

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and television critic before being promoted to be national political correspondent in 1988. Daley spent seven years as part of the White House Press Corps before leaving to join

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company Porter Novelli in 1996. After thirteen years there, during which he also moonlighted for a short period as an

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on the Master's course in Communications at

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, he left to found his own PR firm. Additional journalism work included (amongst others) contributions to the '' Washingtonian'' and the ''

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'' and the newspaper based

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''.

Personal life

Daley married his wife, Jane, in 1992. He died on October 2, 2011, in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Daley, Steve American political journalists 1948 births 2011 deaths American University School of Public Affairs alumni People from Corning, New York Chicago Tribune people Journalists from New York (state)