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{{Short description|American radio personality, best known as the host of a syndicated U.S. radio program}}
{{Short description|American radio personality, best known as the host of a syndicated U.S. radio program}}
{{BLP sources|date=August 2009}}
{{BLP sources|date=August 2009}}
{{Infobox person
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| name = Delilah
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|02|15}}
| birth_place = North Bend, Oregon, U.S.
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| other_names = Delilah Rene
| occupation = {{hlist|Radio personality|author|songwriter}}
| years_active = 1983-present
| known_for = Radio
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'''Delilah Rene'''<ref name="Boudway">{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-delilah|title=The Queen of FM Fights for Her Throne |access-date=2016-06-15|first=Ira|last=Boudway |date= June 14, 2016|website=[[Bloomberg Business Week]]|quote=It’s destroying radio in general, and especially shows that don't play for the meter.}}</ref> (born February 15, 1960, in [[North Bend, Oregon]]) is an American [[radio personality]], author, and songwriter, best known as the host of a nationally [[radio syndication|syndicated]] nightly U.S. radio song request and dedication program, with an estimated 8 million listeners.<ref name=CNN>{{cite news|title=Talking off-air with Delilah, the 'Queen of Sappy Love Songs'|publisher=CNN|date=February 14, 2012 |url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/14/living/delilah-radio-host-profile/index.html|access-date=February 14, 2012}}</ref> She first aired in the Seattle market as Delilah Rene, though she is now known simply as '''Delilah'''.
'''Delilah Rene'''<ref name="Boudway">{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-delilah|title=The Queen of FM Fights for Her Throne |access-date=2016-06-15|first=Ira|last=Boudway |date= June 14, 2016|website=[[Bloomberg Business Week]]|quote=It’s destroying radio in general, and especially shows that don't play for the meter.}}</ref> (born February 15, 1960, in [[North Bend, Oregon]]) is an American [[radio personality]], author, and songwriter, best known as the host of a nationally [[radio syndication|syndicated]] nightly U.S. radio song request and dedication program, with an estimated 8 million listeners.<ref name=CNN>{{cite news|title=Talking off-air with Delilah, the 'Queen of Sappy Love Songs'|publisher=CNN|date=February 14, 2012 |url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/14/living/delilah-radio-host-profile/index.html|access-date=February 14, 2012}}</ref> She first aired in the Seattle market as Delilah Rene, though she is now known simply as '''Delilah'''.


==Early life==
==Early life==
In 1969, Delilah's family moved from [[Coos Bay, Oregon]], to neighboring [[Reedsport, Oregon|Reedsport]], where she attended school. In 1974, she won a middle-school speech contest judged by owners of the local AM radio station. Delilah began her radio career there, at [[KDUN]] in Reedsport, doing school reports. She soon was creating advertising spots and then was given her own time slot during shifts before and after school. After graduating from high school in 1978, she worked at numerous stations in Oregon and in Seattle before creating the format she became known for at KLSY in 1984.<ref name="Boudway" />
In 1969, Delilah's family moved from [[Coos Bay, Oregon]], to neighboring [[Reedsport, Oregon|Reedsport]], where she attended school. At age 13, she secured her first radio job after winning a school speech contest judged by owners of [[KDUN]], a local radio station.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Delilah revels in rediscovering her roots |url=https://www.kdunradio.com/blog/delilah-revels-in-rediscovering-her-roots |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=KDUN Radio 1030 AM - Reedsport Oregon |language=en-US}}</ref> After graduating from high school in 1978, she worked at numerous stations in Oregon and Seattle before creating the format she became known for at KLSY in 1984.<ref name="Boudway" />


==Radio show==
==Radio show==


===Format===
===Format===
The show, known simply as ''Delilah'',<ref name=prnet>{{cite web|url=http://www.premiereradio.com/shows/view/Delilah.html|title=Show information page|publisher=[[Premiere Radio Networks]]|access-date=10 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090419013110/http://www.premiereradio.com/shows/view/Delilah.html|archive-date=19 April 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> begins at 7 p.m. and ends around midnight local time. She takes calls from listeners in her home studio, providing encouragement, support, and receiving musical dedication requests. It is based in [[the Pacific Northwest]].
The show, known simply as ''Delilah'',<ref name=prnet>{{cite web|url=http://www.premiereradio.com/shows/view/Delilah.html|title=Show information page|publisher=[[Premiere Radio Networks]]|access-date=10 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090419013110/http://www.premiereradio.com/shows/view/Delilah.html|archive-date=19 April 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> begins at 7 p.m. and ends around midnight local time. She takes calls, emails, and letters sent in through her radio station’s website from her listeners. She encourages and supports her listeners and receives musical dedication requests. It is based in [[the Pacific Northwest]].


One of the cornerstones of the show is its use of callers. Most of the time the caller tells Delilah her situation or story and then Delilah chooses the song that she feels best matches the caller's situation. Callers are recorded during the show and replayed later, sometimes within the hour. Delilah also plays songs by direct request.
One of the cornerstones of the show is its use of callers. Most of the time the caller tells Delilah their situation or story and then Delilah chooses the song that she feels best matches the caller's situation. Callers are recorded during the show and replayed later, sometimes within the hour. Delilah also plays songs by direct request.


Originally heard only on weeknights, stations that carry the show have the option of carrying it six or even seven nights a week, with most stations airing at least one night of the weekend (usually Sunday) in addition to a weeknight show.
Originally heard only on weeknights, stations that carry the show have the option of carrying it six or even seven nights a week, with most stations airing at least one night of the weekend (usually Sunday) in addition to a weeknight show.


*'''Adult contemporary (AC):''' This is the most widely distributed version of the show between January and early November. It airs the usual [[adult contemporary music]] and is geared towards adults and their families. This is the version heard on most radio stations. It has also surfaced on [[hot adult contemporary]] stations. [[Maroon 5]], [[Pink (singer)|Pink]], [[Adele]], [[Kelly Clarkson]], [[Katy Perry]], and many other music artists and groups are heard in this version.
*'''Adult contemporary (AC):''' This is the most widely distributed version of the show between January and early November. It airs the usual [[adult contemporary music]] and is geared towards adults and their families. This is the version heard on most radio stations. It has also surfaced on [[hot adult contemporary]] stations.
*'''Gold-based AC:''' A version of the show that features several older [[adult contemporary]] hits, from artists including [[Elton John]], [[Michael Bublé]], [[Whitney Houston]], [[Celine Dion]] and others.
*'''Gold-based AC:''' A version of the show that features older [[adult contemporary]] hits.
*'''[[Christmas music]]:''' This is the only version that is produced between mid-November (a few weeks after [[Halloween]]) and [[Christmas]]. It features all Christmas music, mainly because most of the adult contemporary music formatted stations that carry the show switch over to the format for only two months. Stations that do not switch to Christmas music at that time can receive the main version of the show.
*'''[[Christmas music]]:''' This is the only version that is produced between mid-November and [[Christmas]].
*'''Christian Music version:''' A version of the show featuring Contemporary Christian music, specifically produced for stations and audiences favoring this genre.
*'''Christian Music version:''' A version of the show featuring Contemporary Christian music, specifically produced for stations and audiences favoring this genre.


The show includes "Friday Nite Girls", a "fan club"-style feature in which she honors groups of her regular female listeners with prizes. She occasionally also calls certain "Friday Nite Girls" chapters and speaks with them live on the air. She also airs a "Delilah Dilemma" each evening in the first and third hours of the broadcast.
The show includes "Friday Night Girls", where she honors groups of her regular female listeners with prizes. She occasionally also calls "Friday Night Girls" chapters and speaks with them live on the air.


She also airs a "Delilah Dilemma" each evening in the first and third hours of the broadcast, where she reads a dilemma submitted by a listener and offers advice on their situation.
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===Distribution===
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The program debuted on four stations at the beginning of 1996, finishing the year on a dozen stations. In 1997, Broadcast Programming started to distribute the program, which was later bought by [[Jones Radio Networks]]. Delilah moved to [[Premiere Radio Networks]] in 2004, where she remains to this day. There are nearly 170 radio stations, and the [[Armed Forces Radio Network]], airing the program. Jane Bulman is the original executive producer and has been in that role for 20 years.


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===Distribution===
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The program debuted on four stations at the beginning of 1996 and finished the year on a dozen stations. In 1997, Broadcast Programming started to distribute the program, which was later bought by [[Jones Radio Networks]]. Delilah moved to [[Premiere Radio Networks]] in 2004, where she remains to this day. There are nearly 170 radio stations, and the [[Armed Forces Radio Network]], airing the program. Jane Bulman has been the executive producer of the show since its inception.

The program [https://www.hobbiesenred.com/pdf/easy93.1ing.pdf DELILAH - EASY 93.1] was heard in Cuba on the 93.1 MHz frequency, FM (Modulated Frequency) thanks to the atmospheric phenomenon known as -tropospheric propagation- A transitory phenomenon was unleashed when a cold front descended from the Earth’s North Pole and carried with it TV transmissions, and the FM of Florida with it extraordinary stereophonic music to Cuba.


Many of the stations carrying the show are owned by Premiere parent [[iHeartMedia]]. In November 2006, [[WLTW]] in New York began carrying her. The version of the show that runs on WLTW is a separate, specially tailored version of the show produced just for that station, with music programmed by local WLTW Programming. In 2007, longtime lovesongs host Zoe Bonet was dropped from [[KODA]] Houston and replaced with her. In March 2012, she went on the air in Los Angeles on KFSH-FM, a [[Salem Broadcasting]] owned station playing Christian music. This addition debuted the Christian Music formatted version of the program. [[iHeartRadio]] has an online Delilah stream where listeners can hear the show all the time regardless of time zone or broadcast market. Delilah is also on the air at [[WYJB]] (B95.5FM), a radio station in [[Albany, New York]] in the evening for listeners coming home from work on the weekdays or on the weekends.
Many of the stations carrying the show are owned by Premiere parent [[iHeartMedia]]. In November 2006, [[WLTW]] in New York began carrying her. The version of the show that runs on WLTW is a separate, specially tailored version of the show produced just for that station, with music programmed by local WLTW Programming. In 2007, [[KODA]] Houston began carrying her show. In March 2012, she went on the air in Los Angeles on KFSH-FM, a [[Salem Broadcasting]] owned station playing Christian music. This addition debuted the Christian Music formatted version of the program. Delilah is also on the air in the evenings at [[WYJB]] (B95.5FM), a radio station in [[Albany, New York]]. [[iHeartRadio]] has an online Delilah stream where listeners can hear the show all the time.


In October 2017, Delilah temporarily went on hiatus after the suicide of one of her children.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://ew.com/music/2017/10/09/delilah-son-zachariah-death-suicide/|title=Radio host Delilah announces break from show after son's death by suicide|work=EW.com|access-date=2018-01-27|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/radio-host-delilah-reveals-son-zachariah-died-of-suicide-w507750/|title=Radio Host Delilah Reveals Son Zachariah Died of Suicide|date=2017-10-08|work=Us Weekly|access-date=2018-01-27|language=en-US}}</ref>
In October 2017, Delilah temporarily went on hiatus after the suicide of one of her children.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://ew.com/music/2017/10/09/delilah-son-zachariah-death-suicide/|title=Radio host Delilah announces break from the show after son's death by suicide|work=EW.com|access-date=2018-01-27|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/radio-host-delilah-reveals-son-zachariah-died-of-suicide-w507750/|title=Radio Host Delilah Reveals Son Zachariah Died of Suicide|date=2017-10-08|work=Us Weekly|access-date=2018-01-27|language=en-US}}</ref>


On January 26, 2018, Seattle soft AC station [[KSWD (FM)|KSWD]] announced that Delilah would host middays on the station beginning January 29. The station also picked up her syndicated show for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/122705/94-1-sound-adds-delilah-middays/|title=94.1 The Sound Adds Delilah For Middays|date=2018-01-26|work=RadioInsight|access-date=2018-01-27|language=en-US}}</ref>
On January 26, 2018, Seattle soft AC station [[KSWD (FM)|KSWD]] announced that Delilah would host middays on the station beginning January 29. The station also picked up her syndicated show for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/122705/94-1-sound-adds-delilah-middays/|title=94.1 The Sound Adds Delilah For Middays|date=2018-01-26|work=RadioInsight|access-date=2018-01-27|language=en-US}}</ref>


In 2021, Rene purchased [[KDUN]] in her hometown of [[Reedsport, Oregon]], which carries her syndicated show.<ref>https://radioinsight.com/ross/212570/first-listen-delilahs-kdun-throwback-24-7-wreo/</ref>
In 2021, Delilah purchased [[KDUN]] in her hometown of [[Reedsport, Oregon]], which carries her syndicated show.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://radioinsight.com/ross/212570/first-listen-delilahs-kdun-throwback-24-7-wreo/ |title = First Listen: Delilah's KDUN; 'Throwback' 24/7, WREO – RadioInsight| date=10 September 2021 }}</ref>


===Audience===
===Audience===
The show is popular among women between the ages of 25 and 54. As many as eight million people tune in to listen to the program throughout the full week.
The show is popular among women between the ages of 25 and 54. As of 2016, eight million people listen to the program at least once a week.


According to a Bloomberg interview, Delilah has seen her reported audience numbers plummet in cities where [[Nielsen Audio]] has adopted the [[Portable People Meter]] for tracking [[listenership]].<ref name="Boudway"/>
According to a Bloomberg interview, Delilah has seen her reported audience numbers plummet in cities where [[Nielsen Audio]] has adopted the [[Portable People Meter]] for tracking [[listenership]].<ref name="Boudway"/>


===In popular culture===
===In popular culture===
The show plays a role in the [[Hallmark Channel]] television series ''[[Cedar Cove (TV series)|Cedar Cove]]'', which is based on writer [[Debbie Macomber]]'s book series and set in a fictional Pacific coast town in Washington state. Quotes and other inspirational pieces voiced by Delilah especially for the series set up some of the [[plot device]]s which occur in the course of each episode.
The show plays a role in the [[Hallmark Channel]] television series ''[[Cedar Cove (TV series)|Cedar Cove]]'', which is based on writer [[Debbie Macomber]]'s book series and set in a fictional Pacific coast town in Washington state. Quotes and other inspirational pieces voiced by Delilah, especially for the series set up some of the [[plot device]]s that occur in the course of each episode.


The show can also be heard in the 2018 film ''[[I Can Only Imagine (film)|I Can Only Imagine]]'', the biographical story of [[MercyMe]] lead singer [[Bart Millard]].
The show can be heard in the 2018 film ''[[I Can Only Imagine (film)|I Can Only Imagine]]'', the biographical story of [[MercyMe]] lead singer [[Bart Millard]].


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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Delilah has been married four times and divorced three times.<ref name="CNN" /> In October 2012, she married Paul Warner.<ref>{{cite web |title=?? |url=http://kcwaimg.co.kitsap.wa.us/recorder/eagleweb/viewDoc.jsp?node=DOC368S487 |access-date=2016-12-23 |website=Kcwaimg.co.kitsap.wa.us}} {{registration required|date=December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Week |first=This |date=2014-01-07 |title=This Week's Chess Safari: A message from Delilah |url=http://www.twchesssafari.blogspot.com/2014/01/a-message-from-delilah.html |access-date=2016-12-23 |website=Twchesssafari.blogspot.com}}</ref>
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Delilah is a mother of 14 children, 11 of whom were adopted.<ref name=SouthKitsap>[http://kitsapsun.com/news/2008/feb/24/yes-that-delilah-lives-in-south-kitsap/ Yes, that Delilah lives in South Kitsap] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080228004740/http://kitsapsun.com/news/2008/feb/24/yes-that-delilah-lives-in-south-kitsap/ |date=2008-02-28 }} Kitsap Sun. 24 February 2008.</ref> Two of her children have died: a 16-year-old son, Sammy Young Dzolali Rene, died on March 12, 2012, of complications of [[sickle-cell anemia]] which had gone untreated most of his life until he was adopted by Delilah and brought to the US just 9 months before his death.<ref name=ChicagolandRadioandMedia>[http://chicagoradioandmedia.com/news/2335-delilah-loses-son-then-loses-wlit-fm Delilah Loses Son; Then Loses WLIT-FM] Chicagoland Radio and Media 13 March 2012.</ref> On October 3, 2017, her 18-year-old biological son Zachariah died by suicide, following a brief but intense period of depression.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://people.com/music/romance-radio-host-delilah-announces-her-son-zachariah-has-died-of-suicide/|title=Romance Radio Host Delilah Announces Her Son Zachariah Has Died of Suicide|work=People|last=Pasquini|first=Maria|date=October 7, 2017|access-date=October 8, 2017}}</ref>


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Delilah has 15 children, 11 of whom were adopted.<ref name="SouthKitsap">[http://kitsapsun.com/news/2008/feb/24/yes-that-delilah-lives-in-south-kitsap/ Yes, that Delilah lives in South Kitsap] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080228004740/http://kitsapsun.com/news/2008/feb/24/yes-that-delilah-lives-in-south-kitsap/ |date=2008-02-28 }} Kitsap Sun. 24 February 2008.</ref> Her 16-year-old son, Sammy Young Dzolali Rene, died on March 12, 2012, from complications from [[sickle-cell anemia]].<ref name="ChicagolandRadioandMedia">[http://chicagoradioandmedia.com/news/2335-delilah-loses-son-then-loses-wlit-fm Delilah Loses Son; Then Loses WLIT-FM] Chicagoland Radio and Media 13 March 2012.</ref> On October 3, 2017, her 18-year-old biological son Zachariah died by suicide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://people.com/music/romance-radio-host-delilah-announces-her-son-zachariah-has-died-of-suicide/|title=Romance Radio Host Delilah Announces Her Son Zachariah Has Died of Suicide|work=People|last=Pasquini|first=Maria|date=October 7, 2017|access-date=October 8, 2017}}</ref> Her stepson Ryan died in December 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Radio Host Delilah on the Conversation with Rory Feek that 'Gave Me Hope' After Her Sons' Deaths |url=https://people.com/music/radio-personality-delilah-rene-says-there-is-no-coping-mechanism-when-you-lose-a-child/ |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}}</ref>
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Delilah has been married four times, and frequently jokes about, and refers to, her multiple divorces on her show.<ref name=CNN/> She is currently married to her longtime pal Paul Warner. The two were married at her home on October 27, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kcwaimg.co.kitsap.wa.us/recorder/eagleweb/viewDoc.jsp?node=DOC368S487 |title=?? |website=Kcwaimg.co.kitsap.wa.us |access-date=2016-12-23}} {{registration required|date=December 2016}}</ref> The invited guests (and most of the staff) were told only that they were attending her annual Harvest party.<ref>{{cite web|last=Week |first=This |url=http://www.twchesssafari.blogspot.com/2014/01/a-message-from-delilah.html |title=This Week's Chess Safari: A message from Delilah |website=Twchesssafari.blogspot.com |date=2014-01-07 |access-date=2016-12-23}}</ref>


She lives near [[Port Orchard, Washington]].<ref name=SouthKitsap/>
She lives near [[Port Orchard, Washington]].<ref name=SouthKitsap/>
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Portal|Radio|Biography}}
*{{Official website|http://www.delilah.com/}}
*{{Official website|http://www.delilah.com/}}


Latest revision as of 03:55, 18 June 2024

Delilah
Born (1960-02-15) February 15, 1960 (age 64)
North Bend, Oregon, U.S.
Other namesDelilah Rene
Occupations
  • Radio personality
  • author
  • songwriter
Years active1983-present
Known forRadio
Signature

Delilah Rene[1] (born February 15, 1960, in North Bend, Oregon) is an American radio personality, author, and songwriter, best known as the host of a nationally syndicated nightly U.S. radio song request and dedication program, with an estimated 8 million listeners.[2] She first aired in the Seattle market as Delilah Rene, though she is now known simply as Delilah.

Early life[edit]

In 1969, Delilah's family moved from Coos Bay, Oregon, to neighboring Reedsport, where she attended school. At age 13, she secured her first radio job after winning a school speech contest judged by owners of KDUN, a local radio station.[3] After graduating from high school in 1978, she worked at numerous stations in Oregon and Seattle before creating the format she became known for at KLSY in 1984.[1]

Radio show[edit]

Format[edit]

The show, known simply as Delilah,[4] begins at 7 p.m. and ends around midnight local time. She takes calls, emails, and letters sent in through her radio station’s website from her listeners. She encourages and supports her listeners and receives musical dedication requests. It is based in the Pacific Northwest.

One of the cornerstones of the show is its use of callers. Most of the time the caller tells Delilah their situation or story and then Delilah chooses the song that she feels best matches the caller's situation. Callers are recorded during the show and replayed later, sometimes within the hour. Delilah also plays songs by direct request.

Originally heard only on weeknights, stations that carry the show have the option of carrying it six or even seven nights a week, with most stations airing at least one night of the weekend (usually Sunday) in addition to a weeknight show.

  • Adult contemporary (AC): This is the most widely distributed version of the show between January and early November. It airs the usual adult contemporary music and is geared towards adults and their families. This is the version heard on most radio stations. It has also surfaced on hot adult contemporary stations.
  • Gold-based AC: A version of the show that features older adult contemporary hits.
  • Christmas music: This is the only version that is produced between mid-November and Christmas.
  • Christian Music version: A version of the show featuring Contemporary Christian music, specifically produced for stations and audiences favoring this genre.

The show includes "Friday Night Girls", where she honors groups of her regular female listeners with prizes. She occasionally also calls "Friday Night Girls" chapters and speaks with them live on the air.

She also airs a "Delilah Dilemma" each evening in the first and third hours of the broadcast, where she reads a dilemma submitted by a listener and offers advice on their situation.

Distribution[edit]

The program debuted on four stations at the beginning of 1996 and finished the year on a dozen stations. In 1997, Broadcast Programming started to distribute the program, which was later bought by Jones Radio Networks. Delilah moved to Premiere Radio Networks in 2004, where she remains to this day. There are nearly 170 radio stations, and the Armed Forces Radio Network, airing the program. Jane Bulman has been the executive producer of the show since its inception.

Many of the stations carrying the show are owned by Premiere parent iHeartMedia. In November 2006, WLTW in New York began carrying her. The version of the show that runs on WLTW is a separate, specially tailored version of the show produced just for that station, with music programmed by local WLTW Programming. In 2007, KODA Houston began carrying her show. In March 2012, she went on the air in Los Angeles on KFSH-FM, a Salem Broadcasting owned station playing Christian music. This addition debuted the Christian Music formatted version of the program. Delilah is also on the air in the evenings at WYJB (B95.5FM), a radio station in Albany, New York. iHeartRadio has an online Delilah stream where listeners can hear the show all the time.

In October 2017, Delilah temporarily went on hiatus after the suicide of one of her children.[5][6]

On January 26, 2018, Seattle soft AC station KSWD announced that Delilah would host middays on the station beginning January 29. The station also picked up her syndicated show for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights.[7]

In 2021, Delilah purchased KDUN in her hometown of Reedsport, Oregon, which carries her syndicated show.[8]

Audience[edit]

The show is popular among women between the ages of 25 and 54. As of 2016, eight million people listen to the program at least once a week.

According to a Bloomberg interview, Delilah has seen her reported audience numbers plummet in cities where Nielsen Audio has adopted the Portable People Meter for tracking listenership.[1]

In popular culture[edit]

The show plays a role in the Hallmark Channel television series Cedar Cove, which is based on writer Debbie Macomber's book series and set in a fictional Pacific coast town in Washington state. Quotes and other inspirational pieces voiced by Delilah, especially for the series set up some of the plot devices that occur in the course of each episode.

The show can be heard in the 2018 film I Can Only Imagine, the biographical story of MercyMe lead singer Bart Millard.

Personal life[edit]

Delilah has been married four times and divorced three times.[2] In October 2012, she married Paul Warner.[9][10]

Delilah has 15 children, 11 of whom were adopted.[11] Her 16-year-old son, Sammy Young Dzolali Rene, died on March 12, 2012, from complications from sickle-cell anemia.[12] On October 3, 2017, her 18-year-old biological son Zachariah died by suicide.[13] Her stepson Ryan died in December 2019.[14]

She lives near Port Orchard, Washington.[11]

Awards and honors[edit]

Year Name Notes Ref
2007 Syndicated Personality/Show of the Year award by Radio & Records magazine Nominated [15]
2012 Gracie Award for Outstanding Host - Entertainment/Information in Radio. Winner [16]
2016 Inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame
2016 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Marconi Award for Network/Syndicated Personality of the Year Winner. Also nominated in 2008, 2013 and 2018. [17]
2017 Inducted into the NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame [18]

Books[edit]

Year Name
2002 Love Someone Today: Encouragement and Inspiration for the Times of Our Lives
2008 Love Matters
2012 Arms Full of Love: Inspiring True Stories that Celebrate the Gift of Family
2018 One Heart at a Time: The Inspiring Journey of the Most Listened-To Woman on the Radio

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Boudway, Ira (June 14, 2016). "The Queen of FM Fights for Her Throne". Bloomberg Business Week. Retrieved 2016-06-15. It's destroying radio in general, and especially shows that don't play for the meter.
  2. ^ a b "Talking off-air with Delilah, the 'Queen of Sappy Love Songs'". CNN. February 14, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
  3. ^ "Delilah revels in rediscovering her roots". KDUN Radio 1030 AM - Reedsport Oregon. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
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