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at the beginning of the 1960s. In 1962, she was let go by WBBR and returned to WOBS. In the mid-1960s, Daniels moved to Chicago to become a host for
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in Jacksonville, Florida. Daniels later left Florida to begin her Illinois radio career in
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Anderson, Trezzvant W. (20 July 1957). "Billy Daniels' Daughter Doing OK on Her Own".
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radio host and was moved to the afternoon show in 1984 when WVON was renamed
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The Death of Black Radio: The Story of America's Black Radio Personalities
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Rowes, Izzy (20 October 1956). "Jacksonville's WOBS Has Yvonne Daniels".
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after her death. In 1995, Daniels was posthumously inducted into the
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Black Radio ... Winner Takes All: America's 1St Black Djs
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Daniels remained at WCFL until 1967 when she moved to
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Daniels died from breast cancer on June 21, 1991, in
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in 1973. Daniels was posthumously inducted into the
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