Delilah Biography
Delilah Rene is an American radio personality, author, and musician who is best known for hosting a nationally syndicated weekly U.S. radio song request and dedication program that has an estimated 8 million listeners. Delilah Rene was her first name on the radio in Seattle, but she is now known simply as Delilah.
How old is Delilah from the radio show? – Age
She is 62 years old as of 15 February 2022. She was born in 1960 in Reedsport, Oregon, United States.
Delilah Family – Education
Delilah’s family relocated from Coos Bay, Oregon, to Reedsport, Oregon, in 1969, where she attended school. She won a middle-school speech contest judged by local AM radio station owners in 1974. Delilah began her radio career providing school reports at KDUN in Reedsport. She immediately began designing commercials and was given her own time slot during morning and afternoon shifts. She worked at several stations in Oregon and Seattle after graduating from high school in 1978, until establishing the format she became known for at KLSY in 1984.
Is Delilah Rene Married? – Husband
Delilah has been married four times and often jokes about and references her divorces on her show. She is currently married to Paul Warner, a longtime friend. On October 27, 2012, they married at her home. The only information given to the invited guests (and most of the crew) was that they were attending her annual Harvest celebration.
How many sons has Delilah lost? – Children
Delilah has 15 children, 11 of whom have been adopted. She lost three boys in the period of seven years since 2012, which the radio personality revealed in a new interview. Sammy Young Dzolali Rene, a 16-year-old son, died on March 12, 2012, from the consequences of sickle-cell anemia, which had gone untreated for the majority of his life until he was adopted by Delilah and brought to the United States just 9 months before his death. Zachariah, her 18-year-old biological son, committed suicide on October 3, 2017, after a brief but acute time of depression.
Why was Delilah fired?
She was once dismissed due to her excessive success. Delilah had the most listeners of all the DJs at her radio station in 1990. Delilah was “overshadowing” her counterparts, according to a consultant hired by the channel to increase its daytime ratings.
Delilah Show
The show, dubbed Delilah, starts at 7 p.m. and runs until nearly midnight local time. In her home studio, she takes calls from listeners, offering encouragement, support, and musical dedication requests. Its headquarters are in the Pacific Northwest. The usage of callers is one of the show’s mainstays. Most of the time, the caller tells Delilah about her condition or narrative, and Delilah chooses the song that she thinks best fits the occasion.
During the show, callers are recorded and replayed afterward, sometimes within an hour. Delilah also takes requests for music. Originally broadcast only on weeknights, stations now have the choice of broadcasting the show six or even seven nights a week, with most stations showing at least one weekend night (typically Sunday) in addition to a weeknight show. “Friday Nite Girls,” a “fan club”-style segment in which she rewards groups of her regular female listeners with prizes, is featured on the broadcast. She also calls specific “Friday Nite Girls” chapters on occasion and interacts with them live on the air. In the first and third hours of the broadcast, she also airs a “Delilah Dilemma.”
Delilah Show Audience
The show is particularly popular with women aged 25 to 54. During the week, up to eight million people tune in to listen to the program. Delilah’s reported audience numbers have dropped in cities where Nielsen Audio uses the Portable People Meter to assess listenership, according to a Bloomberg interview.
How much does Delilah make a year? – Salary
She earns an annual salary of $1 Million.
Delilah Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $4 Million.