John was one of my favorite local radio talkers, even if as one poster put it, "much of what he said on air could be debunked with a simple internet search". Nevertheless, he was respectful of callers, and a genuine treat to listen to. The last few years, Dayl had been relegated to weekend duty, but always enjoyed a loyal Valley following who would bend the ears of radio program directors when they canned him. And frequent dismissals indeed he encountered — probably only Charles Goyette has served at as many local Valley radio stations as Dayl did.

I remember when I first heard Dayl — I had been living in Arizona less than a year when that the first Gulf War was fought. John was arguing against the war, taking on dissenting callers, and I thought it was a ballsy stance, given that ~90% of Americans backed the effort to dispel Saddam Hussien from Kuwait. John spoke his mind, and was far from political correctness. I don't think there's another radio host in 2007 that refers to women as "broads".

I reckon the creek has risen… …R.I.P. John Dayl…