Dan Daly taught English at Omaha Central from 1962-1999 and served as Department Chair from 1976-99. Dan discussed his approach to English teaching, his success in the AP program, and other thoughts about changes at CHS during his tenure.

Dan was a 1989 Alice Buffett Award winner and was Central's Teacher of the Year for 1972. He was inducted into the ⁠Central Hall of Fame in 2011.⁠

This interview was conducted in November of 2012 by:

Barry Combs (1950) HOF

Dr. Orville Menard (1951) HOF

Dr. Jim Wigton (1966)

(2:15) hired at CHS in 1962

(9:35) English Department Chair

(13:38) Central's "Mini Magnet"

(19:00) teaching AP English

(24:28) Central's writing tradition

(37:32) 'Future of Central' Committee

(39:15) Central journalism

(43:25) Dan's advice to future superintendents

(46:10) Dan and technology

(50:42) Dan's unsung colleagues

This interview was also edited from the original.

Host: Scott Wilson (introduction only)

Art: Beth Wilson

Music: Drew Ruchti

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