The only time her home is quiet, she says, is between 1 a. And even then, it's not unusual for her to sleep on 4 inches of her bed as children pile around her. In the evenings, Delilah often holes up in her home studio, taking calls from the 8. About calls -- of the attempted 55,plus per evening -- get answered by her and her staff. She's been known to talk to people for 30 minutes, even if they'll never make it on air, simply because they need an ear. For those in the throes of sadness, she shares her own lowest moments -- such as the time her husband left her, her family disowned her, she lost her job and thought she was going to lose her home.
By the phones staff members answer to screen calls, there are resources for those who seem in trouble. On the rare occasions when someone sounds suicidal, they trace numbers and contact police. Much more common, though, are the listeners who thank Delilah, after the fact, for lifting them up during their darkest hour. Delilah deletes interviews if she thinks they might hurt people, and she checks in with callers who are struggling.
When a distraught mother phoned to dedicate a song to her children, who were far away and missing in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Delilah bought the woman a plane ticket to go find them. Loyal listeners send her holiday cards, offer comfort when she's the one needing it and pepper her with advice -- on everything from how to treat Zack's autism to the best incubators in which to hatch chicken eggs.
She developed her show format in , and hasn't looked back since. One manager in Boston told her that listeners -- even her largely female audience -- didn't want to hear a woman's voice. She really does shop at Goodwill. Fortified with a small army of children, Delilah walks into the store. Some troops are dispatched to grab clothes -- "green tags only," she tells them, indicating items that are half off. Others are assigned to soccer balls, soccer cleats, anything soccer. There are toys for babies to be snagged, and linens to be snatched.
She sometimes visits this place three or four times a week. She knows everyone's names and doles out hugs freely. The shopping sprees are all about the work she does in Ghana, which she first visited in and returns to several times a year. She founded the nonprofit Point Hope to be a voice for forgotten children -- both the , kids she says are stuck in the U.
Her organization provides food, education and health care for two refugee camps. Delilah snatches up hospital equipment at auctions, stocks up on essentials such as Band-Aids and buys scrubs for health care workers to wear in clinics. Her living room becomes a holding station for clothes, shoes, toys, books --anything and everything she can bring with her on visits.
Before trips to Ghana, which she takes several times a year, Delilah loads up at Goodwill. She sometimes talks to 70 callers a night. She has 13 kids and one grandchild. The character Dr. Marcia Fieldstone was modeled after her. TriStar Pictures. She's not afraid of being labeled a hypocrite.
She has more listeners than Ryan Seacrest. She lives on a acre farm. She was once fired for being too successful. Her favorite Bible verse is 1 Corinthians She originally wanted to do a show on women's health. Her show has been known to soothe the inebriated. Her most-often-requested song is "Wind Beneath My Wings. She sends me prayers and music and life and love. And not knowing what to say, people say awkward things. It had been on local station WARM It took some negotiating to get Delilah to the table.
In the end, it was about bringing something to the audience. It also helped that Delilah could tape shows from her basement studio at her farm when her children are in school or in bed. She now airs on KSWD from 10 a. She is a true personality that people will follow from city to city and station to station. She is faith-driven but not faith-based. I used to catch hell by playing dedications for people who were living together.
When her brood showed up for Thanksgiving last fall, there were 47 people to feed. For Christmas, she supplied 20 Nerf guns for the family and created a scavenger hunt with rhyming clues scattered about the property. Privately, she remains in agony, using art as an outlet.
Last summer, she painted a mixed-media collage of three ravens. A green bird on the left, representing Zack, holds a padlock in his beak.
The purple bird in the middle is Shaylah, decorated with quotes from the Book of Job. A blue bird on the right is Isaiah. Quotes from the biblical book of Isaiah are shellacked on underlying white feathers. Behind him are white clouds and a dove representing heaven and the Holy Spirit. While Theo is singing to everyone, Delilah tries to apologize to Catherine in private, for having an affair with her husband, but she is too upset.
At work, her and Regina have some tension between them, as Delilah doesn't feel appreciated. Regina comes up with the idea to serve strangers at the same table with each other in the dark during the blackout.
Just before the lights come on everyone in their friend circle arrives at the restaurant. Katherine addresses the entire group to stop tip-toeing telling around her. Delilah is trying to organize her kids, for their announcement photo of Charlie's birth. She originally had met she only wanted Charlie in the photo, but Sophie insists on all of them doing it together. She calls up Seymour to see if he can take their photos like always, and he agrees to squeeze them in that day after finding out about John's death.
She calls Maggie to complain about her issues and taking the photo. Daniel is panicking over his lost wallet. Not long after a stranger arrives at the house to return it. And it's revealed there is a photo of John's name and address inside.
Upset he runs to his room not wanting a photo. Delilah again finds herself on the phone with Maggie, who suggests they try a new tradition. Delilah calls up all her friends, who agree to drop everything to come over for a big family photo.
Eddie seemingly has the day off and agrees to watch the baby Charlotte for Delilah, who agreed to be on a podcast. Andrew agrees to drive her there, and during the interview, she becomes upset when asked if Jonathan knew she was pregnant with her daughter.
She confesses he did not and later cries to Andrew about it. Andrew confesses that his wife is not actually dead, but had a stroke and never woke up three years ago. Later that night when she returns home, she thanks Katherine and gets her Jonathan's old whiskey set. Katherine admits she no longer wants to lie to everyone about who Charlie is.
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