Delilah from Lite 96.9 Honored in NBC Mother’s Day Feature

Lite 96.9's nighttime host, Delilah, was the focus of the Mother's Day segment on the NBC Nightly News on Sunday.

When introduced by NBC's Hallie Jackson as someone who provides inspiration and hope to her radio show's callers, Delilah agreed.

I try to pour a lot of hope out, I like to share that at night.

Hallie Jackson mentioned that she was a natural to feature on Mother's Day, because many people call her "Mother Delilah."

"Momma D, Delilah replied. " That's the highest compliment I can be paid. That is right up there with, you know, sainthood, to me, being somebody's momma".

You can watch the NBC News segment with Delilah at the bottom of this article and see photos of Delilah.

Delilah is the Nightly Host on Lite 96.9

In 20 years of working for Lite 96.9, I have heard many comments and questions about Delilah.

People want to know more about her and what she looks like. Listeners tell stories about phone conversations they heard on her show, and they wonder how they can talk with Delilah and tell you how much they do or don't love listening to Delilah.

She is an interesting woman who generates lots of attention.

The truth is that Delilah's off-air life story is just as interesting as anything you have heard on her show, and just an extension of what you hear on her show.

Delilah's Career

Delilah's show airs daily from 7 pm to midnight on more than 150 radio stations in the U.S and Canada, including Lite 96.9. She's been doing versions of the Delilah show for 35 years, 25 years in national syndication.

55,000 people listen nationwide, calling in to vent, asking for advice, or dedicating a song to someone they love. Delilah's show features the dialogue between her and the 80 to 100 who get through on the radio..

After listening to callers pour out their problems, Delilah plays a song that matches their situation. It's estimated that over 8 million people will tune in weekly.

Delilah's Charity Work

There's a lot of it. Delilah established a foundation called Point Hope as a voice for forgotten children everywhere. The immediate focus of the Foundation is on refugee children in Ghana and special needs children in the foster care system nationwide.

More recently, she signed on as a spokesperson for Together for Kids, a national alliance of children’s hospitals, helping to raise money and awareness for Together for Kids member hospitals nationwide.

Delilah's Personal Life

Delilah is a mother of 15 children, 11 of whom are adopted.

Two of her children have died. A 16-year-old child, Sammy, died in 2012 of complications of sickle-cell anemia, which had gone untreated most of his life until he was adopted by Delilah and brought to the U.S. just 9 months before his death.

In 2017, her 18-year-old biological son Zachariah died by suicide, following a brief but intense period of depression.

Delilah has been married four times and frequently jokes about and refers to her multiple divorces on her show. She will celebrate her 12th wedding anniversary with Paul Warner in October.

No, she does not live in South Jersey. But that's another popular question I often hear about Delilah.

Delilah lives with her large family on a 55-acre suburban Seattle farm, along with dogs, cats, pigs, cows, sheep, chickens, a zebra, and three emus. A remodeled 1907 farmhouse on the property serves as her six-bedroom home.