Big Daddy Graham

In July 2019, a ruptured blood vessel damaged his spinal cord and resulted in him being paralyzed from the waist down. He died on the evening of September 8, 2021, at his home. He was 68, and had heart failure that was further complicated by the effects of his spinal trauma.

Graham began recording a podcast, Big Daddy Graham's Classic Rock Throwdown, on Wildfire Radio in 2014. As of August 2017, he recorded over 170 episodes, counting down songs as they relate to a particular topic each week.

Last Call (2003), the book Graham wrote about his father, sold over 30,000 copies in the Philadelphia area. He adapted Last Call into a one-man show, which he has performed to audiences at Society Hill Playhouse and the Media Theatre. He later co-authored The Great Book of Philadelphia Sports Lists with Glen Macnow in 2007. It went on to sell over 40,000 copies and a TV show was being planned at the time of his death.

In 1984, WMMR's ground-breaking Morning Zoo picked up Graham's satirical recording of his Catholic School upbringing, "Nuns!" His song "Let's Call In Sick" was heard on over 300 radio stations across the country and was still played on Monday mornings as of 2017. His songs sold over 100,000 copies between three albums and four CDs.

Edward Gudonis (May 29, 1953 – September 8, 2021), known professionally as Big Daddy Graham, was an American comedian, writer, actor, recording artist, and sports radio personality. He hosted 94 WIP-FM in Philadelphia from 1997 to 2019.

Graham was born in Southwest Philadelphia on May 29, 1953. He was of Lithuanian and Irish descent. He attended West Catholic Preparatory High School, and was nicknamed "Big Daddy" by his friends when he was twelve years old.