Twin Cities Radio: WCOO Restores The Henry Lake Show To Evenings

The Henry Lake Show has been granted a reprieve at 830 WCCO-AM, with the station backtracking on its cancellation announcement just one day later.

According to a memo from Audacy, the parent company, obtained by Bring Me The News, Henry Lake and producer Chris Tubbs "will continue in their roles on WCCO Radio," as revealed on Friday.

This news comes as a stark contrast to the memo sent to Audacy Twin Cities staff a mere 24 hours prior, which stated that WCCO-AM would be axing all local programming after 6 p.m., save for Minnesota Twins games. However, in a surprising turn of events, Lake and Tubbs were back on the airwaves Friday night.

"Has the last 36 hours been a little bit awkward? Not gonna sit here and lie," Lake admitted during the opening of his show. "I am thankful. I am happy to be here. Happy to be speaking with you. Happy to be doing a show to all of you on this iconic radio station."

This sudden change of heart occurs amidst a wave of significant layoffs at Audacy, with Radio Insight reporting that the company may be letting go of 250 to 300 employees nationwide.

Lake described the ordeal as an "emotional roller coaster."

"We know that there were some national layoffs yesterday, and I want to note that because we know that industries all over the country are going through some rough times—and radio is not immune to that. I've got colleagues in other markets that unfortunately lost their jobs, and for a short time yesterday, it looked like me and Chris were in that same situation," Lake elaborated.

"I feel gratitude. I'm thankful that we've got good leadership here at WCCO, and the higher-ups appreciate me and Chris."

Lake, a six-year veteran of WCCO-AM, previously worked at KFAN-FM 100.3 in the Twin Cities and at a station in Kansas City.