Charlotte Radio: NC Broadcaster’s HOF Honors Bob Lacey

Bob Lacey

WLNK-107.9 FM Morning Show Co-Host Bob Lacey is among the honorees officially inducted into the North Carolina Association of Broadcasters (NCAB) Hall of Fame for their contributions to broadcasting and to the state of North Carolina. The inductees were officially recognized during the NCAB Annual Convention held at the Grandover Resort in Greensboro NC.

The presentation followed the Annual North Carolina Broadcast Awards, which recognizes excellence in broadcasting at member television and radio.

The Bob and Sheri Show is broadcast to more than forty affiliates around the country including four North Carolina markets, as well as over 170 countries worldwide through the Armed Forces Radio Network.

Bob & Sheri

“Bob is very deserving of this recognition by NCAB,” said Greater Media Charlotte Station Manager Trip Savery. “He joins other North Carolina broadcasting legends including Rick Dees, Charles Kuralt, and Ty Boyd who were all inducted at the height of their careers.

Lacey began his career in radio at the young age of 9. At 22, he launched the first-ever evening phone-in show Lacey Listens on powerhouse AM station WBT in Charlotte, NC.

By 25, Lacey moved to morning-drive with his own talk show. During the 1980s, Lacey hosted Charlotte’s award-winning television program PM Magazine where he received an Iris award in 1985 for Best Produced Local Television Feature in the Nation.

Lacey returned to radio in 1990 as a morning host at WBT’s FM counterpart (now WLNK), where the Bob & Sheri show is still produced today. Lacey and Sheri Lynch met in 1991 while Lacey was searching for a co-host. Lacey spearheaded the hiring of Lynch, pioneering a new format giving women equal power in a male dominated morning radio environment.