After 29 years in mornings together on 107.9 in Charlotte, the Bob & Sheri show will soon exit their longtime flagship station.
The show launched on then AC “Sunny 107.9” WBT-FM in 1992 when Sheri Lynch was brought on as Bob Lacey’s morning co-host. The station rebranded as “Hits 107.9” in 1996 and “107.9 The Link” WLNK in 1997. The show itself entered syndication in 1996 and that will not end with the loss of WLNK with it continued to be distributed by Lacey, Lynch and Tony Garcia’s NOW! Media, which acquired the show from Entercom in 2017 and continues to air on 70 stations nationally.
The cancellation of the show follows the purchase of WLNK by Radio One in November 2020. The duo released the following statement regarding the changes at WLNK, “After 29 years on WLNK, we understand that Radio One is going in a different direction. We came to an agreement with the management at WLNK to stay on till the end of the month, and we will. We are actively looking for a new Radio home in Charlotte. We love our listeners across America and around the world. Charlotte is home and will always be special. We want our fans to know they can continue to listen to us via our daily podcast, our off-air Oddcast, as well as listening to our affiliate stations’ streams which can be found at www.bobandsheri.com.”
Tony Garcia adds, ” Charlotte is home for Bob & Sheri and WLNK was the springboard for their amazing success story. As we talk with broadcasters in the Charlotte Radio
market who want to connect with Women in a relevant and unique way, we will
continue to serve AC, Hot AC, and Classic Hits affiliates in 70 markets,
engaging their listeners on-air, online and via Social Media.”
The Charlotte Observer reports that additional changes may be forthcoming at WLNK. Brent ‘O’Brien’ Harlan was let go as producer and third-mic of the “Matt & Ramona” afternoon show after 18 years at the station. Harlan had been with the show since it debuted in 2003 alongside Matt Harris and Ramona Halloway. Halloway told the newspaper, “We knew that they were going in a ‘different direction. We knew that there was interest in our show. We didn’t know — and still aren’t a hundred percent sure — what that looks like.” Harlan will continue to appear on Matt & Ramona’s podcast.
