Lucas Signs Off From WHO/Des Moines

• Bonnie Lucas, co-host of the long-running Van and Bonnie Morning Show on iHeartMedia’s WHO-AM (NewsRadio 1040)/Des Moines, IA announced her retirement, effective Friday, March 6, closing out an award-winning, quarter-century career with WHO. Lucas’ last day on the air, fittingly, comes after the annual “Van and Bonnie Hunger Fight” food-packing event at Meals From The Heartland in West Des Moines.

Lucas commented, “Twenty-five and a half years ago, I tried out for the position of co-host with Van Harden by doing a four-hour show with him live at the Iowa State Fair. When I was chosen for the job, I asked my former employer, Stan Glawe of Communication Innovators, to hold my job open for a year in case this radio thing didn’t work out… Little did I know it would last for over 25 years!”

Over those 25 years, The Van & Bonnie Morning Show was honored with four NAB Marconi Awards, and last year Harden and Lucas (pictured) were inducted into the Iowa Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame, becoming the fourth and fifth WHO personalities to be so honored, joining legendary WHO broadcasters Jack Shelley, Jim Zabel and Keith Kirkpatrick.

Lucas added, “How could life get any better than all this?! It’s time for me to give up the coveted position of getting up at 2:30am every morning and spend more time with family doing the things normal people do that can stay up in the evening. Plus I can go on trips and not have to worry about being back in time to go back to work. I will always cherish my time at WHO Radio and all the people that have come and gone through the years! And to all you beloved WHO Radio listeners, thank you for supporting me through more than 25 years!”