Lynch Leaving WGY/Albany… & Radio
• iHeartMedia News-Talk WGY/Albany, NY announced that Kelly Lynch is stepping down as co-host of the station’s popular Doug and Kelly morning show after more than a decade of service and is leaving the radio industry to take on a new role in media relations for a non-profit cyber security company. Her last day at WGY will be Friday, September 3.
During Lynch’s lengthy tenure at WGY — the first decade alongside Chuck Custer, and more recently, Doug Goudie — she helped raise millions of dollars for the Bernard and Millie Duker Children’s Hospital at Albany Medical Center and for many Capital District children’s charities through WGY’s Christmas Wish Program. Kristen Delaney, Area President for iHeartMedia Albany-Poughkeepsie-Sussex, commented, “Kelly has been entertaining and informing our listeners as part of WGY’s morning show for over a decade, and has contributed greatly to the advancement of businesses, charities and communities in Albany. I know I speak for our listeners and our staff when I wish Kelly all the best as she embarks on new adventures.”
Lynch said, “I would like to thank WGY and iHeartMedia for allowing me to be a part of the tremendously important work we have done over the last 11 years,” said Lynch. “I have enjoyed having a front row seat to the biggest news stories of the last decade, and it has been an immense privilege to share these stories with our listeners. I’ve also had the honor of working alongside the most talented people in our industry and treasure the lasting friendships I have formed along the way.” Read Lynch’s farewell message posted online. [Photo: Dino Petrocelli]
