Bob & Sheri Seek New Home
• After three decades of service on Hot AC WLNK (107.9 The Link)/Charlotte, the nationally syndicated Bob & Sheri show is about to lose its longtime flagship — Sunday’s Charlotte Observer (subscription required) broke the news that the show, currently heard on 70 affiliates is being dropped by WLNK after Friday April 30, as new owner Urban One, which acquired Entercom’s Charlotte cluster in a station swap last November will be taking the morning show — and possibly the format — in another direction.
Hosts Bob Lacey and Sheri Lynch issued the following statement, that reads, “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 streaming 24/7 at bobandsheri.com.”
Tony Garcia, who together with Lacey and Lynch owns NOW! Media, the company that owns and syndicates Bob & Sheri, stated, “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, Classic Hits and Hot AC affiliates in 70 markets, engaging their listeners on-air, online and via social media.” In a conversation with the Observer, Lynch said, “This is not the first affiliate we’ve replaced or changed or lost or whatever. It won’t be the last. We feel this one differently. But at the end of the day, when we took the business independent [in 2017] it was because we knew this day was coming.”
• Interested potential Charlotte affiliates can contact Tony Garcia at 303-557-1961 (office); 303-916-6333 (cell) or garciatony60@gmail.com.
