Labbe named Radio Personality of the Year in Alabama
Sports reporter for the Madison Record, Bob Labbe has been named the Large-Market Radio Personality of the Year in Alabama by the Alabama Broadcasters Association at the group’s twentieth annual Abby Awards. Photo by Joshua Berry
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BIRMINGHAM – With 53 years in broadcasting, together with the final 35 years as host of the weekly program ‘Reelin’ In The Years’ on WLRH-FM, and the long-standing sports activities reporter for the Madison Record, Bob Labbe has been named the Large-Market Radio Personality of the Year in Alabama by the Alabama Broadcasters Association at the group’s twentieth annual Abby Awards.
The 72-year-old Labbe hosts his four-hour, stay program every Friday night time from 9:00 pm-1:00 am on WLRH 89.3 FM the place he performs oldies music using his personal private 45 rpm vinyl document assortment, which totals over 20-thousand unique data from the 1950’s-1990’s. The “old-style” program options interviews with some of the greatest artists in music historical past, superior prizes for listeners and the enjoyable info of the artists and music of the period of the 45 rpm document.
“I am totally shocked for winning this award as I’ve been in the business a long time where I’ve won awards for my work in television on Channel 31 and the numerous awards for my writing over three decades as a newspaper writer, but this award means the most,” stated Labbe, throughout his acceptance speech at the awards ceremony held at The Club in Birmingham. Labbe’s particular person award was one of 5 WLRH-Public Radio was awarded throughout the twentieth annual occasion. “I used to play radio in my room as a kid and always wanted to be a disc jockey. WLRH has given me the opportunity to do what I’ve dreamed of doing.”