BIRMINGHAM – With 53 years in broadcasting, including the last 35 years as host of the weekly program ‘Reelin’ In The Years’ on WLRH-FM, and the long-standing 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 organization’s 20th annual Abby Awards.
The 72-year old Labbe hosts his four-hour, live program each Friday night from 9:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m. on WLRH 89.3 FM where he plays oldies music utilizing his own personal 45 rpm vinyl record collection, which totals over 20-thousand original records from the 1950’s-1990’s. The “old-style” program features interviews with some of the biggest artists in music history, superior prizes for listeners and the fun facts of the artists and music of the era of the 45 rpm record…