Associate of the Year: John Lackness, RADIO GEARHEADS

Working with many TAB Associate Member companies, John Lackness has been a longtime broadcast equipment salesman to Texas stations and many others across the country. Always offering to help with projects, John never misses a TAB (or NAB) Show. He also served as emcee of the inagural Texas Broadcast News Awards ceremony! John grew up in Floresville, where he helped build, and later signed on KWCB-FM in 1977. He went on to DJ for several San Antonio stations, and also worked in other station positions such as engineer, salesman and voice acting.  With close to 50 years of industry experience, he previously sold for Marti Electronics, Tieline Technology, SCMS, RF Specialties of Texas and BE/Elenos. Based in the San Antonio area, John serves as the DOS for RADIO GEARHEADS, a Radio technology service and equipment sales company.