Host Frank Reed announces retirement from Dallas Christian station KLTY
After nearly 31 years on the mic, Frank Reed announced Monday that he will be retiring as host on Dallas Christian station 94.9 KLTY at the end of 2022.
“Autumn is coming and we go through seasons in life too, don’t we? I’ve had such a long, wonderful season here at this amazing radio station. Almost 31 years, 31 years on November 8th, and 21 years waking up with you here on the morning show,” Reed said in his on-air announcement.
“But just like seasons, it’s time for this season to end in my life and for a new season to begin. So after much prayer, many conversations with the love of my life. Patti, I love you so much. I’ll be stepping away from ‘Frank, Starlene & Hudson in the Morning’ at the end of this year. I want you to know this is totally, totally God’s perfect timing in my life, so I’m leaving with an incredible sense of gratitude and love for you for listening and for my KLTY family.”
Reed has been with KLTY since November 1991, and hosts morning show “Frank, Starlene & Hudson in the Morning” with Starlene Stringer and John Hudson. He began his radio career in August 1969 at WFIV in Kissimmee, Florida. Before joining KLTY, Reed worked at WNBC New York with Howard Stern and Don Imus and Christian station WWDJ.
Reed will have a farewell tour, taking the show on the road every Thursday this fall from 6-10 a.m. so DFW listeners can say goodbye. The tour will take place from Sept. 22 through Oct. 27 at coffee shops throughout North Texas. Here’s the tour schedule:
- Sept. 22: Civil Pour, 8061 Walnut Hill Ln, Suite 924, Dallas
- Sept. 29: Marty B’s Coffee Co, 2656 FM 407, Bartonville
- Oct. 6: Filter(ed) Craft Coffee, 218 E. Louisiana Street, McKinney
- Oct. 13: Bear Cave Coffee, 214 W. Davis Street, Mesquite
- Oct. 20: Roots Coffeehouse, 9101 TX-26, #101, North Richland Hills
- Oct. 27: Marylou’s Coffee & Sandwich Shoppe, 404 E. Broad Street, Mansfield
“So whether you’ve been with us for 31 years, for 31 days or for 31 minutes, remember: just like your Heavenly Father loves you, you are loved unconditionally,” Reed said. “You are accepted here. You are always welcome here. Every morning. Just the way that you are.”
The morning host left his listeners with a farewell song by Christian singer Steven Curtis Chapman, “Don’t Lose Heart.”
This story was originally published September 13, 2022 at 12:04 PM.
