Lachlan McLean
Lachlan McLean is a freelance radio and television host and sports columnist for WLKY. He was the host of the popular radio show "Sports Talk 840" (formerly known as "Sports Talk 84") on WHAS-AM radio in Louisville, Kentucky from July 2004 to May 2015. His show aired weeknights from 7-9pm ET. He also delivered the afternoon sportscasts for the Terry Meiners Show. In February 2015, McLean announced he would be moving to Charlotte, North Carolina after his wife was hired for a job with the Cedar Fair amusemement park company as their Vice President of Corporate Communications.[1] In April 2015, WHAS-AM announced it would discontinue the sports talk show after his departure, ending a tradition that started in the 1980s.[2]
Before his radio career, McLean worked as a television sports Anchor/Reporter at WFXL-TV in Albany, Georgia, WRDW-TV in Augusta, Georgia and WHAS-TV in Louisville. He also worked in station promotions for WBKI-TV in Louisville.
Lachlan graduated from the University of Virginia with an Economics degree in 1989 and was a corporate finance analyst for Lehman Brothers in New York City. He moved into sports with a production position at ESPN in 1992.
He is married to former WAVE-TV reporter Carolyn Gaeta and they have two daughters.
References
- ↑ "Longtime WHAS Radio personality leaving Louisville". WHAS. 20 February 2015.
- ↑ Eric Crawford (15 April 2015). "CRAWFORD - Mandy Connell back in, Sports Talk out for WHAS Radio".