John Lackness
2025 Associate of the Year
(Published August 2025)
TAB truly values the participation of all the Associate Members whose products and services help Texas Radio and Television stations with all their day-to-day operations.
From contract engineers to tower and transmitter manufacturers, to software and equipment resellers – Associate Members make the Texas broadcast industry thrive.
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 inaugural 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.
The man can do it all – and is always willing to help.
