Radio’s Lacy Neff passes away at 49

Lacy Neff, with Morgantown WVAQ-FM since 1987, died Wednesday. He was 49.



Lacy Neff

Amyloidosis, which builds up abnormal proteins in vital organs, was the cause. Multiple myeloma, a cancer of the blood cells, also piled on.

He had a heart transplant and stem cell transplant.

Hoppy Kercheval, MetroNews vice president of operations and host of MetroNews “Talkline,” said Neff “brought incredible energy to the radio station every day.”

Neff won two national Marconi Awards, presented by the National Association of Broadcasters, and every year, from 2003 to 2007, the West Virginia Broadcasters Association named Neff “Best On-Air Personality.”

In 2014, Neff was inducted into the West Virginia Broadcasting Hall of Fame.