Blake Farenthold: “I would like to take a moment today to congratulate my friend and mentor, Texas radio icon, Jim Lago, for his induction…”

“I would like to take a moment today to congratulate my friend and mentor, Texas radio icon, Jim Lago, for his induction into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame. Lago and I have been together on the radio now for more than 15 years. Lago is a 30-year radio veteran, and he got his start when the crew he was working on in the oil field pressured him to take a part-time DJ job in Longview, Texas. Over just 4 years, through determination and talent, he moved his way up to doing mornings in Beaumont and afternoons at KILT in Houston. He also spent some time in Oklahoma City, where he covered the Oklahoma City bombings after feeling the buildings rock from the nearby explosion. He was also live on the air in Corpus Christi when the 9/11 attacks occurred. In 1991, he was working at KEYS in Corpus Christi, where he got his start in talk radio. In 2005, he and I moved to 1360 KKTX to host his popular morning talk show, ``Lago in the Morning,'' where I am on almost every morning. Lago's success comes from his never-giving-up attitude. Jim isn't afraid to discuss tough topics. He isn't afraid to speak his mind and take full ownership of his beliefs. In his words, Jim is on the air to let people know that there are people with similar beliefs out there, and they shouldn't be afraid to speak up. It is clear Lago is doing just that and doing what he was born to do.…”