92.9 FM ESPN and Audacy-Memphis are saddened by the loss of local prep sports and outdoors reporter Larry Rea. Larry Rea reported on Memphis high school preps for over 20 years. For the last 25 years Rea hosted "Outdoors with Larry Rea" on our sister station 790 AM-Memphis with us here at Audacy-Memphis.
Geoff Calkins wrote this terrific column in the Daily Memphian about Larry's life telling stories and spoke about it live on Monday's (9/29) Geoff Calkins Show on 92.9 FM ESPN. You can hear Geoff's on-air tribute here:
Here's some of Larry Rea's work on 790 from back in 2018:
Jason & John also reflected on their time working here with Larry Rea. AUDIO:
Funeral services for Larry Rea will be on Thursday (10/2) at noon at the Bartlett Hills Baptist Church at 4641 Ellendale Road, Bartlett, TN. Family visitation at 10 a.m. Friends may visit at 10:30 a.m.
Burial for Larry Rea will be at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday (10/2) at South Woods Cemetary at 5485 Hacks Cross Road, Memphis, TN. 38125