IBJ Podcast Features Kristi Lee of Bob & Tom
The episode explores Lee's Indianapolis roots and nearly four decades on The Bob & Tom Show.
Updated on Nov. 2, 2026 in Remote Work
The IBJ Podcast released an episode featuring Kristi Lee, a core cast member of The Bob & Tom Show for nearly 40 years. Host Mason King interviewed Lee about aspects of her life and career that are rarely covered.
Why it matters
The Bob & Tom Show, based in Indianapolis, is carried by close to 100 radio stations nationwide, making Lee a familiar voice to a broad audience. The conversation offers a look at the Indianapolis roots behind a long-running national broadcast.
Lee has been a core cast member for nearly 40 years, and the show is carried by close to 100 radio stations nationwide. Her roughly seven-month absence after Bob Kevoian's retirement in 2016 ended with her return, and the episode does not address any further changes to her status.
The players
Kristi Lee
A longtime core cast member of The Bob & Tom Show who has been part of the program for nearly 40 years.
Mason King
The host of the IBJ Podcast who interviewed Lee for this episode.
The Bob & Tom Show
A long-running morning radio program based in Indianapolis and carried by close to 100 stations nationwide.
The details
The episode covers Lee's childhood on Indianapolis's west side as a child of divorce and her teenage career in Indianapolis radio. Lee left the show in 2016 to expand her horizons after original co-host Bob Kevoian retired, and she later returned.
Timeline
2016: Lee leaves The Bob & Tom Show after Bob Kevoian retires.
About seven months later: Lee returns to the show.
November 2, 2026: The IBJ Podcast episode featuring Lee is published.
Remote Work
Although the story centers on a radio personality rather than remote work, it is filed under the business jobs section because The Bob & Tom Show is a nationally syndicated program produced from Indianapolis. Its distribution to close to 100 stations shows how a locally based media operation can reach a national audience.
For Indianapolis listeners, the episode offers a window into the local origins of a show heard on radio across the country. Readers who follow The Bob & Tom Show can better understand the history behind its long-running presence in their market.
The takeaway
Long-tenured media personalities often carry a local story that shapes a national program, and this episode shows how Indianapolis roots can sit behind a show's broad reach.
Further reading
Explore more on Remote Work in Indianapolis for context on the business and jobs landscape behind local media.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Indianapolis Business Journal.
