CONWAY — Lawrence H. “Skip” Sherman, an owner and on-air presence at local radio stations WBNC and WMWV for nearly 50 years, died peacefully with family in attendance on Aug. 5 at Memorial Hospital in North Conway.
He was 95. The cause was a sudden illness, according to family members.
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