UPDATE: WFMY News 2 has learned from Lee Kinard's family that he asked for the plaques in his name to be removed from campus. He asked that former Chancellor Bill Moran be honored in his place.
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Longtime WFMY News 2 anchor Lee Kinard's memory will live on forever in Greensboro, especially at his alma mater, UNC-Greensboro. But there's a mystery around an honor he received nearly two decades ago.
In 1998, a portion of Spring Garden St. was dedicated to his work and service in the community by City Council. The portion of the road from Aycock St. to Tate St. would be known as Kinard Boulevard.
At the dedication ceremony in 1998, two brass plaques were put at each end of the road. When WFMY News 2 went to get video of the plaques on Saturday, after Kinard's passing, we noticed that one was missing.
As it turns out, Kinard asked the university to remove the signs and honor former Chancellor Bill Moran instead.
The last time WFMY documented the sign was Fall of 2017 around the Good Morning Show's 60th anniversary.
WFMY News 2 Pays Tribute to Former Anchor, Good Morning Show Founder Lee Kinard.