Larry Lujack, WCFL Chicago, June 19 1973 (0:14:46)

… The whole thing is so futile …

[Description by Uncle Ricky for this exhibit contributed by Don Jennett]

Never before have we heard master curmudgeon Larry Lujack in a more acerbic mood than he was on Super CFL in this ‘scoped aircheck of the 5-6PM hour on Tuesday, June 19, 1973. His show closing is so comically maudlin you might believe he wasn’t planning to come back the next day! This one was found in a box of 7-inch reel tapes from Don Jennett.

Perhaps it was the apparently indecipherable tag copy (at 00:58) that set him off, but his “Klunk Letter” on the half hour (starts at 05:00) is all Lar’. Here’s nearly five solid minutes of Lujack monologue on complaints about currently popular songs, and it is all very funny.

Only SuperJock could pull this off, and he did! His “bad-boy” act on The Voice Of Labor and the latest “controversial” rock ‘n’ roll represent Top 40 excellence!

Welcome to the new ReelRadio!

This site is now operated by the North Carolina Broadcast History Museum. 

We want to thank the board of ReelRadio, Inc. for their stewardship since the passing of the founder Richard Irwin in 2018.  It has not been easy and they have maintained the exhibits for future generations to enjoy.

I met Richard Irwin, aka Uncle Ricky, when we were freshmen at East Carolina University.  We both had worked at local stations in our hometowns.  No one was more passionate about radio, especially Top 40 radio, than my friend Richard. 

Our goals with this site are to preserve the exhibits and make them available free of charge for people to enjoy.  Over time, we hope to add some airchecks to the site.  This will not happen immediately.  Time and resources will determine the future of new exhibits. 

Many thanks to the web folks at the Beasley Media Group for countless hours of work.  Again thanks to the board members of ReelRadio, Inc. for their faith in us. 

Richard Irwin’s hope was that his site would live on long after his passing. He said, “I hope REELRADIO will survive as my contribution to the ‘radio business’. The business is allowed to forget me, but the business should never forget the great era of radio that we celebrate here”.

We remember Richard and we thank him. If you enjoy this new site, we would appreciate a contribution. We hope you enjoy the new ReelRadio!

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North Carolina Broadcast History Project