Bobby Ocean, KFRC Christmas Party, 12/12/1995 (0:15:19)

… . . . This is the Ocean/Flawless Christmas Cruise . . . …

It’s a delightful Holiday Treat for 2003 from eight short years before! Contributor Tony Cox picked this one up a few years back when he worked at KFRC, San Francisco.

This one will certainly rank among the top Bobby Ocean Fun ‘Checks, and may be the most exclusive of all the treasures featured in The Tony Cox Collection. Bobby offers his own personal Christmas awards and introduces his engineer, Flawless George Zema as he fills in for Cha Cha Sylvia Chacon on the evening of this pre-deregulation KFRC Christmas Party.

It’s Magic – and every oldie is a journey, or so says Bobby, who is obviously having more fun than a party doing and saying things that simply aren’t appropriate for anyone except — Bobby Ocean.

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!

Carl Davis
Trustee
North Carolina Broadcast History Museum