Danny Clayton, KBTR Denver CO, August 4, 1966 (0:30:15)

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… It must be great, everybody is copying it …
[Description by Peter Kanze]
One of great things about aircheck collecting is the “discovery” factor. This aircheck from Danny Clayton of KBTR, Denver, Colorado may be one of my all time favorite discoveries.
Here’s an aircheck from a totally forgotten radio station (it was only a rocker for a short time). The jock is not especially well known either. BUT….when you listen to this recording, everything that you rate an aircheck by, rates a “10”.
DJ compatability with the format, production, music selection, news (featuring a headline “Lenny Bruce found dead”), and contests… just everything comes up super. I’ve had this tape in my car for months and never get tired of hearing it either. Be sure to check out the great PAMS commercial spots, especially the O’Mara Ford jingle to the tune of “O Danny Boy”. This is The Sixties Channel, long before there was a need for a need for nostaligia

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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. 

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