Ross Brittain, WHTZ Z-100 New York Morning Zoo July 6, 1984 (scoped) (0:23:52)

Scoped
… If you don’t send me no money, I won’t never be able to come back to New York City …
[Description by Uncle Ricky] Scott Shannon is off to “the convention” leaving Ross Brittain and the WHTZ Z-100 ZOO crew, including J.R. Nelson, Claire Stevens and Professor Johnathan Bell, in charge. Mr. Leonard calls in on the Hotline, stranded in Kansas City, and of course, requesting financial assistance. There’s an Instant Request Live Performance, a Z-100-second news update and Dialing for Dingbats. All in all, another excellent example of the most imitated morning show on contemporary hit radio — without the celebrity Zookeeper. Contributor Wayne Scott also sent us an aircheck of the Morning Zoo with Scott Shannon from a little over a year LATER — check it out and see how much they did or didn’t change in one year.

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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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