Al Brady, WOR-FM New York, May 30, 1969 Pt.3 (scoped) (0:28:49)

Scoped
… . . . You’re listening to the greatest of the great . . . …

Al Brady wraps his portion of the WOR-FM All-Time Top 300 with hits number 268 through 249. Sad to say we don’t have the entire countdown, and I don’t know that it exists. And by the way, it’s not that the actual chart is of interest – it’s the presentation of that chart that is fascinating.

What is really surprising here are the number of live reads required to “fill in” for veteran Tony Taylor. Al was a very accomplished and promising 24-year-old in 1969. This was First-Class, Union-Waged Big Time Big Town radio. He had “made it”.

In Part 3, Dave Spencer is featured with a ten-minute PM drive newscast, which is why this part includes a ‘scoped version. The newscast is loaded with Events Of The Day that may not have seemed important then, but we are so much smarter now, aren’t we?

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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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