Best Z100 Morning Zoo WHTZ NY 1984-86 Vol 1 (1:27:59)

… A man is only known by the company nobody knows he’s keeping My wife left town with a banana, my baby’s slippin’ away …

[Description by Uncle Ricky]

Both Volumes of this great compilation from Rich Keller highlight many entertaining moments from Scott Shannon’s WHTZ Z-100 between 1983 and 1986. The WimpBusters graphic shows Shannon, Ross Brittain and Claire Stevens decked out in Ghostbusters style, presumably to eliminate the ghosts of WIMP, immortalized in song with 95 Dead Baboons.

Mr Leonard (John Rio) is everywhere! His virtual interviews with Michael Jackson (David Kolin) at his mansion are hysterical, if not historic. Happy Trails is here, along with several renditions of the closing show credits (J.R. Nelson and Jack the Wack.)

The second volume includes references to Jack Murphy, and many additional Z100 classics. Here are several examples of outstanding Top 40/CHR radio production of the generation raised on Boss and WABC.

There are surprises for Rangers, Bears and Rowdy Roddy Piper fans, and special faux appearances from The President, Corny Fields, Tom Snyder, and Yasser Sangria III. Plus, you will enjoy announcements about PMS (Post Menudo Syndrome), The Cyndi Lauper Burglar Alarm, the new New York City Medallion City Taxi Cab ride, Come Back to the South Bronx and many other wonderful amusements.

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”.

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