Bill Tanner, Y-100 Miami FL 1978 (scoped) (0:24:28)

Scoped
… judging by past performance, maybe you won’t have to worry about whether you get the thousand dollars or not …

[Description by Uncle Ricky, contributed by Eric Rhoads]

Ouch! Long-time Y-100 morning man and PD Bill Tanner opens this hour with a shot at competitor 96X and their latest promotion.

In addition to a visit from some regular characters, Tanner welcomes tennis pro Bobby Riggs, in town to play in a women’s team tournament. Captain Y is featured with traffic. A complete newscast from Jim Reihle is also included.

Tanner’s peppy, friendly style goes well with giggly phone bits, muffled drops and silly gags. It’s all very non-pretentious and real-time. There are no (serious) jingles or recorded promos. There is nothing behind the curtain – this is Miami FM Top 40, just as it was.

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!

Board of NCBHP
North Carolina Broadcast History Project