Bob Green, WQAM Miami FL, August 1963 (0:13:46)

… when you plunk down good money for sirloin like this, you want it to taste as naturally good as it is …

[Description by contributor Bob Green]

On a fairly regular basis, I receive e-mails saying.. more WQAM airchecks. Much of what I have is redundant, and embarrassing.

This exhibit is from a couple of days in August 1963. The fidelity ranges from very good to NOT very good, and the use of the “echo-button” is overwhelming. But it does contain a few interesting commercials, including the best one touting the need for more monosodium glutimate in our diet.

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