Bob Sherwood, KROY Sacramento, 1969 (0:16:07)

… in the midst of Sherwood Forest …
[Description by Uncle Ricky with thanks to www.1240kroy.com] Bob Sherwood is heard on a “Murky Sunday” (January 19, 1969) at the legendary 1240 KROY in Sacramento, California. Sherwood came to KROY in 1967 and became Program Director before his departure in 1971. For the next three years Bob was an on-air talent/programmer for WRIT Milwaukee, WYSL Buffalo, and WGCL in Cleveland. In 1973, Bob became the National Promotions Manager for CBS Music, Inc./Columbia Records and continued with the company until 1978. He was then promoted to Vice President, National Promotion. Bob Sherwood, Today, courtesy of www.1240kroy.com From 1979 through 1981 Sherwood served as President & COO of Mercury Records, and finally Executive Vice President of Polygram Music, USA. Back at CBS Music, Inc./Sony Music Entertainment, Bob spent the next ten years with the International Marketing division. In 1991, he became Corporate Senior Vice President, New Business Development for Sony Corporation of America, until 1997. Robert Sherwood Consultants resulted from Bob’s successful background in broadcasting, the music industry, and business development.

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!

Carl Davis
Trustee
North Carolina Broadcast History Museum