Bruce Bradley, WBZ Boston Composite, 1961 (0:22:32)

… . the station for people who can’t brush after every meal …
Bruce Bradley was my idol. I took my first radio job in 1958, and I continued to follow his career. His passing on June 22, 2013 had me re-visit airchecks I made of him at WBZ in 1961. You can never have enough of Bruce Bradley. The incredible thing about this twenty-something minutes, aside from his talent, is that this one was recorded from 400 miles away with a crummy tape recorder microphone placed in front of the radio speaker. Everything considered, that makes the resulting fidelity stupendous. This composite features snippets of Bruce and WBZ from March 30, 1961, March 31, 1961, and the last portion was likely recorded the first week in April.

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