Casey Kasem, KEWB San Francisco October 2, 1962 (0:36:13)

… Casey At The Mike …
Casey Kasem is heard on his 7-Midnight show from KEWB Channel 91 on October 2, 1962. The fidelity of this partially-scoped recording suggests it was made speaker-to-microphone, but it is nevertheless a rare snapshot of both a veteran Top 40 station and a legendary radio talent. You’ll hear Casey doing what made him famous — counting down a list of popular songs accompanied by his seemingly professorial knowledge of the performers. It’s the Voice Your Choice feature of his nightly show, and here, he counts down the Top Nine hits of the day. On this particular evening, The Los Angeles Dodgers and The San Francisco Giants were about to decide who would play The New York Yankees in the World Series. Los Angeles broadcast personality Cleve Herman offers commentary.

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