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Charlie Van Dyke, KHJ Los Angeles, January 22, 1974 (1:00:04)

… K H J Los Angeles, with a cash call stash worth Five Thousand Dollars …
[Description by Uncle Ricky, contributed by Art Vuolo]And now, we have the third entry in the Los Angeles Morning Drive Top 40 Battle Of The Champions, January, 1974!
It’s Charlie Van Dyke on KHJ, along with Marv Howard and extended news reports.

In addition to the Original Radio Spot for the The Original Uncut Uncensored Deep Throat, Charlie takes calls regarding The Exorcist (another controversial movie of the time.) He also plays Smokin’ In The Boys Room, Marv reports on Gay Protests and bad macaroni, and more discounts at Lucky Supermarkets add up to… Less.

It’s obvious that Southern California has already gone insane, and it’s only 1974.

Imagine what it’s like there now.

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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. 

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North Carolina Broadcast History Museum