Chuck Dann, WKYC Cleveland, January 1968 (0:25:35)

… Am I that easy to forget? I hope not …
When we first opened this exhibit (7/8/2001), all we knew about Chuck Dann was that he appeared at WKYC in 1967, and he didn’t make the “Power Radio” lineup on February 1, 1968. We believe this aircheck is from January, 1968.Thanks to our great friends who have further identified Chuck Dann as Chuck Riley, later at WIBC in Indianapolis and now a nationally-known voice-over talent. (see COMMENT, below).Otherwise, this is an outstanding (condensed) aircheck and Dann is smooth and personable. It’s really the last hurrah of WKYC personality Top 40. One year earlier, there was no reverb, but REVERB is ON in 1968, Big Jack is gone, (Davey Diamond is in – is this THE Dave Diamond?) and there’s a talk show at 11PM!

(1) Jingles: PAMS Series 33 (Fun!) is featured prominently, as is an all time favorite Voices of PAMS acapella jingle. (2) Spots: Classics for the YoungMobile, Petula Clark for Plymouth, Newport Cigarettes, Campbell’s Soups, Budweiser and Jenos Pizza. Is that Dick Cavett on the Excedrin headache spot? Cavett did a lot of radio work in the 60’s, it seems.

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