Composite, WJDX Jackson Mississippi, 1973 (0:14:27)

… . . . Am I still President? . . . …

In the late 60’s to early 70’s, WJDX (620) Jackson, Mississippi made the transition from old line MOR to Adult Contemporary, and several programming luminaries sat behind the mikes in the old WLBT-TV location downtown, or the state-of-the-art studios in North Jackson they moved into circa 1973.

WJDX Personalities
6am to 9am: Tanner and Riehle
9am to Noon: Dave Dunaway
Noon to 3PM: Cramer Haas
3PM to 6PM: Christopher Stone
6PM to 9PM: Bill Crews
9PM to Mid: J. Mark Shands
Mid to 6AM: Jim Chick

Most of the staff you hear on this composite actually left the station in a mass walk-out following the dismissal of programmer Bill Tanner due to a misunderstanding with management. Tanner, of course, went on to bigger and better things as National PD for Heftel (Y-100, 13Q, etc.) at their apex in the ’70’s, and the others made their mark on the industry in various locations and positions.

WJDX had the Johnny Mann acapellas, and applied much of the Top 40 stylings with the AC music mix. Nowadays, though AM 620 is sports and talk, the musically formatted WJDX carries on as an FM station.

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!

Board of NCBHP
North Carolina Broadcast History Project