Composite, WRPL Charlotte NC 1972 (0:18:39)

… Just because I take an upper in the morning, and a downer at night, my husband thinks I’m a drug addict …
[Description by contributor Jerry Clegg]
This WRPL (1540) aircheck is from 1972, during one of the many incarnations we tried to make it work. I’m first, just trying to keep up with these guys:
Gil Stamper, the respected former WBT/WBTV personality with news. Gil beat me into work every morning — even when it snowed. A real pro!
Bill Denton blew into town, I don’t know from where, and blew out the same way.
Larry Lawrence aka Larry Sprinkle of Murphy In The Morning (WAYS) fame and “The Tidy Bowl Man”, has been a Charlotte NBC-TV weatherman for years.
George Brown was the man behind the format. George was also PD for WIST, Charlotte; WMPS (Plough Broadcasting, Memphis), and WSJS, Winston-Salem. George was one of the best PDs in the business.

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”.

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Carl Davis
Trustee
North Carolina Broadcast History Museum