Cousin Brucie, Cruisin' America, November 21, 1992 (1:02:47)

… You and I can spend the next 101 years together …
[Description by Uncle Ricky] This REELRADIO presentation was assembled from an off-air recording of the FM affiliate of Cruisin’ America in Port St. Joe, Florida on November 21, 1992. Here’s Cousin Brucie as “music historian” with fascinating facts about the superstars of Top40/Oldies radio. Kudos to the producers for including a few rare ones; overall, a nice balance for a syndicated oldies program. From the published perspective of 2007, the oldies on this exhibit are 15 years “oldier” than they were when this program was broadcast. Does that make them more or less likely to be played on your local “oldies” station — if you still have one?

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