Coyote Calhoun, KLIF Dallas, TX November 1968 (0:15:17)

… How old are you …

From November, 1968: C.V. Coyote hosts the nighttime “teen” hours on KLIF in Dallas, with lots of telephone bits and loud, uptempo hits plus “good old good ones”. There are also a few over-equalized PAMS jingles. And yes, the bass distortion was part of the original recording and that’s just the way it is for this piece of the then still Mighty KLIF. It should also be noted that these guys had the rights to Dallas Cowboys football at the time – a major revenue bonus for a “music” station.

Promos for contests and promotions abound, for the KLIF Classics 21, Volume 2 album, and the Danny Thomas Teenagers March, and the KLIF Wacky World Tour.

At 12:23 into this exhibit, we get to hear Coyote in his street clothes, so to speak. It’s only for a short news update at the top of the hour, but the contrast is surprising. As a casual listener, you’d never guess it was the same guy.

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