Dan Daniel, WMCA NY April 1 1969 (0:29:19)

… . . . This is Dan Daniel, transcribed from New York . . . …

Dan does an unreal job of communicating to the individual soldier, reminding him like an old buddy from the neighborhood that man, it’s really wonderful back here, and the job and the girl are all waiting for you when you get back home, which hopefully will be soon. It’s absolutely gut-wrenching to listen to, given the prism of history and the vantage point of 33 years in the future.

But what’s especially mind-blowing about the content of Dan’s show, is the ease and frequency with which he urges the soldiers to visualize a world where war has been banished, where peace would reign, and they’d never have to go off and fight in a foreign land again.

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