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Dan Taylor, WNBC NY Time Machine September 10, 1988 (scoped) (0:31:12)

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Golden Gifts
… from back in the days when you really had to wait for the radio to warm up …

Go-Go Dan Taylor is tight, witty and personable while wedged into the format of the WNBC Time Machine, a re-creation of 1960’s WABC radio. This 90-minute consumer-grade aircheck from Saturday, September 10, 1988 is complete — except for one fix-it edit at tape flip. It includes two NBC Radio Network News newscasts, as well.

Contributor Mark Marien wrote that Taylor “did a wonderful Ingram-ish style of show..”

Not to be overlooked – the very first spot, for a computer that will dazzle even the most advanced users — It has 512K of RAM.

The music is much older than the technology, but all of the music is still in use.

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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. 

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