Dex Card, WCFL Chicago September 1971 (0:29:25)

… both of the tickets I got were dismissed in court today, and I now believe in justice …
It sounds like contributor Tom Konard pulled this unscoped, nearly hi-fi half-hour right off the WCFL air chain on September 8, 1971, from approximately 2PM until 2:30 PM. The first voice on this aircheck is Robert E. Lee, and that’s followed by the only aircheck of Dex Card we have ever received. (Dex was filling in for Jerry Kay.) We believe that Card was at WCFL for many years, but he’s not listed at 440:Satisfaction. Those in the know are invited to COMMENT, below.

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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