Gary Mitchell, KYNO Fresno, October 1967 (0:11:23)

… Ladies and Gentlemen, you’re listening to a Million Dollar Weekend …
Gary Mitchell Gary Mitchell was one of many DJs who came to KYNO from KMEN in San Bernardino, California. Gary left KYNO for WOHO in Toledo, Ohio just after a year. Currently, Gary (aka: Allen Vanik) does freelance voice and video work from his own company in Hawaii. (vaniksvoiceworks.com) This air check came from a reel to reel tape (7.5 ips) submitted to me by Gary for the KYNO 40th Anniversary Party in October 1987, which I helped organize. This aircheck was recorded on Gary’s first day at KYNO. The exact date is unknown but we all agree in was from October, 1967. Former KYNO Chief Engineer Dave Evans (now deceased) grabbed a reel to reel tape from the KYNO production room and recorded Gary’s first day on the air directly from the KYNO air monitor. The tape was full of splices but somehow survived all these years.

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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. 

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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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Carl Davis
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