Jack Armstrong Tracking WWKB, 2005 (VIDEO) (09:32)

… people are sayin’ this is the best voice-tracked show in the country …

[Description by Uncle Ricky]In this 2005 video, Jack Armstrong (d. March 23, 2008) is seen from his home studio in Greensboro, North Carolina. He’s connected via ISDN and working with engineer Kevin Carr at WWKB in Buffalo, New York, recording his radio show. Jack explains this process, called “tracking”, where the he records only his presentation, and it’s then mixed remotely with the other elements of the program.It’s obvious that the booth where Jack is working is small, limiting what could be captured visually. During most of the video, Jack’s back is to the camera, so we’ve added some still photos during his on-air performance, and an animated transcript of his famous “sign off” at the end.

Video from California Aircheck Video #97.

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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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