Jack Armstrong, WMQX Greensboro, NC, 09-03-2003, Pt. 1 (0:57:44)

… We gotta figure out where Saddam and his camel are hiding …
[Description by Uncle Ricky] It’s Jack Armstrong and The Breakfast Bunch on WMQX-FM in Greensboro, N.C., from the morning of September 3, 2003. Contributor Jeff Smith recorded all three and one-half hours of this program from his home in Winston-Salem, NC (part of the North Carolina Triad), and this is Part One, broadcast between 5:30 and 6:30 AM. Joining Jack are Breakfast Bunchers Dee Brockwell, Sky Angel Karen (with traffic reports) and Ed Snow with Oh-Deez Ninety Three news. (In the Carolinas, the “L” sound is often considered optional.) I don’t understand why Jack cuts a couple of records short in this hour, since he certainly had control over the time of the “live” segments. Also unusual — no talk over song intros — just a time check, and that’s it. No attempt to “hit the post”, not at all. But there is an edition of Tabloid Trash. Wow, radio sure grew up in North Carolina since I moved away. The “Triad” was fortunate to have a morning show and radio station of this quality in 2003. But, I suspect it eventually ended up costing too much for the revenues it produced. This was not the fault of the Breakfast Bunch, this was an enjoyable morning show. But there was a dwindling audience of those who love “oh-deez”. It was 2003, and hip-hop be happenin’.

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