Joe Johnson, WXIL Parkersburg, WV. 1976 (0:09:45)

The David Strock WXIL Collection
… I didn’t know you could fly a Jet …
Joe Johnson Neil Haislop Program/Music Director “Keemosabe” Joe Johnson and News Director Neil Haislop are heard in this composite of WXIL from 1976. Johnson came to Parkersburg from Tallahasee, where he was Program Director of WTAL. Haislop was a native of Parkersburg who returned after working in film and television production in Orlando. Notice the heavy emphasis on Community service, as evidenced by the Rap Line promo and the public appearances announcement for the Ninety-Fivers at local schools. Also included: Joe Johnson and an episode of Dick Orkin’s Tooth Fairy feature (at 6:14), and Neil Haislop as traffic reporter Harvey Hover (at 8:38).
Picture of Neil Haislop

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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. 

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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