Joe Nasty, KTNQ Los Angeles, March 1977 (0:09:33)

… would you get that cow out of the control room …
Here’s a loud, mostly crisp and clean and ‘scoped composite of Joe Nasty from KTNQ. It was recorded from TEN-Q in March of 1977, and it demonstrates the excitement of the format under PD Jimi Fox. Nasty really isn’t nasty at all – but Joe sure fits in this format. I think what 10-Q did in L.A. in those years was remarkable. Their playlist included songs that appealed to pre-teens and 20-somethings, and even when they played a “wimpy” song, the energy never died. Plus, they had Tom Campbell spots. It was the perpetual Top 40 station for the eternal kid. Joe Nasty passed away in San Antonio in August, 2016. He was 68.

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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. 

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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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North Carolina Broadcast History Museum