John Young, WMAK Nashville TN June 1972 (scoped) (0:11:18)

Scoped
… What did they say? I didn’t hear …
This Exhibit ‘SCOPED (11:16) [Technical Note: This exhibit, which sounds like it was recorded from a moving vehicle, begins with a high static level and signal dropout, but the fidelity improves after a few minutes. Because of extreme signal loss, the first song was restored from an original 45.] John Young is a consummate professional as he navigates though late morning on WMAK. By this time, WMAK was the market’s only Top 40 station. Lower-powered WKDA, a very major Top 40 force for many years, had gone country in 1970. In this aircheck, WMAK has an adult Top 40 sound, using TM’s Phase Two jingle package — which was suitable for both Top 40 (WCFL, Chicago) and adult contemporary (WCBM, Baltimore) stations. A young Scott Shannon, who did evenings on WMAK at the time, is heard on a spot for “School’s Out Day” at Fair Park. THIS CONTENT WAS CONTRIBUTED TO REELRADIO EXCLUSIVELY. Duplication and/or distribution is a violation of our Terms Of Service.

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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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