Johnny Holliday, KYA San Francisco, October 21, 1967 (1:23:54)

The Johnny Holliday Collection
… When you notice that your kids are spending more time at the neighbors than they are spending at home, maybe it’s time you asked yourself, ‘Am I ready for color television?’ …
The debut of this exhibit on Sunday, October 21, 2007 celebrates a 40th anniversary presentation of Johnny Holliday on San Francisco’s KYA. Here’s 83 minutes of Johnny and KYA from Saturday, October 21, 1967.
Johnny and the KYA Oneders are underway with their best season ever and The Righteous Brothers are appearing at the Oakland Coliseum, presented by KYA, of course. The jingles are the Draper/Blore series that some will remember from WCFL/Chicago, in use at about the same time. And who would ever believe a sale on monaural records? Also included: a very serious news presentation from Lamar Sherlock.
The picture of the 1967 Oneders is from Johnny’s book, “From Rock To Jock”. Thanks to Johnny and The Bay Area Radio Museum for this “Onederful” recording!

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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”.

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