Ken Levine, KFI Los Angeles, July 14, 1984 (1:01:14)

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… You will be quite the struttin’ popinjay, walkin’ along the beach with that thing smashed up against your face …

Radio is a pretty small world at times. You’ll work for someone who will tell you stories of people they’ve worked with, only to find yourself in close proximity with the subject of those stories at a later date. It’s hapened to me many times during my career and Ken Levine was one of those people.Many will know his name from writing credits on Mash, Cheers and dozens of other great sitcoms, and as Beaver Cleaver on KIQQ, KYA, WDRQ and KTNQ, to name a few. An old roommate had worked with Ken at KERN, so I had heard a lot about him.

Well, one night at movie screening at 20th Century Fox, we finally met. Less than a year later, Ken was doing weekends at KFI and I took the opportunity to record an hour of one my favorite people.

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