KROY Sacramento Composite, May 1978 (0:13:18)

… it’s says the Fat Liberation Front is ready to waddle on Washington …

For some reason the powers that be gave me the assignment of editing a station composite. I was pretty green at that point in my career, so this was a daunting task. I had heard a few composites before and tried to use them as a pattern. We used an Ampex reel to reel as our skimmer, so the quality was pretty good. Unfortunately some liked to open and close the mic quickly, leaving very little extra to work with.Under the gun, I decided to do fast, super-tight edits. That was always a regret of mine, but this is still a nice snapshot of the end of our April/May ARB with a phantom contest and lots of energy that creamed the competition.

Featured: Tony Cox (production), Terry Nelson, Barry Fyffe, Tom Chase, Danny Wright, Kris Mitchell and Brian Davis (aka Bryan Simmons).

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