Larry Lujack, Gary Meier, Steve Dahl, WLS Chicago February 22 1983, Pt. 1 (0:48:30)

… It’s a great tradition that morning drive should sound like a cluttered mess …
[Description by Uncle Ricky] Larry Lujack welcomes FM co-workers Gary Meier and Steve Dahl. Part One of this ‘scoped exhibit includes segments from 5:30 – 8:21 AM on Mayoral Primary Day, February 22, 1983. There are some truly classic lines from Superjock here. On the difference between the coverage area of WLS-AM and WLS-FM, “the AM’s like your first wife, you can pick her up almost anywhere”. On why Steve and Gary should be on Larry’s show, “it’s a program here at WLS to force everyone to like each other.” Larry offers a review of Eating Raoul, and there’s an extensive discussion of ABC exec John Gehron, his wife, and other managers and employees of the radio station. There’s no question that these are three of the most successful voices in the history of Chicago radio, and at the time, all doing very well and tolerating the proximity of each other. [ALL REELRADIO exhibits are copyrighted by REELRADIO, Inc. on the date of publication and are provided for real-time streaming, only. DO NOT DUPLICATE, TRADE, OR SELL THIS COPYRIGHTED RECORDING.]

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!

Board of NCBHP
North Carolina Broadcast History Project