Larry McKay, KRIZ Phoenix, April 1971 (0:51:59)

… . . . and you have a tendency to be shy when undressing outdoors . . . …

[Description by Uncle Ricky]

Larry McKay offers A Grand A Day From Krizz — and check out the Casey Kasem KRIZ Is Number One promo at 41:55. This was the last hour for the
third Day of Larry McKay on KRIZ, from April 1971, as recorded by contributor Bob Jones.

Even though Larry jump-starts a jingle at one point, and has “his thing up too high”,
the production quality on KRIZ in 1971 was very high. Lots of Arizona themed
PAMS jingles, short stop sets and a couple of really great oldies. It’s interesting
to remember that “oldies” in 1971 encompassed an amazing variety of popular music, typified
by Connie Francis, Gene Pitney and Dion performances in this unscoped
treasure.

This is a great listen, it is unscoped, REELRADIO pays the music fees for each play, but
it’s a nice escape to the number one music station in Phoenix, AZ. in April, 1971.

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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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Trustee
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