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Lee Douglas 99X WXLO New York 1975 (0:23:28)

The Pat Riley Collection
… Don’t forget to write it down, write 99X for money …
For the debut of this exhibit (July 22, 2001) we had next to no information about Lee Douglas, but he sure sounded great on 99X WXLO-FM in 1975. Since then, Evan Dakes wrote to say that Douglas took over as PD after a brief appearance by Al Casey. Douglas came to New York from WOKY (Milwaukee) and brought Dick Sloane and Bobby Messina to WXLO. We still wonder what happened to Lee Douglas after WXLO; but that’s why we have COMMENTS for every exhibit (see below). This is a very entertaining aircheck and boasts excellent fidelity. It’s obvious that Lee Douglas liked Bells, Gongs and Chimes — and he was having a great time on the radio this summer day in 1975. Dave Thompson (who followed Douglas) appears several times near and at the end of this exhibit.

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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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