Melvin X. Melvin, WMEX Boston, January 31, 1965 (0:08:57)

… you’ll win an autographed coffee cup that was just used by me …
[Description by Uncle Ricky] When this exhibit was first posted, we didn’t know the true identity of the Melvin X. Melvin on this aircheck. I thought it might have been Game Show Host and Actor Jim McKrell, but no one agreed. He sounds a lot like J.J. Jeffrey, and that seems to be the consensus (see COMMENT, below). In addition to lots of PAMS (and a couple of time) jingles, you’ll hear Reverb On Demand and Jack Gale on production elements for the Secret Agent 1510 promotion. Just a few months after this aircheck, Gale (Fenway) joined ex-WMEX Sales Manager Stan Kaplan at WAYS in Charlotte, N.C., where Agent 1510 became Mr. Treasure. This is a rare aircheck from the “glory” days of Max Richmond’s WMEX, before WRKO was a Top 40 station.

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