Michael J. Justin, WYCL York S.C. March 1972 (0:13:23)

The Uncle Ricky Collection
… I’m hurtin’ so bad for a chick you can come back now! …
Description by Uncle Ricky   Part Two of the dreaded Uncle Ricky 60th Birthday Issue (Volume XV, Issue 48, January 2, 2011) In observance of my 60th birthday on January 8, 2011, you are invited to enjoy Michael J. Justin on WYCL in York, S.C., from March, 1972. Michael J. Justin at WYCL, 1972 Mike was a very young man when he worked with me. I did mornings and was PD, so the format is MY fault, not Mike’s. He was a fine employee. I remember that he had shoulder-length soft, shiny brown hair and an engaging smile. He may also have been moonlighting as a bouncer at a bar in Charlotte, but I’m not sure of that. On this rare, ‘scoped aircheck right off the WYCL processing chain from afternoon drive, we hear Mike experimenting with different pronunciations of “Chakachas”, in addition to midday personality James J. Stephens with bits of news. On my birthday, I like remembering friends from long ago who are still friends today. Michael has been a vocal supporter of REELRADIO for a few years, of course… this will undoubtedly put an end to that. Not a bad aircheck, Michael – you couldn’t have been more than 12 or 13 at the time? MORE EXHIBITS FROM THE UNCLE RICKY COLLECTION! Reel Top 40 Radio Repository ©1996-2014 Richard W. Irwin & REELRADIO, Inc.

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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. 

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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”.

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