Michelle Ross, KSFX-FM San Francisco, September 1978 (scoped) (0:14:43)

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[Description by Uncle Ricky, contributed by Mike Miles] Michelle Ross plays R&B, Disco and Funk on KSFX-FM in San Francisco, probably on September 7, 1978. Ross is a classy host who even corrects Barry White on his grammar in a backsell. Rosie Allen presents a feature about bargains. Yes, the music is played in “sets” and for the most part, you’ll hear the records identified after they are played. The old rules of Top 40 have been replaced by the “new” formatics of FM radio, though we do get ONE “layover”. Comments on an earlier KSFX exhibit suggest some version of this format continued into the 1980’s, when KSFX finally succumbed to the ABC Talkradio feed. In 2015, KSFX-FM is a station in Roswell, New Mexico.

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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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