Neil Ross, KMPC Los Angeles, 1983 (0:13:26)

… No Dipping, the management has asked me to remind you, as you tango madly to the music of KMPC …
[Description by contributor Neil Ross] What a great way to cap the twenty two year radio phase of my career — Three years at Gene Autry’s ‘Station of the Stars’ 710 KMPC, Los Angeles. The better part of that time I spent doing middays, following the legendary Robert W. Morgan (featured on the Money Music Medley promos). After years of top forty and AOR work it was a little strange to be on a nostalgia station playing music that had been popular when I was a child and in some cases, even before I was born. But I relaxed, got in the groove and did, in my humble opinion, some of the best radio work I would ever do. I’ll always be proud of the three years I spent on 710 KMPC.

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