PAMS Revolution 72 Demo (KJR Seattle) 1971 (0:19:13)

… 12-03-2000 00:00 …
. . . The Revolutionary Pedal-Point Pad . . . Hi-fidelity, long-play airchecks of KJR (Seattle) are elusive treasures for this Repository, so this PAMS demo, titled Revolution ’72 , is as close to verbose hi-fi KJR as we can get. Always loved the KJR Seattle Channel 95 logo, and it is performed at the top of the profession here. A few years ago, Uncle Ricky believed that the practice of placing “imagers” in front of commercial sets was mostly recent gangster-inspired madness. This demo reminded me that such wacky, unconventional and flawed formatics were not only promoted, but merchandised, nearly 30 years ago. Of course, it’s business as usual now – but when one company owns all the stations, and if all the stations make the same mistakes, who’ll know the difference? (Talk about a revolution!)

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