Randy Robins, KLIF Dallas, 1973 (0:04:46)

… ya’ll stay with me while I get it up just a little bit here …

Randy Robins was one of the great “shuck & jive” Top 40 jocks. Robins was from East Texas and had worked at KFJZ in Ft. Worth in the 60’s, then made the rounds at some of the biggest Top 40 stations of the time. (He can be heard on Bootleg Top 40 Volume I at KIMN in Denver.) He also did a stint at WQXI.

He did nights on KLIF beginning in the summer of ’73 and stayed until late ’74, crossing town to do nights at McLendon’s KNUS-FM. He returned to KLIF in 1977 during one of their last serious attempts at Top 40, after which he retired from radio and went into record promotion. He worked for Ariola Records in Dallas, and then became the long-time Capitol rep in Denver.

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!

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