Rick Shaw, WQAM Miami 1966 (0:17:03)

… . . WQAM’s Super Hit All American Survey of what’s happening musically throughout the South Florida area . . . …

[Description by Uncle Ricky]

This somewhat thin, scratchy and crosstalk-challenged aircheck of the great Rick Shaw on Miami’s WQAM is a true ‘scoped classic, and the music has been restored. It’s from an Hour of Solid Gold, though most of the “oldies” aren’t that old.

Roby Yonge appears with a brief news headline, along with lots of young ladies requesting their favorite “oldies.” All the famous Storz gimmicks are here, the oil-dampened reverb, extra reverb on demand, and a wide variety of PAMS jingles. They use both the Yours Truly and Wonderful signatures on this recording.

There’s also a truncated high school football report, and an absolutely WILD spot for Trader Johns, including lots of screaming about GIRLS! They swing live until five. Meanwhile, fellow Tiger Lee Vogel has won a Peabody Award.

Rick Shaw passed away on September 22, 2017. He was 78.

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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