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Rob Grayson Composite, WJDX, WHBQ, 13Q, FM100 (0:04:44)

The Rob Grayson Collection
… we regret to inform you that Morning Has Broken; therefore we havesubstituted afternoon …

[By Rob Grayson]

I am not a great air talent, but was more of the weekend/all night/production guy, doing the filler shifts. My composite is mostly like a postcard that says, “This was a nice place to visit. I had a lovely time, wish you were here.” These are airchecks from my formative years, the first three while I was still a teenager. The WJDX/Jackson tape was the one I sent for an audition to WHBQ/Memphis. The 13-Q/Pittsburgh tape was my last shift before fleeing south again. The first WHBQ aircheck is from a Fall 1976 composite, and the second WHBQ ‘check was my 20th birthday. The FM100/Memphis tape was from a couple of years ago, once again doing weekends.

By the way, the promo on the end was for one of the incarnations of Rock 103,
and features the voice of Joe Kelly from Chicago.

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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