Robert W. Morgan, KHJ Los Angeles, May 27, 1968 (restored) (0:58:20)

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… We all know where it’s at – the problem is, there’s not enough to go around …

[Description by Uncle Ricky for this exhibit contributed by Don Jennett]

With the debut of this exhibit on May 27, 2012, the music and some of the classic KHJ jingles have been restored to this hissy, wobbly recording of a classic Robert W. Morgan show on KHJ from exactly 44 years ago.

There’s one gag after another… the orange juice tasted funny, and he’s gotta stop hanging out with the guys at the Ranch Market at five in the morning. There’s no smog, there is smog, and the mood is definitely fun and even silly on this Morgan show from 1968.

Morgan goes nuts with Farquahr bits. Jim Lawrence has a ten-minute newscast, and this aircheck leads directly into Charlie Tuna on KHJ from the same day.

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