Sam Hale, WOKY Milwaukee WI August 3, 1962 (0:27:22)

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… the weirdest-looking bunch of people you’d ever want to see …

[Description by contributor Sam Hale]

How times have changed! I thought Peter, Paul & Mary were “weird-looking” in 1962. This is now embarrassing as I see nothing weird in their look today.

A couple of years ago, I was with them for the first time since the reference on this tape. They were most gracious and, because it was so early in their career, actually remembered my working with them in Milwaukee. Paul Stookey told my oldest son, Barry, “Your dad taught us how to use a microphone.”

The drummer on the #1 record that week, Sheila, is Mike Clark who, together with Bill Lowery owned Southern Tracks Studios where some of today’s giants, such as Bruce Springsteen, recorded smash hits.

[There are seven musical performances on this exhibit, only one was not restored.]

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