Scott Lowe REELRADIO Halloween Spooktacular, October 31, 2009 (1:04:30)

… I’ve got a cold date at the cemetery …
[Description by Uncle Ricky] REELRADIO published an exhibit titled “Program Aids of ‘THAT HAUNTING THEME'” on Sunday, September 27, 2009, and I suggested (in comments) that if anyone wanted to produce a Halloween show incorporating this “scary” 1964 radio station thematic package, I’d stream it. Scott Lowe responded, asked me to send him some production elements, and this was the result. I found it very enjoyable, with just the right blend of familiar and strange halloween music, sfx, gags and genuinely interesting factoids about the tunes. As I told Scott, it was like “listening to the radio again.” And for me, particularly enjoyable because it was something produced for REELRADIO that, for once, was something completely new and fresh. Even better, I could find nothing seriously “wrong” with it, technically or formatically. I’m pretty picky about those things, so WOW – here’s someone who still knows how to make a radio show and have fun with sound. The number of listeners to our special Halloween stream for 2009 is a fraction of those who might sample Scott’s program on a “demand” basis. So, it’s a permanent exhibit because it was a wonderful contribution to our Repository and I want to share it with as many listeners as possible. Thank you, Scott! The China Smith Airchecks More to Come from The Scott Lowe Collection!

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