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Steve Lundy, KILT Houston TX July 7, 1966 (1:04:14)

Unscoped
… . . . This microphone is too low, it was built for midgets . . . …

[Description by Uncle Ricky. Audio exhibit RECORDED and CONTRIBUTED by Jay Marks]

Steve Lundy, (Jack Foshee) passed away in Houston, Texas in April 1999. He was born November 3, 1942, in Tyler, Texas. This excellent recording of Lundy includes some gentle reverb throughout, and begins with one set from PD Bill Young.

Both Brad Messer and Richard Fulghum are heard with news, complete with newsbugs and dramatic stagings. The production on this station was exceptional and exciting. There are PAMS jingles, classic presentation elements and Lundy even uses a ptboing time-tone. What is most notable is how much apparent “freedom” Lundy has within this formatted and structured radio station.

And there is so much more in this hour, in music, memories and magic! It’s a bit gritty, but an absolute joy to hear this authentic, unscoped hour of this GIANT Houston Top 40 radio station from July of 1966.

You are not licensed to copy this exhibit for sale or trade.

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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. 

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North Carolina Broadcast History Museum