Terry Nelson, KROY Sacramento CA. September 10, 1973 (RESTORED) (0:34:35)

… Sounds like BB got hold of a bad taco, there …
This Exhibit ‘SCOPED (10:08) [Description by Uncle Ricky. Contributed by Jeff March] With news and a custom vocal effect, full-time DJ Bobby Box opens this short wideband studio aircheck of Terry Nelson on 1240 KROY in September, 1973. Bobby might have preferred to be elsewhere, but as you will hear, Terry sounds very happy in this 11AM hour. In addition to multiple tours of California’s Capital City, Terry’s warm and personable presentation has also been welcomed at WXLO-FM New York, KFI Los Angeles and KFRC San Francisco. In the 1990’s, he also worked on-air at KYMX in Sacramento, before moving a few miles south to Stockton, where we last heard he was working in radio sales.

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!

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North Carolina Broadcast History Project