The Legendary Lujack (0:16:16)

… There’s a lot of hippies and freaks on FM …

[Description by Uncle Ricky]This outstanding exhibit features airchecks of Superjock Larry Lujack on KJR, WLS and WCFL, and excerpts of an interview with Tom Snyder. Repository Contributor Michael Hagerty
says the Snyder Interview is from 1975.

This is one of the most entertaining Lujack composites I’ve ever heard. There’s
some rare silliness with WLS newsgod Lyle Dean and a classic blooper
when the engineer plugs in the wrong song! We are also treated to a WLS “Barnyard
Report” (with real cattle prices), a couple of great Klunk letters on Super CFL and some fine finale fidelity.

This feature was originally created for Ultimate Radio Bootleg Volume 2 (1979) and compiled by Chuck Martin, Steve Goddard and Jimi Fox, and engineered by Steve Goddard at Piece-Meal Studios.

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