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The Real Don Steele, KHJ Los Angeles, December 26, 1968 Pt.1 (0:56:51)

Unscoped
… Did he come to town all over us? You better believe it! I scored! …

As are almost all of the exhbits in this collection, this is a KHJ studio recording. The great ‘scoped version of this exhibit was provided by official RDS archivist Ray Randolph. Thank You, Ray! The full-length version is the first half of a two-part exhibit, with music restoration by Uncle Ricky.

It’s the day after Christmas, and with only one reference to his holiday activities, Steele is straight-ahead on format, tight, funny and perfect as always. And there’s a promo for the Big 93 of 1968, voiced by Robert W. Morgan.

It also should be noted here that this is the first exhibit on the site processed with our new (as of December 2013) Orban Optimod PC-1101. I’m sure The Real Don Steele would be excited by their patented psycho-acoustic limiter.

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