The Real Don Steele, KHJ Los Angeles July 3 1967 (0:58:49)

… Hello, Holiday hippies! …
That great American The Real Don Steele is bursting in air on the eve of the U.S.A’s 191st Independence Day celebration. Steele makes certain that the fireworks are built right into your radio!
Amplitude-modulated teens in Southern California undoubtedly believed KHJ was as “cool” as it could get at the time, and to prove it, this aircheck features some of the most unusual music yet on a KHJ aircheck, including a forgotten Boss Hitbound by Tom Northcott, an obscure near-miss by Seeds and a never-charted selection by The Monkees, plus a few other genuine surprises.In the grand tradition of Top 40, KHJ offered something for the whole family. The kids were off to the Fantasy Fair at the Magic Meadow and their folks could could win an acre of ranch land in Apple Valley and a new Ford Ranchero in the Johnny Appleseed promotion.

This treasure from Monday, July 3, 1967 is unscoped for the first 30 minutes. Some material is ‘scoped in the second 30 minutes.

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