The Real Don Steele, KHJ Los Angeles May 3 1967 (1:01:22)

The Real Don Steele Collection
… Roto-Rooter Tumwater! Electric Roto-Rooter Tumwater Fun Machine – Delgado! TUMWATER! …
Another amazing gift from the personal collection of The Real Don Steele, this aircheck from KHJ on May 3, 1967 features promos for the KHJ Birthday Firebird, the prize in KHJ’s 2nd Birthday Contest.
This nostalgic treasure boasts very good fidelity and Lesley Gore with a classic spot for Coca-Cola (at 21:06). Newsman Marv Howard leads with a traffic accident story – the driver was on LSD! (at 37:51)There are several surprises in this 61 minutes recorded from approximately 5PM until a bit after 6. The last few minutes feature Humble Harve two titles into the new Boss 30 countdown.

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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