West Coast Boss Composite, Drake-Era 60s (0:17:29)

… Drink! …

[Description by Barry Salberg]

FEATURES:

Chuck Browning KFRC, Bobby Ocean KGB,Harry Scarborough KMEN, Ted

Kraft (Jordan) KSTN, Jay Stevens KFRC, Gary Mack KHJ, Sebastian

Tripp KKUA, unknown KFIV, Greg Connors KOL, Mike Phillips KFRC, The

Real Don Steele KHJ, Steve Jay KGB, Pete McNeil KYNO, Bobby Dale

KFRC, Dave Jeffreys KYNO, Bob Elliott KGB, Steve O’Shea KFRC, Bill

Brown KGB, Howard Clark KFRC, Glen Adams KFRC, Ed Mitchell KFRC,

Robert W. Morgan KHJ, Humble Harv KHJ

This classic West Coast Boss Collage has been mentioned in various comment threads — thought it would surface on the site sooner. There’s a misconception that all of the airchecks were recorded on the same day. There are certainly a few things from the same time frame, but this composite really does stretch over a few years. From Seattle to Hawaii and down to San Diego, covering the mid-late sixties Drake era, it’s a unique representation of the market hierarchy and talent caliber.

You can really discern the difference between a Steve Jay at KGB and his work as Jay Stevens at KFRC. Great to see the similar evolution of Bobby Ocean at KGB,
Harry Scarborough at K/MEN,
and Pete McNeil at KYNO.

Some of the sets here have been heard on other REELRADIO exhibits, but what a wonderful mix and blend of some truly rare stuff, capped off by Humble Harv at KHJ.

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