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Wolfman Jack, WAEB Allentown PA. Graffiti Gold (scoped) (0:11:21)

Scoped
… . . . There’s a house across the street with a wooden moose in the front yard . . . …

Recreational Production, Exhibit Description and Expert ‘scoping by Contributor Scott Lowe

This is not exactly a real aircheck, but it is 100% authentic Wolfman Jack! When I was working at B104 in Allentown, PA. (2005) I found a file cabinet filled with reels of the syndicated “Graffiti Gold,” plus jingles and ID carts with custom Wolfman Jack liners for our sister station, 79 WAEB.

Just for fun, I thought it would be cool to assemble an hour of Graffiti Gold with the customized WAEB material. I was careful to match the tempo of the custom liners with the talk breaks on the reel and mixed the levels to make it sound as if he was really there.

From 1957 to 1983, WAEB-AM had a successful Top 40 format and continued with Adult Contemporary and Oldies formats through the mid 80’s.

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