Audio exihibits and exploratory channels featuring collections of airchecks, scoped by format and theme
BILL MOUZIS was the production wizard who assembled the original 48-hour version of the KHJ History of Rock & Roll. Here are some of Bill’s recollections written for the 43rd anniversary week of the first radio “rockumentary.”
REELRADIO LISTENS TO PETE TOWNSHEND is a three-part interview with Pete Townshend, a founder of The Who, and a fan of REELRADIO.
AIR WARS 3K – The Conglomerate Menace is a cyber-space fantasy 1000 years ahead of its time. Available in high-bandwidth stereo, too! Produced exclusively for REELRADIO by John Long, Carter Davis and Rob Grayson.
Ninety Nine in mind-bending stereo is a broadband blowout – and a priceless followup to the original parody of music radio (9) by Pete Salant, Howard Hoffman, Randy West, and Russ “Famous Amos” DiBello.
Radio’s Revolution & the World’s Happiest Broadcasters is a documentary of the origins of the Todd Storz Top 40 format. Author Ben Fong-Torres wrote the article that accompanies excerpts from the documentary written by Richard Fatherley.
Top 40 Vet Bobby Rich does a morning show with Brad Behan for Mixfm in Tucson, but Brad’s in Denver! Read about it in this Special Report.
How could you make HOT Top 40 radio without cart machines (or digital production gadgets)? Read the Special Report on The MacKenzie Repeater.
No, it’s not how many the big groups own nationally – it’s the concentration of local and regional ownership that smells so bad. What hath we wrought? You may want to read Uncle Ricky’s original editorial on Deregulation. But, you’re more likely to enjoy Bobby Ocean’s original Editorial Cartoon, and his follow-up Deregulation Cartoon #2.
This was really special: The 25th Anniversary Internet Broadcast of the KGB Recycle Documentary by Ron Jacobs!
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