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On June 6, 2018 we learned of the untimely death of Richard Irwin, founder of Reelradio.com. Please take a moment to reflect on everything he did to leave this lasting legacy. He worked tirelessly and for peanuts to make this site what it is.

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HITBOUND!
Fresh FAB 40
For The Week Beginning
June 2, 2019

Richard W. Irwin, WIXE July 1969

June 6, 2019, marks one year since the passing of Uncle Ricky. In rememberance, Reelradio looks back at his radio career with this special recording of a young, 18 year-old Ricky at the helm of WIXE in Monroe, North Carolina. Please enjoy and remember Richard in the comments.

REELRADIO
FAB 40!
9/22 9/29 10/6 NOW - Week ending October 12, 2019
2 1 4 1 The Real Don Steele, KHJ April 2, 1969
- - - 2 Shotgun Tom Kelly Salute to San Diego Radio
31 - 6 3 Don Steele, KIMA Yakima, Washington, March 1961
20 - 3 4 Jim Tice, WLPL-FM Baltimore, MD. June 13, 1970 Pt.2
- - - 5 Shadoe Stevens, KHJ Los Angeles October 18 1970 Pt. 2
8 17 18 6 The Real Don Steele, KHJ Los Angeles, June 30, 1969
14 8 27 7 The Real Don Steele, KHJ Los Angeles, July 21, 1969 Pt.1
- - - 8 Ron O'Brien, KUDL Fairway/Kansas City October 1970
9 - - 9 Tiger Bob Raleigh, WPGC Washington D.C. July 20 1969
- - 13 10 Humble Harve, KBLA Los Angeles, October 9, 1966
- - - 11 The Real Don Steele, 93 KHJ February 9 1968
- - - 12 The Real Don Steele, KHJ Los Angeles July 3 1967
- - - 13 Jeff Davis: WLS, The MusicRadio Years, 1960-1985
27 - - 14 The Real Don Steele, KHJ Los Angeles, May 18, 1968
- - - 15 Sebastian Stone, WOR-FM New York NY May 18, 1970 Pt.1
3 32 11 16 Cousin Brucie, WABC New York, October 1963 (RESTORED)
1 - 1 17 Steve Miller, WLPL-FM Baltimore, December 1971
5 3 5 18 The REELRADIO Tenth Birthday Special
40 - 40 19 Bobby St. Thomas, KBLA Los Angeles, September 25, 1966
- - - 20 Charlie Greer, WABC New York, November 6, 1968
- - 12 21 Dr. Don Rose, WFIL Philadelphia PA. October 6, 1973
- - - 22 Ron Castro, KIOI San Francisco, September 1978
36 - - 23 The Real Don Steele, KHJ Los Angeles, May 25, 1968 Pt. 2 (restored)
18 - 10 24 Identitones Demo, 1968
- - 19 25 Bob Raleigh, WPGC Morningside December 31, 1967
- - - 26 Greaseman Goodbye, WPOP Hartford, 1975
- - - 27 Gary Owens, Soundtrack Of The Sixties, March 28, 1981 Pt. 1
- - - 28 Jack Armstrong, WKBW Buffalo NY, December 22, 1970 Pt.1
- - - 29 Jefferson Kaye, KIKX Tucson AZ October 1967 (restored)
- - - 30 Les Turpin, WCBS-FM New York July 12, 1971 Pt.1
- - - 31 The Real Don Steele, KHJ Los Angeles May 3 1967
- - - 32 The Real Don Steele, KHJ Los Angeles, June 1970
- - - 33 Rod Roddy, Paxton Mills, KLIF Dallas Talk Show Paul Is Dead 1969
- - 15 34 Ron Riley, WLS Chicago, 1968
37 29 - 35 Robert W. Morgan, KHJ Los Angeles, October 18 1968
- - - 36 Dan Ingram, WABC New York, September 19, 1977
- - - 37 Fred Winston, WCFL Chicago, March 13, 1981 (scoped)
- - - 38 Fred Winston, WCFL Chicago, March 13, 1981
15 28 32 39 Jack Armstrong, WKYC Cleveland, 1967
- 24 - 40 Robert W. Morgan, KHJ HORR Hr.48,February 23, 1969

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