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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!
1/31 2/7 2/14 NOW - Week ending February 20, 2021
- - - 1 Sunny Joe White, WVBF Boston 1993
- 1 1 2 Bob Lewis, WABC NY February 7, 1964
- - - 3 Jeff Christie KQV Pittsburgh 1974
- - - 4 The Real Don Steele, KHJ Los Angeles February 25, 1967
- - - 5 Don Imus, WNBC New York, 1973
- - - 6 Pat O'Day, KJR Seattle WA November 1966 (RESTORED)
- - 10 7 WLS Chicago 1976 Composite
- - 2 8 Larry Lujack, Gary Meier, Steve Dahl, WLS Chicago February 22 1983, Pt. 1
- - - 9 WTIC-FM Hartford, CT Format Change, 1994
- - - 10 Fantasy Park (Demo) KNUS Dallas, 1975
4 4 3 11 The REELRADIO Tenth Birthday Special
- - - 12 Goodbye WVBF-FM Boston, MA February 12 1993
7 7 7 13 Dave Diamond, K.O. Bayley, KFRC San Francisco 1968
- - - 14 Jeff Christie, WIXZ McKeesport PA, 1971
- - - 15 Jackson King, KFWB Newscast, 1962
- - 40 16 Larry Lujack, Ron O'Brien, WCFL Chicago November 21, 1973
- - - 17 Wolfman Jack, XERB, 1968-1970 (scoped)
15 18 15 18 Charlie Tuna, KHJ Los Angeles Feb 23, 1969
- - - 19 Greaseman, Jay Thomas, WAPE Jacksonville FL 1980
- 13 9 20 Jolly Rodger, WIRK West Palm Beach Florida, June 1968
- - 13 21 John Paul Roberts, WQAM Miami FL, December 18, 1968
- - - 22 Ron Britain, WCFL Chicago, 1970
- - - 23 Rick Shaw, WCKR Miami FL, 1960
- - - 24 Bob Pittman WRBC Jackson MS 1972
- - 4 25 Bruce Kelly and Company, KZZP Mesa/Phoenix AZ 1986
- - - 26 Dave Diamond, KFWB Los Angeles, February 10, 1968
- - - 27 Jeff Roteman wins with Jeff Christie, KQV, 1972
- - - 28 Jerry Kay, WCFL Chicago, March 4, 1971
- - - 29 Roby Yonge with John Paul Roberts, June 13, 1995
- 17 14 30 Robert C. Allen, WCAO Baltimore MD February 11, 1971
- - - 31 Russ Conrad, KEX Portland, OR. December 13, 1958
- - - 32 The Real Don Steele, KHJ Los Angeles, September 1968
- - - 33 The Real Don Steele, KHJ Los Angeles, December 26, 1968 Pt. 2
- - - 34 Shane, KGA Spokane, January 15, 1969
- - 8 35 Mark Elliot, KHJ Los Angeles June 25 1975
2 39 30 36 Ron Britain, Barney Pip, WCFL Chicago January 28, 1967
- 28 - 37 The Real Don Steele, KHJ Los Angeles, 2-27-67
- - - 38 Don Steele, KIMA Yakima, Washington, March 1961
- - - 39 Dale Dorman, WRKO Boston, January 23 1970
23 26 6 40 Frank Terry, Gary Mack, KHJ Los Angeles, September 7, 1966

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