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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!
5/26 6/2 6/9 NOW - Week ending June 15, 2019
3 2 1 1 John Mack Flanagan, KFRC San Francisco, 1977
- - - 2 The Last Hour of KHJ, 1986
8 - 5 3 Larry Lujack, WCFL Chicago, July 11, 1972
9 4 6 4 The REELRADIO Tenth Birthday Special
- - - 5 Drake-Chenault Syndication and Jingle Demos, 1973
- 29 4 6 Robert W. Morgan, KHJ Los Angeles, May 27, 1968 (restored)
- - 18 7 Tiger Bob Raleigh, WPGC Washington D.C. July 20 1969
- - 17 8 Jim Wood, KROQ Los Angeles, October 31, 1972
38 - 2 9 Charlie Tuna, KHJ Los Angeles, February 27, 1970
- 17 - 10 Jack Spector, WMCA New York NY, September 10, 1965 (RESTORED)
23 22 19 11 Casey Kasem American Top 40 March 10 1973 (Hour 1)
- 30 - 12 Steve King, WLS Chicago, June 7, 1977 (unscoped)
- 6 - 13 WKZQ-FM Myrtle Beach, S.C. Composite 1979
- - - 14 Z104 WZYQ Frederick MD Composite, 1979
- - 31 15 B. Mitchel Reed Final Show WMCA New York NY March 20 1965
- - - 16 Gene Weed, KFWB Los Angeles January 11, 1968
- - - 17 Drake Jingle Series Demo, 1970
- - - 18 Rick Dees, WKIX Raleigh N.C. 1971
- - - 19 Bruce Bradley, WBZ Boston, 1964
- - 3 20 Bob Pittman WRBC Jackson MS 1972
- - - 21 Ed Mitchell on CKLW, 1970
- - - 22 Gary Allyn KCBQ San Diego December 1965
- - - 23 Gwinsound 5 & 9 Jingles for WIXE Monroe, N.C. 1969
- 25 11 24 Johnnie Darin, KGB San Diego, July 29, 1967
- 26 - 25 John Mack Flanagan, KTKT Tucson 8-19-1969
- - - 26 The Real Don Steele, KHJ April 2, 1969
- - - 27 Richard Irwin, WIXE Monroe NC March 29, 1969
- - - 28 Tuesday Productions Drake Jingles
- - - 29 PAMS WLS News Intro
- - - 30 Burl Barer, KOL Seattle, September 4, 1969
- - - 31 Ed Dean, WIST Charlotte N.C. June 11, 1965
- - - 32 Glynn Shannon, KGW Portland, OR. June 6, 1979
- - - 33 Johnny Donovan, WOR-FM New York March 16, 1969 (unscoped)
- - - 34 Joe Hager, WDRC Hartford CT 1970
- - - 35 John Landecker, CFTR Toronto 1981
- - - 36 John Records Landecker, WLS Chicago Rewind, May 28 2007 9-10 pm
- - - 37 Jay Stone, Cheech & Chong on 99X-WXLO NY, November 26, 1974
- - - 38 Joe Yocam, Gene Weed, KFWB January 1968
- - - 39 Larry Lujack, WLS Chicago, IL. April 26, 1971
- - - 40 Natural Neil, KYA San Francisco January 18 1977

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