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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!
6/22 6/29 7/6 NOW - Week ending July 12, 2025
- - - 1 Hit Parade 68, KHJ-FM Los Angeles, 1968
1 1 1 2 The REELRADIO Tenth Birthday Special
- - - 3 Ron O'Brien, KBAB Indianola IA., May 17, 1970
- - - 4 Art Roberts, WKQX, 1981
- - 4 5 Ron Riley, WLS Chicago, 1968
- - 10 6 The Real Don Steele, KHJ Los Angeles July 3 1967
- - 35 7 Robert W. Morgan, KHJ HORR, February 22 1969, Hour 23
- - - 8 Bill Mouzis KHJ Promo Montage, 1965-1969
- - 30 9 Bwana Johnny, WFUN Miami FL, July 16, 1974
- - - 10 wake1959
- - - 11 Roger Barkley, KIMN Denver CO. Septermber 4 1960 (RESTORED)
- - - 12 Jay Sorensen, WNBC NY Time Machine, August 31, 1988, 3AM-4AM
- - - 13 Gene Weed, KFWB Los Angeles, March 27, 1959
- - - 14 Whitney Allen, KQLZ-FM Pirate Radio Los Angeles, 1990
- - - 15 Rich Fields, KODJ-FM Los Angeles, 1990
- - 12 16 The Real Don Steele KTNQ TenQ LA June 2 1977 Part Two
- - - 17 Murray The K, WOR-FM New York October 8, 1966 Pt. 1
- - - 18 Machine Gun Kelly, KODJ Los Angeles October 27 1989
- - - 19 Johnny Williams, CKLW Windsor-Detroit, December 31, 1973 Pt.7
- - 8 20 Joe Niagara, WIBG Philadelphia, July 1957
- - - 21 Harry Harrison, WABC New York, March 11, 1975 Pt. 2
- - 27 22 Dan Ingram, WABC New York, December 21, 1971
- - 28 23 Dan Ingram, WABC New York August 13, 1962
- - - 24 CRUISIN' 1956 - Robin Seymour, WKMH Detroit
- - - 25 Wolfman Jack, KXLY Spokane, WA 1975
- - - 26 Shotgun Tom Kelly Walk Of Fame Ceremony, April 30, 2013 (VIDEO)
- - - 27 sbwcfl70
- - 6 28 Robert W. Morgan, KHJ HORR Feb 22 1969 6-7PM Hour 31
- - - 29 Richard W. Irwin, WYCL York, S.C. April 1973
- - 38 30 Real Don Steele, KTNQ Los Angeles June 1977
- - - 31 The Real Don Steele, KISN Portland 1964
19 27 20 32 The Real Don Steele, KHJ Los Angeles, July 21, 1969 Pt.1
35 - - 33 The Real Don Steele, KHJ Los Angeles February 25, 1967
- 29 - 34 The Real Don Steele, 93 KHJ February 9 1968
- - - 35 The Real Don Steele, KHJ Los Angeles, January 8, 1970
21 - - 36 rdskewb64
- - - 37 The Real Don Steele Remembered, Part 1
- - - 38 Russ Conrad, KEX Portland, OR. December 13, 1958
- - 13 39 Murray The K, WOR-FM New York October 8, 1966 Pt. 3
- - - 40 Machine Gun Kelly on 10Q, KTNQ Los Angeles, 1978

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