CLASSIC TOP 40 RADIO

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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!
5/11 5/18 5/25 NOW - Week ending May 31, 2025
1 1 1 1 The REELRADIO Tenth Birthday Special
- - 3 2 Bobby Box, KROY Sacramento, September 3, 1973
- - 40 3 Red Jones, WQXI Atlanta, January 4, 1965
- - - 4 Dr.Don Rose KFRC San Francisco October 14, 1983 Pt.3
- - - 5 Bobby McGee Bill Lee WTIC-FM 1978
- - - 6 Art Roberts WLS Jingles
- - - 7 The Birth of KPLS, Santa Rosa, CA. April 19, 1964 Pt.2
- - - 8 Robert W. Morgan, History of Rock & Roll, KHJ February 22, 1969 Hr 35
- - - 9 Bobby Box, KROY Sacramento, September 3, 1973 (scoped)
- - 5 10 Gus Gossert, WCBS-FM New York, May 12, 1970 Part One
- - - 11 Your Brother, AFVN DaNang South VietNam 1969
- - - 12 Tim Kelly, WCFL Chicago, March 13, 1976
- - 9 13 Buffalo Dick Birch, WCBS-FM New York, NY July 12, 1971 Pt.1
- - - 14 Bobby Ocean, KYUU San Francisco, July 13 1984 Pt. 1 (scoped)
- - - 15 bbkfwb61
- - 24 16 American Top 40 Greatest Disappearing Acts, July 7, 1973 Pt.1
- - 2 17 Art Roberts, WLS Chicago August 25, 1967
- 23 37 18 Ron O'Brien, WPGC Morningside Washington D.C. October 1976
- - - 19 Mike Griffen, WNAP-FM Indianapolis, IN 1973
- - - 20 Joey Reynolds, WDRC Hartford CT. September 23, 1969 Part Two
- - - 21 Buffalo Dick Birch, WCBS-FM New York, NY July 12, 1971 Pt. 3
- - - 22 Art Roberts WLS Chicago December 27 1968
- - - 23 TM Productions AirPower 83 Demo
- - - 24 Murray The K, Mad Daddy, WINS New York, October 1964 (restored)
- - - 25 Lou Simon, Rob Williams, Dave Donovan, KKHR Los Angeles, 9-26-1983
- - - 26 keno65cj
- - - 27 Bobby Ocean, KYUU San Francisco, July 13 1984 Pt. 1
2 2 6 28 Wolfman Jack, KXLY Spokane, WA 1975
- - - 29 Tim Kelly, KTLK Denver Colorado, 1974
- - - 30 Robert W. Morgan, KHJ Los Angeles, May 28, 1973
- - - 31 Rick Shannon, KJRB Spokane WA. June 8, 1979
- - - 32 mktheme1
- - - 33 The Birth of KPLS, Santa Rosa CA. April 19, 1964 Pt. 1
- - - 34 Robert W. Morgan, KHJ HORR, Feb 22, 1969 11P-12M
- - 26 35 Jim Nettleton, WCAU-FM Philadelphia, 1972
13 20 21 36 Jerry Kay, WCFL Chicago, May 5, 1972
- - - 37 Jerry Kay, WCFL Chicago, March 4, 1971
- - - 38 Gus Gossert, WCBS-FM New York, May 12, 1970 Part Two
- - - 39 Davy Jones WPGC Washington, D.C. March 11, 1970
- - - 40 Clark Weber, WCFL Chicago, May 5, 1971 (restored)

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