Chuck Browning, KFRC San Francisco, August 31, 1969 (1:02:06)

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… sitting here completely nude, folks, except for my jam-up Levis – I’m incredible! …
[Description by Uncle Ricky for contributor Barry Salberg] Chuck Browning Direct from WMCA in New York, here’s The Chucker, Chuck Browning, on San Francisco’s KFRC. This is a capture of the 9PM hour from Sunday night, August 31, 1969. It’s a Solid Gold Weekend and this studio recording sparkles with exceptional fidelity and Browning’s sharp wit. Chuck Browning died March 3, 1988 in San Francisco. He was survived by his wife and four children.

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This site is now operated by the North Carolina Broadcast History Museum. 

We want to thank the board of ReelRadio, Inc. for their stewardship since the passing of the founder Richard Irwin in 2018.  It has not been easy and they have maintained the exhibits for future generations to enjoy.

I met Richard Irwin, aka Uncle Ricky, when we were freshmen at East Carolina University.  We both had worked at local stations in our hometowns.  No one was more passionate about radio, especially Top 40 radio, than my friend Richard. 

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Richard Irwin’s hope was that his site would live on long after his passing. He said, “I hope REELRADIO will survive as my contribution to the ‘radio business’. The business is allowed to forget me, but the business should never forget the great era of radio that we celebrate here”.

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