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WREV, Reidsville: Dennis Reed - 1972

Here's an aircheck from the old 'REV, the title says everything else. :D) Honestly, I wasn't quite sure where to post this, but this seems a good a place as any. Dave Compton sent me this a while back and (Spoiler Alert) here's what I told him, after listening to it all the way through, for the first time. Sounds like this was put together from two different days and in three segments. The first and the third segments, are from Saturday, July 1, 1972 and the second (where he talks about taking a week off and taking home with him, a recording of today's show) is from sometime (can't pinpoint a day/date) a little before Labor Day of '72. Incidentally, but related to the aircheck, he mentions major flooding in Madison, Mayodan and Eden, so I googled it. Yeah, Hurricane Agnes. Re: his downhomeness, he was an outsider, but seemed to have that personableness and relatability to the area, if you know what I'm trying to say LOL. He fit in good and sounds like the folk thought/felt so, too. Man, they sure had the spots in those days. Wasn't Big Apple also in the farm supply business? And Penrose Mall seemed to be hoppin' in those days, too! Sounds like the production library was sufficiently stocked with general and specific beds, too, with jingles to boot LOL. Can't remember what company did those jingles (I believe it was a pretty well-known company), but I saw on a Youtube post of a few of the 'REV jingles, that 1160, WJJD, Chikago had the same type ones. They also (or at least he did) promote that Tip-Of-The-Week LOL! Who did that Lane's Shoe Store spot? He either went off-script or needed to fill the spot's time out LOL.
 
I don't know whatever happened to the recordings I made from WREV or WFRC of Earl Burton's very long weather reports from that era.

I copied them from one cassette recorder to another and sent them by snail mail to someone else who posted here. Around that time this site shut down, and I never heard back.

I have the recordings but don't know how to convert them o they can be posted here.

I remember Pennrose Mall!
 
I don't know whatever happened to the recordings I made from WREV or WFRC of Earl Burton's very long weather reports from that era.

I copied them from one cassette recorder to another and sent them by snail mail to someone else who posted here. Around that time this site shut down, and I never heard back.

I have the recordings but don't know how to convert them o they can be posted here.

I remember Pennrose Mall!
Thanks for replying, Chimp. If I were a lot closer, I'd do my best to help you out, re: the tapes. On the mall, I believe it started in like '68, so it was relatively new in those days. They've got a new developer in there now, got some businesses back in there and new plans for other parts of the facility. Lemons' Jewelry used to have a location there and they bought seasonal spots from us, for a few years, I believe it was. Long story on those spots getting transferred so we could play them, but reckon that's for another thread. Maybe, if/when I locate the tape those spots are on and am able to do something with it, then I'll tell it. :D)
 
Thanks for replying, Chimp. If I were a lot closer, I'd do my best to help you out, re: the tapes. On the mall, I believe it started in like '68, so it was relatively new in those days. They've got a new developer in there now, got some businesses back in there and new plans for other parts of the facility. Lemons' Jewelry used to have a location there and they bought seasonal spots from us, for a few years, I believe it was. Long story on those spots getting transferred so we could play them, but reckon that's for another thread. Maybe, if/when I locate the tape those spots are on and am able to do something with it, then I'll tell it. :D)
I remember it not being finished, so more like 1970.

I only remember Hodge Podge where I bought a pretty pencil holder with a tiny drawer.
 
I remember it not being finished, so more like 1970.

I only remember Hodge Podge where I bought a pretty pencil holder with a tiny drawer.


LOL, roger on that. The above file is from '72 and it appears they were doing well for themselves by then.
 


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