When it comes to radio, this isn’t Shawn Ryan’s first rodeo.
Ryan, a former newspaper music writer and editor, has a new show on WUTC-FM (88.1) Fridays at 2 p.m. called “Greatest Hits You’ve Never Heard.”
The hour-long show highlights singles by known artists that flopped on the radio, as well as promising tunes that were simply never released as singles by the record companies.
Curated from his iTunes library of more than 9,000 recordings, Ryan’s show features songs that prove that picking hits is an imperfect science. He said he hosted a similar show at Jacksonville State University years ago while working at the nearby Anniston (Ala.) Star.
Staff Photo by Mark Kennedy/ UTCճ Shawn Ryan hosts a weekly radio show on WUTC about good songs that never became hits. The aim of the WUTC show is to steer listeners to good music they’ve never heard, Ryan said. Feedback, so far, has been positive, he noted.