| Shep
always worked alone. Usually the only people around him during a
broadcast would be the engineer and his producer / wife Leigh
Brown. He very rarely took a phone call and even less often had a
live guest. |
|
Live Guests |
| 2-14-56 |
 John
Cassavetes
S.J. Perelman
Arch Oboler
Herb Gardner |
|
Callers |
| 9/10/60 |
Shep takes calls from 2 listeners |
| 11/18/65 |
"Nose Flute, Bad Books, Radio
Parts" - Shep describes a book he had to read as a kid and how
horrible it was. After describing it, he offered the "Brass
Figlagee" to the first caller to name the title. One caller did
and he spoke to the caller asking how other books affected him. |
|
1-4-66 |
Shep asks for a caller to yell
"Excelsior" which would then be played back the next night on a
ham radio exchange Shep arranged to speak with a group in
Antartica. |
|
4-6-66 |
"Curses" - Shep takes callers
to check out the response to the playing of the 'Dyak Curse' |
|
5-13-66 |
"Kid Myths" - Shep takes a call
from a kid to confirm the continuing rumors about golf balls. |
|
5/19/66 |
Max #213, Evil
Eye- Shep gets inside track from call-in Doc
on what that reflector thing that Docs wear on their heads does.
Answer: nothing- just makes 'em look important. |
|
6/29/66 |
Disorganized
Baseball - Takes a call from a female listener who says she's a
"Bronx Tomato". Shep wanted to talk to a 'bimbo'. |
| 4/11/69 |
Episode from April 11, 1969, there
was a rare phone caller who was the "Teenage Expert" inspired by
the Pontiac commercial. The 15 year old caller was Pete
Delaney's brother Bill calling from their Staten Island bedroom! |
|
9/17/69 |
Max # MH103, New
York's Losers- Shep talks to caller about
New York Titans football team |
| 1972 |
Shep wanted to
hear from other owners of Guinea Pigs as pets. |
|
10-18-72 |
Shep asked people
who were at the previous night's Carnegie
Hall show to call in. |
|
1-30-73 |
on "WOR
LOOKS AT THE CRIME PROBLEM DAY" Shep asked
policemen to call in |
|
9-24-73 |
Shep asked people
who were at the previous night's Carnegie Hall Show to call in. |
