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WOR 770 AM & 98.7 FM - New York, NY 1955-1977

Shep's radio career on WOR in New York began in 1955 and lasted until 1977. Although it lasted 22 years, it wasn't always a happy relationship. He continually butted heads with management over commercials, refused to play by the rules, and often complained about feeling like an outsider.

For many years Shep was broadcast on both WOR-AM and WOR-FM. Due to new FCC regulations, the FM simulcast was discontinued after July 29, 1966

1943 WOR Mutual Radio Jingle

General

	Studio 3 24th Floor 1440 Broadway	Mario Sfogliano - engineer
	Timeline	View a graphical version of the WOR timeline Set browsers to "WIDE LOAD"
	Carteret NJ Transmitter	Deep late night thinking from Jersey
	Show Preparation	How was it all put together...
	Pre-Recording	Not every show was live!
	Syndication of Shows
	Notes of Interest
	Limelight Shows	"Live at the Village Limelight"
	Behind the Scenes	Shep's Engineers and other people he spoke with in the control room
	Station ID's	Shep had a unique way of doing a simple station ID
	The "I, Libertine" Hoax	The book that wasn't . . . until!
	The Sweetheart Soap Story	How to get fired doing a commercial

WOR Schedule

Weekday Shows

Week of April 20, 1955 to May 13, 1955	Weekday Shows - WOR New York - Mon - Fri 11:15pm to 11:30pm Source: NY Times Radio Listing
June 14, 1955 to March 9, 1956 (+?)	Weekday Shows - WOR New York - Times varied starting as early as 3:00pm. Listing mostly show him in the 5:30 to 5:45pm time slot and ending in the 4:45 to 5:00pm time slot. This afternoon segment was referred to as "Drive East" in many of the listings. January 28, 1956 Billboard article
January 16, 1956 to August 17, 1956	Weekday Shows - WOR New York - 12:30am to 5:30am Birth of the "Night People" On August 17th Shep was pulled off the air and did not return until his Sunday show on September 2, 1956.)
February 13, 1961 to February 7, 1964	Weekday Shows - WOR New York - 11:15pm to 12:00mid (Mentioned in 2-21-62 and 4-26-63 Shows and 1963 article "King of the Night People")
February 10, 1964 to May 4,1973	Weekday Shows - WOR New York - 10:15pm to 11:00pm Sometime during December 1970 and January 1971 there were 2 shows per night. One at 9:15 and the other at 10:15. It's probable that one was live and the other was a rerun of a previous broadcast. (On the 4-3-71 show he announces a time change to 10:15)
May 7, 1973 to January 4, 1974	Weekday Shows - WOR 710 New York - 11:15pm to 12:00mid
January 7, 1974 to April 1, 1977	Weekday Shows - WOR 710 New York - 9:15pm to 10:00pm (According to Herb Squire, the last radio shows, in 1977, were extended from 45 minutes to 50 minutes because WOR was cutting back the news from 15 minutes to 10 minutes, and needed to fill the 5 minutes remaining and later they cut the news back to 5 minutes).

Saturday Shows

February 26, 1955 to January 21, 1956

Saturday Afternoon - WOR New York - Times vary:

2-26-55	4:30 to 5:45 P.M. Premier
3-5-55	4:30 to 6:15 P.M.
3-12-55	4:30 to 6:15 P.M.
3-19-55	4:30 to 6:15 P.M.
3-26-55	4:30 to 6:15 P.M.
4-23-55	4:30 to 6:15 P.M.
5-14-55	3:30 to 6:15 P.M.
6-4-55	3:30 to 6:00 P.M.
6-11-55	3:30 to 5:30 P.M.
12-3-55	3:00 to 5:55 P.M.
1-7-56	4:30 to 5:45 P.M.
1-14-56	3:30 to 5:45 P.M.
1-21-56	3:30 to 5:30 P.M.

January 7, 1956
to August 11, 1956

Saturday Evening - 12:30 am to ??

July 27, 1957 to March 19, 1960

Saturday Morning - WOR New York - 10:15am to 12:00 noon According to a radio schedule for 9-2-1957 in the Gettysburg Times the show was called "Excelsior, with Jean Shepherd"

March 26, 1960 to September 16, 1961

Saturday Afternoon - WOR New York - 12:15 to 2:00

January 6, 1968
to December 25, 1971

Saturday Evening - Post Limelight Studio Shows - 55 minutes (10:05-11:00? or 11:05 to Midnight?

Limelight Shows

Feb 15, 1964 to October 16, 1965	"Live from the Limelight" - WOR 710 New York - Saturday Nights 10:05 to Midnight
October 23, 1965 to December 30, 1967	10:30 to Midnight (Limelight shows ended December 30, 1967 according to Herb Squire who was one of the engineers at the time)

Sunday Shows

January 8, 1956 to September 11, 1960	Sunday Shows - WOR 710 New York - 9:05 to 1:00am (as of 3-26-60 9:05-1:00)
September 18, 1960 to October 30, 1960	Sunday Afternoon Shows - WOR 710 New York - 12:15 to 4:00pm
November 6, 1960 to February 5, 1961	Sunday Afternoon Shows - WOR 710 New York - 12:15 to 2:00pm The show was shortened to allow a Philadelphia Concert series to air.

Photos

1958 photo
courtesy John Kiesewetter

March 23, 1975 Ad

Ads

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2-14-64 Limelight	2-11,12,13-1964	9-26-69

Timeline

Timeline for: WOR

	Saturday - February 26, 1955	Start of Saturday Shows on WOR 710 New York - 4:30pm to 5:45pm
	Wednesday - April 20, 1955	Start of 11:15pm to 11:30pm weekday shows.
	Tuesday - June 14, 1955	First of the weekday afternoon 15 minute "Jean Shepherd Show". 5:30 to 5:45pm
	Friday - December 2, 1955	Last of the weekday afternoon 15 minute "Jean Shepherd Show". 4:45 to 5:00pm
	Saturday - January 7, 1956	First of Saturday Nite Shows on WOR 710 New York - 12:30am to ??
	Monday - January 16, 1956	Start of Weekday Shows on WOR 710 New York - 12:30am to 5:30am
	Saturday - January 21, 1956	Last of Saturday Shows on WOR 710 New York - 3:30pm to 5:30pm
	Saturday - August 11, 1956	Last of Saturday Nite Shows on WOR 710 New York - 1:00 am
	Monday - August 13, 1956	Shep's scheduled last show - until...
	Sunday - September 9, 1956	First of Sunday Shows on WOR 710 New York - 9:05pm to 1:00am
	Saturday - July 27, 1957	First Saturday show in the 10:15am to Noon time slot
	Saturday - March 26, 1960	First Saturday show in new time slot of 12:15pm to 2:00 pm
	Sunday - September 11, 1960	Last of Sunday Shows on WOR 710 New York - 9:05pm to 1:00am
	Sunday - September 18, 1960	First of Sunday Afternoon Shows on WOR 710 New York - 12:15pm to 4:00pm
	Sunday - October 30, 1960	Last of Sunday Afternoon Shows on WOR 710 New York - 12:15pm to 4:00pm
	Sunday - November 6, 1960	First of Sunday Afternoon Shows on WOR 710 New York - 12:15pm to 2:00pm
	Sunday - February 5, 1961	Last of Sunday Afternoon Shows on WOR 710 New York - 12:15pm to 2:00pm
	Monday - February 13, 1961	First night back on weekdays - 11:15pm to 12:00mid
	Friday - February 7, 1964	Last show in 11:15 to Midnight timeslot
	Monday - February 10, 1964	First show in 10:15pm to 11:00pm timeslot
	Saturday - October 16, 1965	Last of the 2 hour Limelight Shows - (10:05 - Midnight)
	Saturday - October 23, 1965	First of the 90 minute Limelight Shows - (10:30 - Midnight)
	Monday - August 1, 1966	FM broadcasts stop
	Saturday - December 30, 1967	Last "Limelight Show"
	Monday - November 30, 1970	Begin 9:15 AND 10:15 dual show schedule
	Monday - April 5, 1971	Begin 10:15 show schedule
	Friday - May 4, 1973	Last show in the 10:15 - 11:00 time slot
	Monday - May 7, 1973	First show in the 11:15 - 12:00 midnight time slot
	Friday - January 4, 1974	Last WOR weekday show in the 11:15 to midnight time slot
	Monday - January 7, 1974	First WOR weekday show in the 9:15 to 10:00pm time slot
	Friday - April 1, 1977	Last WOR Show

"Can you imagine 4,000 years passing, and you're not even a memory?
Think about it, friends. It's not just a possibility. It is a certainty." - Jean Shepherd - 1975