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Summary

Radio Pioneers
Airdate: Thursday - November 21, 1974

WOR Show
Original Airing

(Original WOR Airdate Unknown)

audio

Last Update: 05-21-2024

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends
Oh, yeah, yeah, oh, yeah before we go any further. . .
Show Description
Shep acknowledges John A. Gambling's passing and how he was a radio pioneer. He talks about the roles that radio engineers and others in the businees had in early radio. He describes the makeup and equipment of the early stations. He plays an early Chevy commercial that was done on WOR in 1931. Evolution of old radio shows into television
[ Courtesy: David Goldin - 05-21-2024 ] Shep mentions that John A. Gambling passed away today and then recalls the very early days of radio. He plays a commercial for the 1932 Chevrolet and says that he's not responsible for all the commercials on his show. Shep asks trivia questions about old time radio. After the program, Lester Smith announces that the show was pre-recorded and it was really John B. Gambling who died.
WOR ID
Time Station ID (All times approximate)
• 13:56 This is WOR in New York, one of the great pioneering voices. . .
Commercials (All times approximate)
Time Sponsor Notes
• 15:36 Dodge
• 16:40 General Tire
• 27:40 Broadway Play The Wager
• 28:16 Shopwell Supermarkets
• 29:18 TV Guide
• 30:19 Alfa Romeo
• 31:27 Madison Square Garden 11/22 Boxing - Griffith v. Antuofermo
• 32:02 Promenade Café - Rockefeller Center
• 33:26 Gramercy Park Clothes
• 34:25 Theragran
• 35:09 Datsun 610
Music (All times approximate)
Time Music Title Notes
No Music Used
Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth
Time Engineer, Staff or Guest
Jim
Marc Spector
Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show
Instruments Played
None
Rating / Review
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Airdate History - Original WOR Airdate Unknown
Date Title  
November 21, 1974
Recno: 1786
Radio Pioneers Original Airing
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Set Name Show # Media
Series 100 Group B
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