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Summary

Electronics
Airdate: Tuesday - January 14, 1969

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

Last Update: 01-15-2025

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends
time and progress march on. . .
Show Description
I am not related to anybody on radio or TV nameds Shepherd and I do not sing Hillbilly songs for Capital Records. Yoking the genius - Dial-a-Poem Shep talks about 'other' numbers to dial including one for a telephone company test tone which he plays on the air ccompanying it with the jews harp. Shep tells how he built a super regenerative receiver which blocked out receivers as far away as Wisconsin.
News Articles Read by Shep During Show
Shep would often read articles he recently read or were sent in by fans
Time Image Description
• 05:57 Yoking the Genius
WOR ID
Time Station ID (All times approximate)
• 12:50 This is WOR friend, that reminds me this is New York. . .
Commercials (All times approximate)
Time Sponsor Notes
No Commercials or Commercials Cut
Music (All times approximate)
Time Music Title Notes
• 03:19; 19:39; 23:10 Bye Bye Blues
Callers
Caller Time Notes
• Shep talks to a "pro-establishment" caller 23:56
Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth
Time Engineer, Staff or Guest
02:07 Ed
05:41 Herb Squire
Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show
Instruments Played
Jews Harp
Kazoo
Rating / Review
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Airdate History ' - Original' date is earliest known broadcast)
Date Title  
January 14, 1969
Recno: 7445
Electronics Original Airing
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Show Replay Date
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January 15, 2025

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