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Last Summary Update: 06-08-2026

Kentucky Cock Fight
Airdate: Friday - April 14, 1972 (Airdate Confirmed)

WOR Show
Original Airing

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(NOTE ABOUT TIME REFERENCES: Since there are many different copies of shows out there from different sources, all time references are from the beginning of one single recorded copy, since various copies, depending on when the recordee started recording, had news at the beginning or shortened themes. The times would vary from copy to copy.)

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

Legendary chicken fairy is gonna whip a goodie on you. . .

Show Description

[ Courtesy: Pete Delaney - 11-03-2019 ]   
  Last 3 minutes of John Scott's Newscast

Scott introduces the next show saying "And now stay tuned for WOR' 's
Resident Genius Jean Shepherd"

Technical Difficulties

Cockfight arrests in NYC and on Long Island.

There are 2 kinds of people

Traumatic experiences are never forgotten

Living a life of dullness

Jean Shepherd shows why he was a great story teller in this tale of
Shep and 2 friends who crossed the river from Cincinnati to the dark
wilderness of Kentucky where they witnessed an ugly violet cock fight.
This is one of Jean's all time best WOR radio shows.      
  

News Articles Read by Shep During Show

Shep would often read articles he recently read or were sent in by fans

Time	Image	Description
07:58		Cock fight arrests

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
18:55	And by the way, speaking of the straits, this is WOR New York. . .

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
05:54	Shoetown
19:10	General Tire
19:55	TAP Airlines - Portugal
20:59	Edsel
22:12	Shep Promo - Live Appearance	Princeton
23:45	Costa Del Sol Wine

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
06:56	Shiek of Araby (1)