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Elephants Graveyard
Airdate: Friday - June 21, 1963

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

Did you hear that son of a gun promoting WGN here on this decent radio station. . .
Opening of show is missing - these are first words of the available recording.

Show Description

WGN Shep describes his early days working at a radio station The elephants graveyard Jean tells some Elephant and Frog stories. "Old Charger" - the elephant king

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 13:39	Speaking of swamps by the way, this is WOR AM and FM New York. . .

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 28:37	Mandarin House
• 29:41	Paperbook Gallery

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 34:23	Monghosan

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 01:55	Bob Considine
• 14:01	Ed Scaterday

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

None

Airdate History ' - Original' date is earliest known broadcast)

This Show

		Date	Title
		June 21, 1963	Elephants Graveyard	Original Airing

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"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