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Last Summary Update: 01-28-2008

Ball Lightning
Airdate: Friday - March 29, 1963

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

Hey, you know this story about this lightning bolt hitting this plane... (Opening Theme missing - may not be true 1st line)

Show Description

Shep begins by discussing a lightning bolt that hit a plane with 22 Methodist Ministers on board. "Global Cooling" "End of the world" syndrome Fireball rolling down the street when he was a kid. It makes a left turn and goes right through the front door of the Striker house.

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WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 13:45	This is WOR AM and FM New York. . .

Commercials (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 25:47	Paperbook Gallery	Cut along with more?

Music (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 08:18; 24:18	Dayung
• 28:51	Ballet Mecanique

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 03:58	Ed Scaterday

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

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Rating

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Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
• [ 02:02 ]	General Topics		Lightning
• [ 04:59 ]	General Topics		Global Cooling

Record: 3455 / ID: 19630329W3455

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

	Date	Title
	March 29, 1963 Recno: 3455	Ball Lightning	Original Airing

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Database Record Status

Database ID #:	19630329W3455	Sponsors up to date:	Yes
Record Created:		Sources up to date:	Yes
Last Update:	01-28-2008	Station ID up to date:	Yes
Show Redated From: See Dating Notes		Engineers up to date:	Yes
Music up to date:	Yes	Instruments up to date:	Yes
Description up to date:	Yes

Known Recordees

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General Notes

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Technical Notes

Notes

Source: Jim Clavin
The recordee cut the opening theme and perhaps some dialog. This was one of the ebay shows bought by Gary Hines.
Comments: 0

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Max / Schmidco

Max's super secret page of shows never played and not on internet - maybe. . .

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Replays

Mass Backwards

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WBAI Golden Age of Radio

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Yesterday USA

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Dustbin of History!

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Schmidco Sets - 0 found

Set Name	Show #	Media	File Name	Source
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Shows Known via Recordings or Lists
(1950 to 1974 Sources 100% Complete - 1975-1977 in process)

3 Known copies from various Sources and Lists (Up to date)

	Recordee			¹ Shortened Theme: 55 seconds ² Audibly Dated: By recordee or other ³ Modified Theme: Theme added by Gary Hines ⁴ Syndicated Intro: Intro broadcast as part of Synd Shows
	This copy used for summary time references		Inventory File Name coding explained

Source Name

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Gary Hines

Running Time: 36:30

Timing Reference
Inventory Name: 1963 03 29_W3455_097_mod Ball Lighting.mp3
Source filename: 63-03-29_mod Ball Lighting.mp3
Source description: 3-29-63 gh Ball Lightning
Station: WOR

Images

Max - Everything Sets

Running Time: 36:30

Available on Internet

Inventory Name: 1963 03 29_W3455_601 Ball Lighting.mp3
Source filename: 1963-03-29_Ball_Lighting.mp3
Source set: Everything Set 04
Station: WOR

Comments: Same recording as Gary Hines MOD

Gary Hines

Running Time: 34:36

Inventory Name: 1963 03 29_W3455_097_orig Ball Lighting.mp3
Source filename: 63-03-29_orig Ball Lighting.mp3
Station: WOR

"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