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Last Summary Update: 04-18-2025

Elmer Gantry
Airdate: Thursday - February 19, 1970

WOR Show
Original Airing

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First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

You wanna try that, that's kinda nice. . .

Show Description

Did a show a few months ago, regarding phrases used in office correspondence Shep once recommended sending a letter to a large corporation whose content was totally confusing and meaningless. A fan sends him a letter he wrote and the letter he got back from the company, which he reads both of. He talks about Elmer Gantry being performed on Broadway Shep plugs "America, Inc" and his Newark College of Engineering appearance tomorrow. (2/20/70) One of the first books Shep read as a kid Spent a year trying to figure out what Boccaccio's Decameron was all about. (This is the book that got Shep into hotwater as a kid when he wrote a book report about it. - "In God We Trust All Others Pay Cash", Miss Breyfogal and the Case of the Warbling Cuckold" and on the radio March 21, 1963 - 6th Grade Book Report.

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WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 14:30	Speaking of the great collection bucket, this is WOR in New York. . .

Commercials (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 14:45	Miller Beer
• 15:48	Great Shanghai
• 16:40	Live Concert / Performance	Newark College of Engineering

Music (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 05:48	Humoresque

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 08:50	Herb Squire

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Instruments Played

Echo Chamber

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Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
• [ 16:40 ]	Live Shows	February 20, 1970	Newark College of Engineering
• [ 1805 ]	Television	February 20, 1970	America, Inc

Record: 8429 / ID: 19700219W8429

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

	Date	Title
	February 19, 1970 Recno: 8429	Elmer Gantry	Original Airing

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Database ID #:	19700219W8429	Sponsors up to date:	Yes
Record Created:	04-18-2025	Sources up to date:	Yes
Last Update:	04-18-2025	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

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	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

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Gary Hines

Running Time: 45:42

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Inventory Name: 1970 02 19_W8429_097 Elmer Gantry.mp3
Source filename: 70-02-19 Elmer Gantry.mp3
Station: WOR

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