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Summary
Last Summary Update: 11-19-2025

Comic Strip Influences
Airdate: Thursday - October 28, 1971

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends
In other words if a person is hung on a movie. . . .
Opening of show is missing - these are first words of the available recording.
Show Description

So far there is no Description for this show

News Articles Read by Shep During Show
Shep would often read articles he recently read or were sent in by fans
Time Image Description
• Patricia McCormack
WOR ID
Time Station ID (All times approximate)
• 05:30 This is WOR New York
Commercials (All times approximate)
Time Sponsor Notes
• 03:01 Chrysler Plymouth
Music (All times approximate)
Time Music Title Notes
• 04:02 Coney Island Washboard Rondolet
Needs to be ID'd
Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth
Not Determined Yet
Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show
Instruments Played
Jews Harp
Echo Chamber
Rating
None Yet
Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used
Time Category Date Title Comments
• [ 05:33 ] Books October 29, 1971 Booksigning - "Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories..."
• [ 06:28 ] Live Shows November 6, 1971 Princeton University
Record: 8673 / ID: 19711028W8673
Airdate History ' - Original' date is earliest known broadcast)
Date Title  
October 28, 1971
Recno: 8673		 Comic Strip Influences Original Airing
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General Info
Database Record Status
Database ID #: 19711028W8673Sponsors up to date: No
Record Created: 11-19-2025 Sources up to date: Yes
Last Update: 11-19-2025
Station ID up to date: Yes
Show Redated From:
See Dating Notes		   Engineers up to date: No
Music up to date: No Instruments up to date: Yes
Description up to date: No    
Known Recordees
None Known
Notes
Dating Notes
Notes
Time: 07:56 Source: Jim Clavin

Shep reads an article from the "Sunday Bulletin" by Patricia McCormack. I could not find a copy from that paper but found 2 others. 1 is from 10-11 and the other is from 10-18. The refereences to upcoming events seem to put the date in line but if the show was the 28th why did he say "on the 29th which is holloween" and not 'tomorrow'

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The Sentinal - Monday 10-18-1971 		Image
The News Herald - Monday 10-11-1971
 
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Max / Schmidco
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Replays
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Shows Known via Recordings or Lists
(1950 to 1974 Sources 100% Complete - 1975-1977 in process)
1 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 Information

Gary Hines


Running Time: 33:46



Inventory Name: 1971 10 28_W8673_097 Comic Strip Influences.mp3
Source filename: 71-10-28 Comic Strip Influences.mp3
Station: WOR

 

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