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Mets - Public Losers
Airdate: Monday - June 4, 1962

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

Go on, say something rotten. . .

Show Description

[ Courtesy: Gary Hines - - ]   
  George the Sea Lion captured
redemption
Featherhood
Mets-Losers      
  

News Articles Read by Shep During Show

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

Time	Image	Description
07:43		Acetate Fiber Wigs
09:11		Long Phone Call
11:03		George the Wandering Sea Lion
19:35		House Burns Down
21:00		Feather Stockpile

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
14:35	Speaking of a mess of pottage this is WOR AM and FM New York

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
15:52	Mandarin House

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
10:20	Gallardas Pavanas Folias
11:40	Frog Bog
17:23	Southern Shout
21:26; 23:08	Unknown - Harmonica
24:21	Banjoreno

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
09:03	Ed Scaterday
06:44	Ted

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

None

Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
•	General Topics		Baseball

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

This Show

		Date	Title
		June 4, 1962	Mets - Public Losers	Original Airing

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