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Discovery of Alcohol
Airdate: Monday - April 14, 1975

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

Yeah, now, seriously, ya know, I think one of the great untapped little discussed illnesses of the day. . .

Show Description

Shep discusses alcoholism and the early evolution of diseases in man Early man was a grubbing animal The telephone hangup - "telemania"

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 15:32	well that's just like God, same thing, which reminds me this is WOR in New York

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 15:46	Blue Ribbon Restaurant
• 15:47	Norwegian America Line
• 18:15	Department of Transportation
• 19:13	National Airlines
• 30:11	FinnAir
• 31:24	Madison Square Garden	Ringling Brothers
• 32:24	Department of Air Resources
• 33:21	WOR Radio Promo	Patricia McCann

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 03:38	Dust Off That Old Pianna

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 03:25	Jim

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

None

Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
• [ 13:52 ]	People		Og and Charlie

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

This Show

		Date	Title
		April 14, 1975	Discovery of Alcohol	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