Sheplives

Last Summary Update: 03-01-2023

Cross Country Air Mail
Airdate: Wednesday - December 17, 1969

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

(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

Don't ask me why, I mean ours is to do or die. . .

Show Description

Flying - winter better than summer Early aircraft have entered mythology Flying is romantic Shep gets into a discussion about meeting an old flyer who used to fly the mail. He was a WWI bomber pilot. This leads to a history of the early days of airmail and the problems experienced. He reads from an article "I'll fly Her Through"

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 12:57	This is WOR New York . . .

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 02:12	Miller Beer
• 13:00	WOR Christmas Fund

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 20:25; 32:14; 40:37	The Informer

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Not Determined Yet

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

None

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

This Show

Date	Title
December 17, 1969	Cross Country Air Mail	Original Airing
February 2, 1971	Night Airmail	WOR Rerun

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"Can you imagine 4,000 years passing, and you're not even a memory?
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