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Name the Whoopie
Airdate: Friday - May 11, 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

The sooner you learn that were are in business here. . .

Show Description

[ Courtesy: Gary Hines - - ]   
  Name the Whoopie
Keep marriage rosy
open road
locust 17 years
Jeanette Weathers-Spin the Bottle
Beatnik, democracy      
  

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 12:45	speaking of sorehead people and jealous ones, this is WOR AM and FM New York. . .

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 13:00	TV Guide
• 23:16	Electronic Workshop
• 26:01	Alcoa Aluminum

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 04:10; 4:33	Street Scene
• 09:08; 09:51; 11:51; 12:21; 18:04; 22:43	The Blues I Love to Sing
• 10:41	Harlem River Quiver	Harlem River Quiver
• 25:17	Banjoreno

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 25:57	Ed Scaterday

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

None

Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
• [ 21:52 ]	People		Weathers, Jeanette	A big fat girl
• [ 22:50 ]	People		Bundy, Miss

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

This Show

		Date	Title
		May 11, 1962	Name the Whoopie	Original Airing

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