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Last Summary Update: 08-20-2026

Terminal Man
Airdate: Wednesday - August 22, 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

Oh boy, it was nip and tuck all the way down the line. . .

Show Description

Shep goes to the American Airlines terminal at LaGuardia. They lose his reservations, put him on tentative and then gets cancelled. 6th Ave Sandy Andy

[ Courtesy: Gary Hines - - ]   
  Terminal Man, How to behave on bus, Amy Vanderbilt pamphlet, silly puddy terminal man      
  

News Articles Read by Shep During Show

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

Time	Image	Description
38:27		TV Guide featuring Lawrence Welk

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
12:33	Oh, speaking of deep thinking, this is WOR AM and FM New York. . .

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
38:27	TV Guide
38:53	Mandarin House

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
27:13	Banjoreno
40:45	Yu Gao
41:33	The Okeh Laughing Record

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
05:09	Ed Beaty

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Not Determined

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

This Show

		Date	Title
		August 22, 1962	Terminal Man	Original Airing

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Show	Replay Date
Dustbin of History	August 20, 2026

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