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Selling Seeds
Airdate: Wednesday - January 2, 1963

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

I got this great big neon sign. . . .

Show Description

Football game at university Shep recently visited a month or so ago. (Syracuse?) Taped cheers Record of Joy Kidom Selling Seeds as a kid

News Articles Read by Shep During Show

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

Time	Image	Description
• 15:09		Teenager Nudist Camp
• 17:28		Kids try to sllep through test

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 09:40	Speaking of unabated joy, this is WOR AM and FM New York. . .

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 10:30	The New York Metropolitan Daily
• 11:18	Colonna Bread Crumbs

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 05:33; 06:35	Shiek of Araby (1)
• 15:01	Gesang Der Junglinge
• 34:44	Narcissus

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 11:16	Ed Scaterday
• 10:15	Matt

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

None

Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
• [ 03:36 ]	Live Shows		Syracuse University

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

This Show

		Date	Title
		January 2, 1963	Selling Seeds	Original Airing

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