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Telephone Syndrome
Airdate: Wednesday - January 9, 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

Charles, enjoy yor program so much. . .
Opening of show is missing - these are first words of the available recording.

Show Description

Shep says he was at Rutgers "a few days ago" "I suspect that if we ever really did know what was in the future, we'd go out of our skulls" Shep has a friend involved in psychological research People who can talk on a phone but not in person vs those who can't talk on the phone but only in person

News Articles Read by Shep During Show

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

Time	Image	Description
• 14:34		Payphone in Bedroom

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 07:43	Speaking of unfortunate situations, this is WOR AM and FMs-ville New York

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 07:52	Colonna Bread Crumbs
• 09:06	The New York Metropolitan Daily
• 09:57	Show Magazine
• 11:00	Evelyn Wood
• 12:57	Mandarin House

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 00:49	Ragtime Razmatazz
• 02:09	Ragtime Cowboy Joe
• 05:56; 09:04	Banshee

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 01:30	Ed Scaterday

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

None

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

This Show

		Date	Title
		January 9, 1963	Telephone Syndrome	Original Airing

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