Last Summary Update: 06-29-2025 Robert Service Airdate: Monday - January 21, 1963 WOR Show Original Airing (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 Boy it's real exciting, just being live. . . (Shep stops and restarts theme talking between, this is at true end of theme) Opening of show is missing - these are first words of the available recording. Show Description How cold is it? It's colder than a witches . . . Shep can't remember the rest. Shep reads Robert Service poetry: The Ballad of the Northern Lights The Cremation of Sam McGee WOR ID Time Station ID (All times approximate) 05:25 Speaking of terrible things, this is WOR AM and FM New York. . . Commercials (All times approximate) Time Sponsor Notes 04:42 No Commercials or Commercials Cut Shep starts to get into commercials and the rest is cut 04:53 Paperbook Gallery Cut Music (All times approximate) Time Music Title Notes 09:06 Unknown - Piano 3 "Draggin Blues" Played on and of throughout show