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Hypnotize the Sales Staff
Airdate: Wednesday - May 8, 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

Do you feel unloved. . .

Show Description

Crossing the Atlantic in a Barrel Shep reads an article about using hypnosis to sell a product. A segment to hypnotize his audience True believers Shep goes to a big sales meeting

News Articles Read by Shep During Show

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

Time	Image	Description
• 00:39		Crossing the Atlantic in a Barrel
• 06:38		Hypnosis

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 15:49	Speaking of the hynotized, this is WOR AM and FM New York. . .

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 38:43	Mandarin House
• 39:40	Random House	Jules Feifer - Hold Me

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 01:12	Dayung
• 05:55	Gesang Der Junglinge
• 26:10	Take Me Out to the Ballgame
• 36:42	Shiek of Araby (1)

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 05:39	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
		May 8, 1963	Hypnotize the Sales Staff	Original Airing

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