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Friend Works at IBM
Airdate: Friday - July 12, 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

Let us, if we can, if we have the guts to do it.. .

Show Description

Man sets fire to his Taxi Cab Mr Chuckies with handy hints for a fun summer: Martini stones Revenge on a Hornblower Disguntled about Pizza 86 Vienamese Love Songs banned Uncle Carl chopped up hi Essex The Bughatti A friend of his gets out of the Army and applies for a job at a big corporation in NYC. He discovers the insanities of big companies.

News Articles Read by Shep During Show

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

Time	Image	Description
• 03:49		Hornblower
• 04:26		Doughy Pizza
• 05:05		86 Banned Vietnames Love Songs

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 11:51	That reminds me this is WOR AM and FM New York. . .

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 38:08	Paperbook Gallery
• 40:09	Mandarin House

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 00:17	Gesang Der Junglinge
• 06:40	The Okeh Laughing Record
• 07:17	Thats My Weakness Now
• 36:49	Dayung Kihan

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 40:08	Don MacClean

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

None

Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
• [ 02:54 ]	People		Mr Chuckie
• [ 09:14 ]	People		Carl, Uncle	Chopped up his Essex

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

This Show

		Date	Title
		July 12, 1963	Friend Works at IBM	Original Airing

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