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Last Summary Update: 02-03-2008

Esquire Club Story
Airdate: Wednesday - September 18, 1963

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

(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

As much as I hate to make accusations. . .
Opening of show is missing - these are first words of the available recording.

Show Description

American life is the greatest discovery, seriously, since the snap top beer can oMan Shep reads various new clips: Man gets killed trying to save a bus Doggie duel results in 2 murders Housewife hucksters Opinion vs 'commercials' The Esquire Club gets busted

News Articles Read by Shep During Show

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

Time	Image	Description
• 16:13		Oregon Man Killed Trying to Save Bus
• 18:43		Doggie duel results in 2 murders
• 21:50		Housewife Hucksters

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 12:09	Speaking of jammed thumbs, this is WOR AM and FM New Yorkee here. . . .

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 12:20	WOR Radio Promo	Perter Lynd Hayes and Mary Healy
• 12:48	Volvo

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 02:38; 03:32	The Okeh Laughing Record
• 16:10	Unknown - Violin classical
• 21:29	Ragtime Cowboy Joe

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 16:09	Ed Scaterday

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

Nose Flute

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

This Show

		Date	Title
		September 18, 1963	Esquire Club Story	Original Airing

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Show	Replay Date
Dustbin of History	September 18, 2025

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