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HS Football Stories
Airdate: Friday - September 20, 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

What role do you want me to play tonight. . .
Opening of show is missing - these are first words of the available recording.

Show Description

What role do you want me to play tonight? (Strumming guitar) What would you like me to tell you tonight? Runny nose in the huddle Shep gets hit in the face with a football helmet On another play he gets kicked in the ear Then he tackles the wrong man and finally lets a touchdown get right through. The big Polish player on the team who was playing for the Chicago Bears on the side under another name.

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 18:30	Speaking of louts this is WOR AM and FM New York. . .

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 30:50	Volvo
• 32:46	WOR Radio Promo	Peter Lind Hayes and Mary Healy

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 03:45; 09:26	The Okeh Laughing Record
• 07:50	Margie

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 09:26	Ed Scaterday
• 18:34	Ted

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

Nose Flute
Guitar

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

This Show

		Date	Title
		September 20, 1963	HS Football Stories	Original Airing

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