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The New Shepherd
Airdate: Thursday - January 15, 1970

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

Well, uh, I'm just going to have to uh, well I'm a little embarrassed tonight. . .

Show Description

Show opens without a theme and Shep apologizing because this was supposed to be the night of 'the new Shepherd' Shep explains the events leading up to tonights failure to unveil the new Shepherd He plays the 3 candidates for the opening theme. Today's commercials Now people vs Then people (27:15) Insight into Artificial Intelligence

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 14:30	By the way, this is WOR New York. . .

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 31:14	Miller Beer
• 39:12	Rosetta
• 40:28	National Airlines
• 42:17	Great Shanghai

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 09:18	Light Cavalry Overture
• 11:04	When The Saints Go Marching In
• 12:24	Bahn Frei Polka

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 09:12	Art

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

None

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

This Show

		Date	Title
		January 15, 1970	The New Shepherd	Original Airing

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"Can you imagine 4,000 years passing, and you're not even a memory?
Think about it, friends. It's not just a possibility. It is a certainty." - Jean Shepherd - 1975