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Extortions
Airdate: Wednesday - February 20, 1974

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

You have no answer to that, nobody does. . .

Show Description

Today's current event is tomorrow's lining for the bird cage. The Library of Congress has 44 full length works on the cockroach and not one full length book on Franklin Pierce an ex-President of the United States One of the current trends in the way of life is extortion Mr Grubbage - victim of extortion. Needs to buy 'protection' How can you contribute to society? Ideas are one way, but most editorials fall short

News Articles Read by Shep During Show

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

Time	Image	Description
• 05:40		Carnivale - Mardis Gras

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 19:02	This is WOR New Yor, speaking of rackets. . .

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 05:40	Spaghetti and Macaroni Factoria
• 07:55	American Motors
• 09:24 09:24	Hollywood Bread
• 19:22	Cheers Steak House
• 20:21	Woman's Day	Rose Kennedy

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 39:41	Theme and Prelude

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 08:59	Jerry Lambert

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

None

Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
• [ 04:37 ]	Stage Shows		Look Charlie
• [ 14:03 ]	People		Grubbage, Mr.

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

This Show

		Date	Title
		February 20, 1974	Extortions	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