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Last Summary Update: 05-04-2025

Big Daddy is Smooth, Anglers in Stream of Life, Take the Bitter with the Butter
Airdate: Friday - June 8, 1962

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends
Meditations of a tortoise. . .
Show Description
“Meditations of a Tortoise” by E.V. Rieu More peotry Sometimes you just don't know how to start Shep reads poetry to the music of "Banjoreno" Gotta

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WOR ID
Time Station ID (All times approximate)
• 13:14 Speaking of fenceless machines, this is WOR New York. . .
Commercials (Up to date) (All times approximate)
Time Sponsor Notes
• No Commercials or Commercials Cut
Music (Up to date) (All times approximate)
Time Music Title Notes
• 01:14 Gesang Der Junglinge
• 09:13 Signs and Alarms
• 13:30 Medley 1 - Sweet Sue - If You Knew Susie Starts midway
• 14:52 Strummin Along
• 16:45 Southern Shout
• 19:58 Medley - Susanna - Marching Home - Golden Slippers - Camptown Races
• 22:28 Medley - Chicago - Dardanella
• 29:13 Medley 2 - Railroad - Sunshime - Texas
• 34:40 Leyenda
Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth
Time Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 33:53 Ed Scaterday
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Instruments Played
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Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used
Time Category Date Title Comments
• General Topics Snark Hunting
Record: 3265 / ID: 19620608W3265
Airdate History ' - Original' date is earliest known broadcast)
Date Title  
June 8, 1962
Recno: 3265		 Big Daddy is Smooth, Anglers in Stream of Life, Take the Bitter with the Butter Original Airing
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Database Record Status
Database ID #: 19620608W3265Sponsors up to date: Yes
Record Created: 12-30-2007 Sources up to date: Yes
Last Update: 05-04-2025
Station ID up to date: Yes
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Music up to date: Yes Instruments up to date: Yes
Description up to date: Yes    
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Shows Known via Recordings or Lists
(1950 to 1974 Sources 100% Complete - 1975-1977 in process)
2 Known copies from various Sources and Lists (Up to date)
Recordee 1 Shortened Theme: 55 seconds
2 Audibly Dated: By recordee or other
3 Modified Theme: Theme added by Gary Hines
4 Syndicated Intro: Intro broadcast as part of Synd Shows
This copy used for summary time references Inventory File Name coding explained
Source Name Information

Gary Hines


Running Time: 43:33



Inventory Name: 1962 06 08_W3265_097_orig Big Daddy is Smooth.mp3
Source filename: 62-06-08_orig No Start, No End.mp3
Source description: 6-8-62 No Start or End, Big Daddy is Smooth, Anglers in Stream of Life, Take the Bitter with the Butter, Just the place for a Snark
Station: WOR
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Gary Hines


Running Time: 44:25



Inventory Name: 1962 06 08_W3265_097_mod No Start, No End.mp3
Source filename: 62-06-08_mod No Start, No End.mp3
Station: WOR

 

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