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Last Summary Update: 11-13-2025

Army, Area Two
Airdate: Tuesday - November 13, 1962

WOR Show
Original Airing

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First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

Headline in a famous advertising magazine. . .
Opening of show is missing - these are first words of the available recording.

Show Description

The Cleveland Morticians set radio push in image building effort. How is your image? Shep sang with Sam Kenton band in his early days Shep tells the story of the him and the guys assigned to "Army Area 2" at Camp Crowder "Who burnt down the day room?"

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WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 14:48	Speaking of bombs this is WOR AM and Fm New York. . .

Commercials (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 14:50	WOR Christmas Fund
• 14:54	Maladies Cheese Blintzes

Music (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 02:24; 03:31 +	Stars and Stripes
• 05:47	Ragtime Cowboy Joe

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 14:54	Ed
• 22:11	Jack
• 05:12	Walt

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Instruments Played

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Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
• [ 22:08 ]	Army		Army
• [ 26:45 ]	Army		Camp Crowder
• [ 35:11 ]	People		Zinsmeister, Carl
• [ 35:17 ]	People		Gasser, Herbert

Record: 3358 / ID: 19621113W3358

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

	Date	Title
	November 13, 1962 Recno: 3358	Army, Area Two	Original Airing

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Dustbin of History	November 13, 2025

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Database Record Status

Database ID #:	19621113W3358	Sponsors up to date:	Yes
Record Created:	01-19-2008	Sources up to date:	Yes
Last Update:	11-13-2025	Station ID up to date:	Yes
Show Redated From: See Dating Notes		Engineers up to date:	Yes
Music up to date:	Yes	Instruments up to date:	Yes
Description up to date:	Yes

Known Recordees

Gary Hines

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Replay Date

November 13, 2025

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3 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

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Gary Hines

Running Time: 43:59

Timing Reference
Inventory Name: 1962 11 13_W3358_097_mod Army Area Two.mp3
Source filename: 62-11-13_mod Army Area Two.mp3
Source description: 11-13-62 Army Area Two, Stan Kenton Band, Army Camp Crowder, Ozarks, Insanity catching, Temp orders, Company full of hostile GIs with bad reputations. Somebody burnt down the dayroom.
Station: WOR

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Dustbin of History

Running Time: 50:25

Recordee:
97 - Gary Hines

Inventory Name: 1962 11 13_W3358_552-097_D2025-11-13 Army Area Two.mp3
Station: WBAI

Comments: Dustbin of History recording

Gary Hines

Running Time: 42:04

Inventory Name: 1962 11 13_W3358_097_orig Army Area Two.mp3
Source filename: 62-11-13_orig Army Area Two.mp3
Station: WOR

"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