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Kissy Doll - Radio Traditions
Airdate: Thursday - December 6, 1962

WOR Show
Original Airing

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First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

Yes, God rest ye merry gentlemen . . . (Singing)

Show Description

A new toy - the Kissy doll The Mets and the Phily Athletics Sponsor on this show is WGN which prompts Shep to start a discussion about radio stations. He talks about his job at WJOB as a kid. WLS - "World's Largest Store" (Sears) Shep talks about a radio host who was a big inspiration on him. Once had a radio show called "The Doctors" (Shep refers to it a "The 3 Doctors" He promises through the show to name this man, and says he will give it at the end - but never does. The man is Ransom Sherman.

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WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 14:19	Speaking of apathy, this is WOR AM and FM New York. . .

Commercials (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 14:23	WGN Chicago
• 25:52	Village Voice
• 36:20	WOR Christmas Fund

Music (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 02:26	Ragtime Cowboy Joe
• 05:54; 08:59	I'm Just Wild About Harry

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 25:22	Al
• 03:05	Ed
• 17:56	Ted

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Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
• [ 15:40 ]	General Topics		Radio Stations
• [ 18:42 ]	Radio	0	WJOB - 1230 AM

Record: 3376 / ID: 19621206W3376

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

	Date	Title
	December 6, 1962 Recno: 3376	Kissy Doll - Radio Traditions	Original Airing

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Database Record Status

Database ID #:	19621206W3376	Sponsors up to date:	Yes
Record Created:	01-19-2008	Sources up to date:	Yes
Last Update:	12-04-2025	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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Mass Backwards

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WBAI Golden Age of Radio

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Yesterday USA

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Dustbin of History!

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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

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Gary Hines

Running Time: 42:27

Inventory Name: 1962 12 06_W3376_097_mod Radio Traditions.mp3
Source filename: 62-12-06_mod Radio Traditions.mp3
Source description: 12-6-62 Radio Traditions, New Doll-Kissy, WGN 720 Chicago, radio sta name trivia, famous radio stations
Station: WOR

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Gary Hines

Running Time: 42:27

Timing Reference
Inventory Name: 1962 12 06_W3376_097_orig Radio Traditions.mp3
Source filename: 62-12-06_orig Radio Traditions.mp3
Station: WOR

Dustbin of History

Running Time: 52:03

Recordee:
97 - Gary Hines

Inventory Name: 1962 12 06_W3376_552-097_D2025-12-06 Kissy Doll - Radio Traditions.mp3
Station: WBAI

Comments: Dustbin of History recording

"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