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Last Summary Update: 02-26-2025

The World A-Go-Go
Airdate: Wednesday - February 23, 1966

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

Day by day and everyway. . .

Show Description

So far there is no Description for this show

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 14:37	Speaking of those with ancient fears, this is WOR AM and FM New York, today's Babylon. . .

Commercials (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 14:47	New York Times
• 15:49	Miller Beer
• 17:21	Luden's Cough Drops
• 18:28	Rover 2000
• 20:03	Wohlmuth

Music (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 00:45	Flight of the Bumble Bee
• 03:22	You Turn Me On
• 06:01	Drums A-Go-Go
• 08:10; 13:16	Galaxy 2
• 22:32	High Noon
• 32:03	Ballet Mecanique
• 40:32		Unknown romantic - Rustle of spring?

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 40:15	Bob Considine

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

Kazoo
Echo Chamber

Rating

None Yet

Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
• [ 21:11 ]	Live Shows	February 22, 1966	St Peter's College

Record: 525 / ID: 19660223W0525

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

	Date	Title
	February 23, 1966 Recno: 525	The World A-Go-Go	Original Airing

More Ways To Hear or Buy It

Show	Replay Date
Dustbin of History	February 26, 2025

The Best Source for Quality Jean Shepherd Audio

Found in the following set(s)

Set Name	Show #	Media
1966 Set 2	190a	Cassette
1966 Shows Volume 2	MP366-2	MP3

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General Info

Database Record Status

Database ID #:	19660223W0525	Sponsors up to date:	Yes
Record Created:		Sources up to date:	Yes
Last Update:	02-26-2025	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

Rudy Wirsching

Notes

Dating Notes

No Notes Found

General Notes

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Technical Notes

No Notes Found

Research Notes

No Notes Found

Max / Schmidco

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Max / Schmidco Notes

Notes

Starts rough

Replays

Mass Backwards

NONE

WBAI Golden Age of Radio

NONE

Yesterday USA

NONE

Dustbin of History!

Replay Date

February 26, 2025

Max / Schmidco Notes

Notes

Other

References:

Synd#:
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Schmidco Sets - 2 found

Set Name	Show #	Media	File Name	Source
1966 Set 2	190a	Cassette	0 Running Time: 0
1966 Shows Volume 2	MP366-2	MP3	0 Running Time: 0

Shows Known via Recordings or Lists
(1950 to 1974 Sources 100% Complete - 1975-1977 in process)

4 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

Schmidco

NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Source set: 1966 Shows Volume 2
Source ref number: MP366-2
Station: WOR

Schmidco

Running Time: 42:36

Recordee:
501 - Rudy Wirsching

Inventory Name: 1966 02 23_W0525_022-600_1966_Set_2-190a The World A-Go-Go.mp3
Source set: 1966 Set 2
Source ref number: 190a
Station: WOR

Images

Gary Hines

NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Source description: 2-23-66 190 Ballad of Silent Shep
Station: WOR

Images

Dustbin of History

Running Time: 50:59

Recordee:
501 - Rudy Wirsching

Inventory Name: 1966 02 23_W0525_552-501_D2025-02-26 The World A-Go-Go.mp3
Station: WOR

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