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Service - McGee, McGrew, Bill, Mike, Fox
Airdate: Friday - January 4, 1974

WOR Show
Original Airing

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First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

Yes, there are strange things done in the midnight sun. . .

Show Description

Shep reads Service: The Cremation of Sam McGee The Shooting of Dan McGrew The Ballad of Blasphemous Bill The Ballad of One-Eyed Mike The Ballad of the Black Fox Skin

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WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 19:25	This is WOR New York

Commercials (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 19:28	Bond Clothing
• 20:28	Cheers Steak House

Music (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 02:34; 12:07; 24:02	Far Ago Blues
• 17:50	Ballet Mecanique

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 11:37	Jerry Lambert
• 19:23	Jim

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Record: 8439 / ID: 19740104W8439

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

	Date	Title
	January 4, 1974 Recno: 8439	Service - McGee, McGrew, Bill, Mike, Fox	Original Airing

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Database Record Status

Database ID #:	19740104W8439	Sponsors up to date:	Yes
Record Created:	05-10-2025	Sources up to date:	Yes
Last Update:	05-17-2025	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

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	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: 44:51

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Inventory Name: 1974 01 04_W8439_097 Service - McGee - McGrew - Bill - Mike - Fox.mp3
Source filename: 74-01-04 Service, McGee, McGrew, Bill, Mike, Fox.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