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Last Summary Update: 06-12-2025

Great American Birds
Airdate: Friday - March 1, 1974

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

William Morris, fantastic star. . .

Show Description

Monk Parakeets invading Harrisburg PA Circling vultures Flocks of Pelicans Fishing for Snook Dolphin and Porpose are not the same History of Florida - Indian Battles Fishing for Snook he snares a Pelican. Bald Eagles Osprey The Cormorant Great Horned Owls

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News Articles Read by Shep During Show

Shep would often read articles he recently read or were sent in by fans

Time	Image	Description
•		Monk Parakeets

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 16:38	peaking of fish, this is WOR Nre York. . .

Commercials (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 16:41	New York Coliseum	leisure Expositions - Intl Sports Show
• 18:09	Woman's Day	Rose Kennedy
• 18:40	U.S. Department of Agriculture	Forrest Fire prevention

Music (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
•	No Music Used

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 08:24	Herb Squire
• 31:16	Jerry Lambert

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

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Rating

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Record: 1701 / ID: 19740301W1701

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

	Date	Title
	March 1, 1974 Recno: 1701	Great American Birds	Original Airing

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Database Record Status

Database ID #:	19740301W1701	Sponsors up to date:	Yes
Record Created:		Sources up to date:	Yes
Last Update:	06-12-2025	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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WBAI Golden Age of Radio

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Yesterday USA

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Dustbin of History!

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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

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Pete Delaney

NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Source description: 74-03-01 Great American Birds 03 01 Great American Birds
Station: WOR

Gary Hines

Running Time: 45:42

Timing Reference
Inventory Name: 1974 03 01_W1701_097 Florida Birds.mp3
Source filename: 74-03-01 Florida Birds.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