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Last Summary Update: 04-07-2024

Robert Service Poems
Airdate: Thursday - October 10, 1974

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

James M. Barry as a matter of fact, the playwright. . .

Show Description

Shep reads from Robert Service: The Quitter The Skeptic The Atavist The Headliner and the Breadliner

[ Courtesy: David Goldin - 04-07-2024 ]   
  The program is preceded by Lester Smith reading the news. Shep reads poems by Robert Service; "The Quitter," "The Skeptic," "The Atavist" and others. Unusually, Shepherd reads the poems to inappropriate music.      
  

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 14:45	This is WOR New York speaking of the atavistic you. . .

Commercials (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 15:49	Gramercy Park Clothes
• 16:00	Newsday - L.I. Newspaper
• 17:03	General Tire
• 18:03	Alfa Romeo
• 18:58	JGE Appliances
• 39:50	TV Guide	Rhoda
• 40:50	Broadway Play	Scopino

Music (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 06:17	Moonlight On the Ganges
• 13:07	Humoresque
• 20:06	Liebestraum

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
•	None Mentioned

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

Jews Harp

Rating

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Record: 1751 / ID: 19741010W1751

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

	Date	Title
	October 10, 1974 Recno: 1751	Robert Service Poems	Original Airing

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Found in the following set(s)

Set Name	Show #	Media
Series 100 Group A	101Aa	Cassette

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General Info

Database Record Status

Database ID #:	19741010W1751	Sponsors up to date:	Yes
Record Created:		Sources up to date:	Yes
Last Update:	04-07-2024	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

Ken Piletic

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Schmidco Sets - 1 found

Set Name	Show #	Media	File Name	Source
Series 100 Group A	101Aa	Cassette	0 Running Time: 0	Ken Piletic

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

5 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

David Goldin

NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Source description: The Jean Shepherd Show. October 10, 1974. WOR, New York. Participating sponsors. The program is preceded by Lester Smith reading the news. Shep reads poems by Robert Service; "The Quitter," "The Skeptic," "The Atavist" and others. Unusually, Shepherd reads the poems to inappropriate music. Jean Shepherd, Lester Smith. 44:36. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
Source ref number: 72155
Station: WOR

Schmidco

Running Time: 43:19

Recordee:
506 - Ken Piletic

Inventory Name: 1974 10 10_W1751_022-600_Series_100-101Aa Robert Service Poems.mp3
Source set: Series 100 Group A
Source ref number: 101Aa
Station: WOR

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Gary Hines

NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Source description: 10-10-74 Robert $ervice poetry
Station: WOR

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Ken Piletic

Recordee:
506 - Ken Piletic

NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Station: WOR

Max Schmid

Recordee:
506 - Ken Piletic

Timing Reference
Inventory Name: 1974 10 10_W1751_041-506 Robert Service Poetry.wav
Source filename: 74-10-10 Robert Service Poetry.wav
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