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Wide Open Town - Big Al - Elections
Airdate: Monday - November 4, 1974

WOR Show
Original Airing

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First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

On nights before the election you might as well forget. . .

Show Description

Twas the night before the elections. . . Talks about a friend (Bill) who worked in a "wide open" town radio / TV station The winners and losers in elections The day after

[ Courtesy: David Goldin - None ]   
  An election eve broadcast. Shep recalls the coverage of an election in a small midwestern town. Comments on the political process.      
  

Commercials (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 09:50	Political Ad	Lefkowitz
• 10:48	Political Ad	Justice Greenblatt
• 12:27	Monarch Brokerage
• 17:14	Barnes and Noble
• 18:14	Broadway Play	Sherlock Holmes - Broadhurst Theatre
• 18:43	Compoz
• 19:43	Air Italia

Music (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 25:26	Stars and Stripes

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

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Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

Echo Chamber

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Record: 1772 / ID: 19741104W1772

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

	Date	Title
	November 4, 1974 Recno: 1772	Wide Open Town - Big Al - Elections	Original Airing

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Found in the following set(s)

Set Name	Show #	Media
Series 100 Group A	102Db	Cassette

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General Info

Database Record Status

Database ID #:	19741104W1772	Sponsors up to date:	Yes
Record Created:		Sources up to date:	Yes
Last Update:	None	Station ID up to date:	No
Show Redated From: See Dating Notes		Engineers up to date:	No
Music up to date:	Yes	Instruments up to date:	Yes
Description up to date:	Yes

Known Recordees

Ken Piletic

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Max / Schmidco Notes

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Election Eve show

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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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Schmidco Sets - 1 found

Set Name	Show #	Media	File Name	Source
Series 100 Group A	102Db	Cassette	0 Running Time: 0	Ken Piletic

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7 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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David Goldin

NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Source description: The Jean Shepherd Show. November 4, 1974. WOR, New York. Participating sponsors. An election eve broadcast. Shep recalls the coverage of an election in a small midwestern town. Comments on the political process. Jean Shepherd. 39:28. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
Source ref number: 72245
Station: WOR

Schmidco

Running Time: 38:32

Recordee:
506 - Ken Piletic

Inventory Name: 1974 11 04_W1772_022-600_Series_100-102Db Wide Open Town - Big Al.mp3
Source set: Series 100 Group A
Source ref number: 102Db
Station: WOR

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Max - Everything Sets

Running Time: 45:25

Available on Internet

Inventory Name: 1974 11 04_W1772_601 Elections.mp3
Source filename: 1974_11_04_Elections.mp3
Source set: Everything Set Vol 24
Station: WOR

Gary Hines

NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Source filename: 11-4-74 355 Wide Open Town
Station: WOR

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Ken Piletic

Recordee:
506 - Ken Piletic

NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Station: WOR

Max Schmid

Running Time: 39:57

Recordee:
506 - Ken Piletic

Inventory Name: 1974 11 04_W1772_041-506 Wide OpenTown.wav
Source filename: 74-11-04 SC Wide OpenTown.wav
Station: WOR

FHC / JSP

NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Source description: 1974 11 04 Elections
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