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Last Summary Update: 07-27-2024

Dial-A-Boss
Airdate: Thursday - January 23, 1975

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

Before we go into the land of excitement and laughs a minute here . . .

Show Description

Salute to Philadelphia's new "Dial A Bird" phone service. A bulldozer operator leaves a sign in the sand for landing flights to see at Jacksonville, Florida airport.

[ Courtesy: David Goldin - 07-27-2024 ]   
  "The Shepherd One Hundred and Eighty Degree Phase Shift Theory." A salute to Philadelphia's "Dial-A-Bird." Shepherd announces that he will be reading his works at The American Place Theatre. Shep suggests telephone "Dial-A-Boss," for the unemployed. Memories of Ratner's. An embarassing sign, bulldozed in Florida.      
  

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 16:35	Shep plays an old WOR Jingle

Commercials (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 16:35	WOR Radio Promo
• 19:35; 33:34	Broadway Play	The Ritz
• 20:02	Royal Biscayne Hotel
• 21:05	Kleinsleep
• 22:05	General Tire
• 32:20	Gramercy Park Clothes
• 34:13	WOR Radio Promo	Sherrye Henry show

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
•	None Mentioned

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

None

Rating

None Yet

Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
• [ 02:28 ]	Short Stories and Columns by Shep	January 19, 1975	If Catfish Is Worth So Much, What Would Ted Williams Get?
• [ 16:28 ]	People		Ockie
• [ 23:06 ]	Live Shows	January 30, 1975	Sub Plot Cafe - American Place Theatre

Record: 1836 / ID: 19750123W1836

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

	Date	Title
	January 23, 1975 Recno: 1836	Dial-A-Boss	Original Airing

More Ways To Hear or Buy It

NONE

The Best Source for Quality Jean Shepherd Audio

Found in the following set(s)

Set Name	Show #	Media
Series 100 Group D	109Ba	Cassette

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General Info

Database Record Status

Database ID #:	19750123W1836	Sponsors up to date:	Yes
Record Created:		Sources up to date:	Yes
Last Update:	07-27-2024	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

Notes

Dating Notes

No Notes Found

General Notes

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Technical Notes

Notes

Source: Jim Clavin
Plays classic WOR jingle for station break [16:14]
Comments: 0

Research Notes

No Notes Found

Max / Schmidco

Max's super secret page of shows never played and not on internet - maybe. . .

Max / Schmidco Notes
No Notes Found

Replays

Mass Backwards

NONE

WBAI Golden Age of Radio

NONE

Yesterday USA

NONE

Dustbin of History!

NONE

Max / Schmidco Notes
No Notes Found

Other

References:

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Schmidco Sets - 1 found

Set Name	Show #	Media	File Name	Source
Series 100 Group D	109Ba	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. January 23, 1975. WOR, New York. Participating sponsors. "The Shepherd One Hundred and Eighty Degree Phase Shift Theory." A salute to Philadelphia's "Dial-A-Bird." Shepherd announces that he will be reading his works at The American Place Theatre. Shep suggests telephone "Dial-A-Boss," for the unemployed. Memories of Ratner's. An embarassing sign, bulldozed in Florida. Jean Shepherd, Lester Smith (announcer). 45:05. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
Source ref number: 73112

Schmidco

Running Time: 43:41

Recordee:
506 - Ken Piletic

Inventory Name: 1975 01 23_W1836_022-600_Series_100D-109Ba Dial-A-Boss.mp3
Source description: Dial-A-Boss
Source set: Series 100 Group D
Source ref number: 109Ba
Station: WOR

Images

Gary Hines

NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Source description: 1-23:75 RR-08 $alute to Phitadelphia

Images

Ken Piletic

Recordee:
506 - Ken Piletic

NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Station: WOR

Max Schmid

Running Time: 44:26

Recordee:
506 - Ken Piletic

Timing Reference
Inventory Name: 1975 01 23_W1836_041-506 Dial-a-Boss.wav
Source filename: 75-01-23 Dial-a-Boss.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