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Last Summary Update: 07-19-2025

Elephants Graveyard
Airdate: Friday - June 21, 1963

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends
Did you hear that son of a gun promoting WGN here on this decent radio station. . .
Opening of show is missing - these are first words of the available recording.
Show Description
WGN Shep describes his early days working at a radio station The elephants graveyard Jean tells some Elephant and Frog stories. "Old Charger" - the elephant king

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WOR ID
Time Station ID (All times approximate)
• 13:39 Speaking of swamps by the way, this is WOR AM and FM New York. . .
Commercials (Up to date) (All times approximate)
Time Sponsor Notes
• 28:37 Mandarin House
• 29:41 Paperbook Gallery
Music (Up to date) (All times approximate)
Time Music Title Notes
• 34:23 Monghosan
Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth
Time Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 01:55 Bob Considine
• 14:01 Ed Scaterday
Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show
Instruments Played
None
Rating
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Record: 3487 / ID: 19630621W3487
Airdate History ' - Original' date is earliest known broadcast)
Date Title  
June 21, 1963
Recno: 3487		 Elephants Graveyard Original Airing
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Database Record Status
Database ID #: 19630621W3487Sponsors up to date: Yes
Record Created: 02-03-2008 Sources up to date: Yes
Last Update: 07-19-2025
Station ID up to date: Yes
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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
None Known
Notes
Dating Notes
Notes
Time: 06:42 Source: Jim Clavin

"This is Saturday Night. This is the first night of Summer, boy. . . " First day of Summer '63 was 6/21 FRIDAY

 
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Source: Jim Clavin
1963 06 21_PARTIAL_097_Frogs.mp3 1963 06 21_PARTIAL_097_Old_Charger.mp3
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1 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

Gary Hines


Running Time: 44:35


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Inventory Name: 1963 06 21_W3487_097_orig Elephant Graveyard.mp3
Source filename: 63-06-21_orig Elephant Graveyard.mp3
Source set: 2008-01-10_097_Page_08.jpg
Station: WOR

 

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