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Nightmares of working in radio stations - Combo Man
Airdate: Tuesday - May 26, 1964

WOR Show
Original Airing

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First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

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Opening of show is missing - these are first words of the available recording.

Show Description

3 weeks on air and transmitter goes of air overheating Fixed with $2 electric fan Trying to hook up to remotes Summer job at station in southern Illinois No news services - read news from Chicago Tribune Weather given by looking at the thermometer outside Millken's Sporting Goods Store Giant Rat in Power Supply

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WOR ID

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•	No Commercials or Commercials Cut

Music (Up to date) (All times approximate)

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•	No Music Used

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

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•	None Mentioned

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Record: 4088 / ID: 19640526W4088

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

	Date	Title
	May 26, 1964 Recno: 4088	Nightmares of working in radio stations - Combo Man	Original Airing

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Show	Replay Date
Mass Backwards	April 04, 2006

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General Info

Database Record Status

Database ID #:	19640526W4088	Sponsors up to date:	Yes
Record Created:	07-12-2009	Sources up to date:	Yes
Last Update:	06-09-2025	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

Known Recordees

Jean Tepper

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Dating Notes

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Source: Max Schmid

1963-1966 Tapes from Jean Tepper - possibly 1964 based on location on tapes received. [Max]

Source: Gary Hines

Max ran this show 4-4-2006 called Nightmares of working in a radio station,,, a unknown partial show but it is 40 minutes whereas mine is just the last 16 min. Now we have a date. (5-26-1964)

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Max / Schmidco

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

Max / Schmidco Notes

Notes

1963-66

Replays

Mass Backwards

Replay Date

April 04, 2006

WBAI Golden Age of Radio

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Yesterday USA

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Dustbin of History!

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Max / Schmidco Notes

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Schmidco Sets - 0 found

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

3 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

Jim Clavin

Running Time: 30:00

Recordee:
511 - Jean Tepper

Timing Reference
Inventory Name: 1964 05 26_W4088_022-500-511 1963-66 Nightmares in Radio.mp3
Station: WBAI

Comments: 1st 15 minutes missing ripped from Mass Backwards recording

Mass Backwards

Running Time: 39:54

Available on Internet

Inventory Name: 1964 05 26_W4088_500_M2003-04-04 Nightmares in Radio.mp3
Station: WBAI

Comments: First 15 minutes missing

Gary Hines

Running Time: 16:39

Inventory Name: 1964 05 26_W4088_097 Combo Man last 15 min..mp3
Source filename: 64-05-26 Combo Man last 15 min.mp3
Source description: 5-26-64 gh Combination Man last 15 min of show
Station: WOR

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