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Last Summary Update: 04-02-2025

Early TV Productions
Airdate: Tuesday - January 6, 1970

WOR Show
Original Airing

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First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

Every man's got his price. . .

Show Description

Get a letter from a listener who is building a 10 watt radio station and looking for old parts Shep complains about background noise coming through the studio The beginnings of WOR in Bambergers. What movie was made about this. Early TV plots were based on real everyday life situations Shep says he came to New York as a television performer. Didn't do radio until he came to New York. (We know this to be false) If you would like to do a school interview send a letter on school letterhead signed by a faculty member. Hep tells a story of an early TV production that he was involved with that involved a bit of a "cosume malfuction" Dancer could be seen behind a sreen, buck naked, changing costumes. Ernie the mynah bird is asked what he thinks of television - he flaps his wings , squats, and on a tight close-up . . .

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WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 13:29	By the way speaking of 10 watt radio stations, this is WOR. . .

Commercials (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 08:48	National Airlines
• 10:54	Rosetta

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
• 06:03	Leigh Brown

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Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
• [ 21:37 ]	Television	1969	Rear Bumper

Record: 8384 / ID: 19700106W8384

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

	Date	Title
	January 6, 1970 Recno: 8384	Early TV Productions	Original Airing

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Database ID #:	19700106W8384	Sponsors up to date:	Yes
Record Created:	03-31-2025	Sources up to date:	Yes
Last Update:	04-02-2025	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

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Max / Schmidco

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

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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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	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

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Gary Hines

Running Time: 45:27

Timing Reference
Inventory Name: 1970 01 06_W8384_097 Early TV Productions.mp3
Source filename: 70-01-06 Early TV Productions.mp3
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