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Last Summary Update: 06-13-2025

Nostalgia Sells
Airdate: Wednesday - February 27, 1974

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

Hey, ah, excuse me, I have to get all my equipment here ready. . .

Show Description

The number one topic in the U.S. which has superceded sex is the rising cost of living When will they charge you for the air you breath A salute to nostalgia Shepherd's TV Nostalgia Commercials Flashing and the Moon Mooning soldiers on the Russian-Chinese border Drugs as part of popular songs in the '20s

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News Articles Read by Shep During Show

Shep would often read articles he recently read or were sent in by fans

Time	Image	Description
•		Streakers

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 15:54	This is WOR New York

Commercials (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 18:27	New York Coliseum	Leisure Expositions
• 19:30	Cheers Steak House
• 20:42	Woman's Day	Rose Kennedy

Music (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 06:37	Theme and Prelude

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 21:33	Jerry Lambert

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

Jews Harp

Rating

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Record: 8481 / ID: 19740227W8481

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

	Date	Title
	February 27, 1974 Recno: 8481	Nostalgia Sells	Original Airing

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Database Record Status

Database ID #:	19740227W8481	Sponsors up to date:	Yes
Record Created:	06-01-2025	Sources up to date:	Yes
Last Update:	06-13-2025	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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Mass Backwards

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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: 45:35

Timing Reference
Inventory Name: 1974 02 27_W8481_097 Nostalgia Sells.mp3
Source filename: 74-02-27 Nostalgia Sells.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