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Fireman Fred
Airdate: Saturday - August 3, 1968

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

Oh, psychodelia with noises. . . .
Opening of show is missing - these are first words of the available recording.

Show Description

Straws in the wind: Mosamic - soccar game held up because it was being plaed on grave site. Pittsburg, Pa - Luthern Church starts "phone confessions" Paterson News - Article about how men are now carrying beaded handbags - by Gay Paulie Meaning of "In Hoc Arinculus Conk" Scotch bottle shaped like a transistor radio The upcoming Republican Convention and Walter Cronkite The month of August and how it produces the largest jump in population Story of Fireman Fred

So far there is no Description for this show

Comments

• Based on length this appears to be a Saturday show. Shep says 'It's August now". Probably first Saturday in August. Appears to be about 7-8 minutes missing from beginning based on position of station ID which is normally around 25 minutes into Sat shows (10:30)

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 17:23	Speaking of little short fat ladies with printed dressses - this is WOR

Commercials (All times approximate)

Not Determined yet

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 01:44	Unknown - Circus / Carousel Music 2
• 17:40	In The Good Old Summertime (2)

Needs to be ID'd

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Not Determined Yet

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

Echo Chamber

Rating

None Yet

Record: 856 / ID: 19680803W0856

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

	Date	Title
	August 3, 1968 Recno: 856	Fireman Fred	Original Airing

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Show	Replay Date
Mass Backwards	August 03, 2004

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Found in the following set(s)

Set Name	Show #	Media
1968 Audio CD Set	CD 4b	Audio CD
1968 Shows	MP3-5	MP3

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General Info

Database Record Status

Database ID #:	19680803W0856	Sponsors up to date:	No
Record Created:		Sources up to date:	Yes
Last Update:	None	Station ID up to date:	No
Show Redated From: See Dating Notes		Engineers up to date:	No
Music up to date:	No	Instruments up to date:	No
Description up to date:	Yes

Known Recordees

Gregg Motyka

Notes

Dating Notes

Notes

Source: Jim Clavin

This is the same show as 8/16/1969 - rerun? or is one show misdated.

General Notes

No Notes Found

Technical Notes

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Research Notes

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Max / Schmidco

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Max / Schmidco Notes
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Replays

Mass Backwards

Replay Date

August 03, 2004

WBAI Golden Age of Radio

NONE

Yesterday USA

NONE

Dustbin of History!

NONE

Max / Schmidco Notes
No Notes Found

Other

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Schmidco Sets - 2 found

Set Name	Show #	Media	File Name	Source
1968 Audio CD Set	CD 4b	Audio CD	0 Running Time: 0
1968 Shows	MP3-5	MP3	0 Running Time: 0

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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

Gregg Motyka

Running Time: 49:00

Recordee:
54 - Gregg Motyka

Inventory Name: 1968 08 03_W0856_054 Fireman Fred.mp3
Station: WOR

Comments: From reel to reel

Schmidco

NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Source set: 1968 Shows
Source ref number: MP3-5
Station: WOR

Schmidco

NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Source set: 1968 Audio CD Set
Source ref number: CD-4b
Station: WOR

Mass Backwards

Running Time: 54:23

Available on Internet

Inventory Name: 1968 08 03_W0856_500_M2004-08-03 Fireman Fred.mp3
Station: WBAI

Comments: Mass Backwards recording

Gary Hines

NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Source description: 8-3-68 mx Fireman Fred
Station: WOR

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