Sheplives

Last Summary Update: 07-13-2016

Radio and the Electronics Wiz
Airdate: Wednesday - January 24, 1973

WOR Show
Original Airing

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(NOTE ABOUT TIME REFERENCES: Since there are many different copies of shows out there from different sources, all time references are from the beginning of one single recorded copy, since various copies, depending on when the recordee started recording, had news at the beginning or shortened themes. The times would vary from copy to copy.)

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

Oh, the Shiek, Shiek, Shiek of Araby. . . (hummimg)
Opening of show is missing - these are first words of the available recording.

Show Description

[ Courtesy: Jason Bullett - - ]   
  Shep begins by discussing secret ambitions to play the piano (Tommy van Hoose).

Shep then muses about his childhood hobby: building radios. This would be a topic for the rest of the show.

At the end, Shep recollects seeing television for the first time in a friend's basement.

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 14:08	Speaking of powerhouses, this is WOR New York

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 14:20	House of Chan
• 15:06	Village Supermarket
• 16:09	United Cerebral Palsy	Telethon
• 16:45	Public Service Announcement (PSA)	Tire Industry Safety Council PSA

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 03:25	Blue Boogie
• 06:13	Far Ago Blues

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 08:26	George

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

None

Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
• [ 09:10 ]	People		Van Hoose, Tommy

Links to Further Information:

• Tommy Van Hoose

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

This Show

		Date	Title
		January 24, 1973	Radio and the Electronics Wiz	Original Airing

More Ways To Hear or Buy It

Show	Replay Date
Mass Backwards	January 25, 2005

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"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