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Bad News - Five Dollar Cigarettes
Airdate: Thursday - September 19, 1974

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

(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

It's a laugh a minute life. . .

Show Description

Shep talks about how he was an announcer to the Cinninnati Mohawks hockey team. He talks about getting a free seat for a friend. Shep had a hobby when he was about 7 - Matchcovers Shep needs to buy cigarettes for his date at a fancy restaurant and they cost $5

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 13:28	This is WOR New York, speaking of revelent

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 07:36	Varig Airlines
• 09:39	Chevron
• 13:35	Herr's
• 14:19	N.Y. Nets
• 22:21	R.E.A. Express
• 36:31	Gramercy Park Clothes
• 37:32	WOR Radio Promo	NY Jets vs Chi Bears

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 05:24; 34:20	Yakety Sax

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 07:36	Joe

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

Jews Harp
Echo Chamber

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

This Show

		Date	Title
		September 19, 1974	Bad News - Five Dollar Cigarettes	Original Airing

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Set Name	Show #	Media
Series 100 Group A	100Ca	Cassette

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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