Radio Pioneers
Airdate:
Thursday - November 21, 1974
WOR Show Original Airing
(Original WOR Airdate Unknown)
(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, yeah, yeah, oh, yeah before we go any further. . .
Show Description
Shep acknowledges John A. Gambling's passing and how he was a radio pioneer.
He talks about the roles that radio engineers and others in the businees had in early radio.
He describes the makeup and equipment of the early stations.
He plays an early Chevy commercial that was done on WOR in 1931.
Evolution of old radio shows into television
[ Courtesy: David Goldin - - ]
Shep mentions that John A. Gambling passed away today and then recalls the very early days of radio. He plays a commercial for the 1932 Chevrolet and says that he's not responsible for all the commercials on his show. Shep asks trivia questions about old time radio. After the program, Lester Smith announces that the show was pre-recorded and it was really John B. Gambling who died.
WOR ID
Time
Station ID (All times approximate)
• 13:56
This is WOR in New York, one of the great pioneering voices. . .
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