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Ambitious John
Airdate: Wednesday - January 22, 1975

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

We would like to do something here before we get started into the serious core or the pith of our show. . .

Show Description

Shep salutes Brian Inglis of Niagara Falls, who was fired from his job and denied Welfare because of his garlic eating habit, which he claims is for medical purposes. Shep knows a guy (Ambitious John) who got fired from his job at a New York firm. Helen Weathers, developed a taste for library paste along with Eileen Akers and Ester Jane Albery. Eileen Ackers writes scathing review of Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz. Shep returns to story of Ambitious John. John's girlfriend Gladys tought him a bad habit. Popping Gum!

[ Courtesy: David Goldin - - ]   
  The hero of the week: a Canadian eater of garlic. The story of Eileen Akers, who wrote a scathing book report, but who ate library paste!      
  

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 14:25	and this is WOR New York. . .

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 12:55	Kleinsleep
• 13:59	Broadway Play	"The Ritz"
• 14:40	National Airlines
• 15:26	Gramercy Park Clothes
• 16:42	New York Magazine
• 19:26	General Tire
• 35:20	WOR Radio Promo	In Conversation
• 35:44	Royal Biscayne Hotel

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 02:41; 04:57	Wonderama Kids Cheering

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 05:41	Al

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

None

Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
• [ 22:06 ]	People		Weathers, Helen	Ate LePage Library paste; weighed 210 - 4ft 9; she played volley ball and had a fantastic spike shot
• [ 22:42 ]	People		Albery, Esther Jane	Ate LePage Library paste
• [ 24:51 ]	People		Ackers, Eileen	Ate LePage Library paste
• [ 27:21 ]	People		Robinette, Miss
• [ 31:57 ]	People		Doppler, George	Rubber band eater
• [ 42:00 ]	People		Bullard, Mr.

Photos:

Tasty too!

January 14, 1975
The Hamilton Spectator - Salute to Garlic Eater

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

This Show

Date	Title
January 22, 1975	Ambitious John	Original Airing
March 28, 1975	Ambitious John	WBJC Synd Replay

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Show	Replay Date
Dustbin of History	January 22, 2025

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Found in the following set(s)

Set Name	Show #	Media
Series 100 Group C	109Ab	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