Sheplives

Sifting the Ashes
Airdate: Monday - February 4, 1963

WOR Show
Original Airing

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Last Update: 02-09-2025

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

Oh, don't give the a minutes rest. . .

Show Description

Burning Brassieres Salute to Senator Harry F Byrd FDU Maidson does study to determine types of artistic activities appropriate for men and for women to engage in. Girl trumpet players. Fistfights on TV vs real life Shep tells the story about the Saturday Job of Sifting the Furnace Ashes.

News Articles Read by Shep During Show

Shep would often read articles he recently read or were sent in by fans

Time	Image	Description
• 00:37		Blames Brassieres For Three Fires
• 12:45		FDU Study

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 07:31	Thiis is WOR AM and FM New York. . .

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 09:52	The New York Metropolitan Daily

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 01:01	Thats My Weakness Now
• 02:22	Stars and Stripes
• 08:48	Shiek of Araby (1)

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
08:24	• Bob Considine
18:21	• Leigh Brown

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

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Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Category	Date	Title	Comments	Time
• Plots / Story Lines		Steel Mill

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

	Date	Title
	February 4, 1963 Recno: 3418	Sifting the Ashes	Original Airing

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"Can you imagine 4,000 years passing, and you're not even a memory?
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