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Service - McGee, McGrew, Bill, Mike, Fox
Airdate: Friday - January 4, 1974

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

Yes, there are strange things done in the midnight sun. . .

Show Description

Shep reads Service: The Cremation of Sam McGee The Shooting of Dan McGrew The Ballad of Blasphemous Bill The Ballad of One-Eyed Mike The Ballad of the Black Fox Skin

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 19:25	This is WOR New York

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 19:28	Bond Clothing
• 20:28	Cheers Steak House

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 02:34; 12:07; 24:02	Far Ago Blues
• 17:50	Ballet Mecanique

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 11:37	Jerry Lambert
• 19:23	Jim

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

None

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

This Show

		Date	Title
		January 4, 1974	Service - McGee, McGrew, Bill, Mike, Fox	Original Airing

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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