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Summary

The Other Side of Us
Airdate: Wednesday - August 29, 1962

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

Last Update: 08-19-2025

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends
Yes, but never really trapped. . .
Opening of show is missing - these are first words of the available recording.
Show Description
Comedy is a difficult field to deal with. Shep chastises Leigh(/) about transcribe vs taking notes. Shep gets a star next to his name in the NY Times listings. A whitewashed town The Mariner 2 heading to Venus Garbage in orbit around the earth Letter from 16 year old kid - surviving a tornado Shep reads the letter and even though the closing theme ends, he continues for another 20+ seconds to conclude the letter. Discussion of the existence of the earth, other planets, and mankind, and how they exist in a very small instant of time. Visiting the Forum in Rome
News Articles Read by Shep During Show
Shep would often read articles he recently read or were sent in by fans
Time Image Description
• 11:24 Town gets Whitewashed
WOR ID
Time Station ID (All times approximate)
• 13:19 Speaking of buffoons, this is WOR AM and FM New York. . .
Commercials (All times approximate)
Time Sponsor Notes
No Commercials or Commercials Cut
Music (All times approximate)
Time Music Title Notes
No Music Used
Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth
Time Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 37:50 Ed
• 36:52 Leigh Brown
Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show
Instruments Played
None
Rating / Review
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Airdate History ' - Original' date is earliest known broadcast)
Date Title  
August 29, 1962
Recno: 3311
The Other Side of Us Original Airing
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August 28, 2025

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