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Uncle Sam Cereal
Airdate: Tuesday - April 17, 1962

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

So, I'm out there tonight on sixth avenue. . .

Show Description

[12:17] News bulletin - Airline pilots assoc postpones strike against Pan Am

[ Courtesy: Gary Hines - - ]   
  Uncle Sam Cereal
Chevy Cab
Andrea Doria ship
large trucks      
  

News Articles Read by Shep During Show

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

Time	Image	Description
• 12:17		Airline strike postponed

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 17:23	Speaking of maelstroms this is WOR AM and FM New York. . .

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 22:51	Movie Promotion	The Counterfeit Traitor

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 10:03	Unknown - Blues
• 23:29	Gettysburg March
• 23:29	Tiger Rag
• 24:30	El Mestre

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 43:02	Walt

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

None

Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
• [ 1827 ]	Travel		Trip To Nigeria

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

This Show

		Date	Title
		April 17, 1962	Uncle Sam Cereal	Original Airing

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