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Pitchmen
Airdate: Monday - September 10, 1962

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

This is a spooky night. . . .
Opening of show is missing - these are first words of the available recording.

Show Description

It's a spooky night The age of the pitchman "Selling" baseball Reasd's story from August 23 1930 Daily News The art of the 'pitch'

[ Courtesy: Gary Hines - - ]   
  Pitchmen, Spooky night, Pitchmen, Baseball, Religion, Politics      
  

News Articles Read by Shep During Show

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

Time	Image	Description
• 16:40		Break the Sad News To Mother
• 29:19		Card Carrying Americans

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 16:07	Speaking of bust this is WOR AM and FM New York. . .

Brass Figlagee Award

"I will award the Brass Figlagee. . ."

• What year was the article from August 23rd - 1930

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 33:30	Mandarin House

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 14:36	Stars and Stripes

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 16:40	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
• [ 4:45 ]	General Topics		Baseball

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

This Show

		Date	Title
		September 10, 1962	Pitchmen	Original Airing

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