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Summary

20 Cents a Day
Airdate: Tuesday - December 11, 1962

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

Last Update: 05-30-2009

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends
Listen, the great news is never truly reported. (Theme missing - may not be true 1st line)
Show Description
[ Courtesy: Gary Hines - 05-30-2009 ] 20 Cents a Day, the ah is added to end of theme, empty eggs, treachery, hitchhiking to school, given 20 cents for bus, lady in Chrysler Airflow, old dodge junker and late, garage attendant tells him to write a note & fink
[ Courtesy: Ken Applegate - 05-30-2009 ] Hen that lays empty eggs Treachery and the problems you have when you run out of coal Hitch hiking to school for the adventure
Comments
• Average price of a dozen eggs was $0.54 (No word on what empty eggs went for) Number one song in the US "Big Girls Don't Cry" by the Four Seasons
WOR ID
Time Station ID (All times approximate)
Speaking of deletions, this is WOR AM & FM New York
Commercials (All times approximate)
Time Sponsor Notes
Mandarin House
Show Magazine
Music (All times approximate)
Time Music Title Notes
The Blues I Love to Sing
You Can't Get Lovin' Where There Ain't Any Love
Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth
Time Engineer, Staff or Guest
Walt
Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show
Instruments Played
None
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Airdate History ' - Original' date is earliest known broadcast)
Date Title  
December 11, 1962
Recno: 3379
20 Cents a Day Original Airing
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