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Show Summary
Summary

Bullheads
Airdate: Tuesday - January 4, 1966

WOR Show
Original Airing

First Line After Theme Ends
Okay? Very good. That was clean, that was well done. . .
Show Description
"Call me Ishmael" Our Moby Dick's name here is Leder! Fishing for Catfish 3 Married Men Shep talks about talking with a ham radio friend that had been talking with a group in Antartica that knew Shep. They arranged to talk tomorrow night at 1am. Shep then asks for a listener to call in to yell "Excelsior" over the phone which he would then play back in the call to Antartica. News break-in for update on NYC transit strike. Shep reads from the police blotter for Car 9 in Narberth, Pa. Quotes from H.L.Mencken Completion of fishing for bullheads.
Notes
This show was also recorded with additional segments for KFRC (See 1/7/1966 Fishing for Bullheads)
WOR ID
Speaking of endles rocks that are endlessly pushed up endless mountains this is WOR AM and FM New Yorkie!
Commercials (All times approximate)
Sponsor Time Notes
Limelight - Shep
New York Times
Rover 2000
Music (All times approximate)
Japanese Koto Music
Stars and Stripes
Needs to be ID'd
"Exostential music"
Engineer and Staff in Booth
Not Determined
Summary/Rating Credit
By: Jim Clavin
Date: 06-04-2007
Rating: Not Rated
Instruments Played
Unknown
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Airdate History ' - Original' date is earliest known broadcast)
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