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Summary

Horse Racing
Airdate: Friday - May 1, 1970

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

Last Update: 04-30-2025

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends
Thank you Nick, now reset that in there. . .
Show Description
Walter Mitty dreams - announcing a ballgame at Yankee Stadium It's the eve of the Kentucky Derby Shep discusses how his theme is timed to the exact length of the world's record for the mile and a quarter. Shep want to turn out an album with a hard driving, angry, electronic jugband, where he accompanies with a jews hard. Shep meets Carry Back the race horse at Belbont. (Back in June 1, 1962 while he was filling in on the Today Show, the show went to Belmont Race Track)
WOR ID
Time Station ID (All times approximate)
• 12:58 This is WOR New York
Commercials (All times approximate)
Time Sponsor Notes
• 11:37 Irwin Chevrolet
• 13:00 Frank's Place Restaurant
Music (All times approximate)
Time Music Title Notes
• 07:59 Bahn Frei Polka
• 20:27; 21:56 In The Good Old Summertime (2)
Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth
Time Engineer, Staff or Guest
20:26 Nick
Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show
Instruments Played
Jews Harp
Rating / Review
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Airdate History ' - Original' date is earliest known broadcast)
Date Title  
May 1, 1970
Recno: 7479
Horse Racing Original Airing
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April 30, 2025

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