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Turtle on the Runway
Airdate: Tuesday - November 21, 1972 (Airdate Confirmed)

WOR Show
Original Airing

(Redated from: 11/22)

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

I'm just doing a little experimenting here. . .

Show Description

Thousands of slivering worms cover the runway at Cleveland airport. Spotted when a DC-10 skidded sideways on the runway. Shep tells about his experience landing in Florida an finding a turtle right in his path. Other animals found on the runway are the moose and bear. A pilot landing in the jungles of the Amazon gets shot at by the local natives. Shep decribes the blowguns they use and the poison darts. Gives a detailed description of how they are made. A process which takes almost a year. Mentions the blowgun he received on his trip to Peru.

News Articles Read by Shep During Show

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

Time	Image	Description
02:28		Cardboard Caskets
03:34		Worms on Runway

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
15:17	Which reminds me, this is WOR New York. We're not what we seem to be friends. . . .

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
15:24	WOR Radio Promo	WOR jingle from 40's
16:15	House of Chan
17:13	WCBS TV New York	Mike Douglas Show - co host Jackie Gleason
17:26; 37:43; 41:54	General Tire	3 times
18:09	Gramercy Park Clothes
38:24	Port Authority
39:25	WOR Christmas Fund

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
	No Music Used

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
16:01	Bill

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

Jews Harp

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

This Show

		Date	Title
		November 21, 1972	Turtle on the Runway	Original Airing

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"Can you imagine 4,000 years passing, and you're not even a memory?
Think about it, friends. It's not just a possibility. It is a certainty." - Jean Shepherd - 1975