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Junking Urge
Airdate: Wednesday - January 14, 1970

WOR Show
Original Airing

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(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

Hey, somebody suggested a great name for a new rock group. . .

Show Description

Lady write letter recalling Shep had a radio show where he was called "Cousin Jean" Shep describs the show: Opened with "The Colorado Cowhands" Early in the morning and a show on Saturday Night Says that at one time he had a recording contract with the 2nd largest hillbilly recording company in the business. Man collected 13 antique Edsels Tomorrow comes "The New Shepherd" 'Junking' as a kid Friend has furnished his entire houe from the junk on the streets of New York

News Articles Read by Shep During Show

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

Time	Image	Description
• 27:43		Singing Pigs to Sleep

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 14:39	Speaking of the slob world this is WOR New York. . .

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 14:42	Miller Beer

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 03:25; 08:23	Hindustan

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 02:56	Art
• 09:50	Leigh Brown

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

Jews Harp

Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
• [ 05:16 ]	General Topics		Cousin Jean

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

This Show

		Date	Title
		January 14, 1970	Junking Urge	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