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South Bronx Night on WOR
Airdate: Tuesday - September 26, 1972 (Airdate Confirmed)

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

I'm gonna warn ya, I'm wearing my shades tonght. . .

Show Description

Went to the grand opening of a new restaurant last night where Toots Shore usedto be, called Jimmies. Shep talks about the South Bronx How did the Bronx get its name? Shep decides to do a telephone show with people from the South Bronx.

News Articles Read by Shep During Show

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

Time	Image	Description
03:35		Jimmy's Restaurant

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
	This is WOR New York, your South Bronx voice. . .

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
12:37	Incres Line Luxury Cruises	Victoria
13:40	General Tire
14:43	Acme Supermarkets
16:00	Live Concert / Performance	Carnegie Hall

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
	No Music Used

Callers

Time	Caller	Notes
19:17	Caller lived there since 1939
25:25	A lot of fights and gun shots
28:55	18 year old - mom made him call
36:04	Lady Caller
43:15	Not from the Bronx but is a fireman there

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
02:22	Herb Squire
17:49	Jerry Lambert

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

None

Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
• 16:00	Live Shows		Carnegie Hall

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

This Show

		Date	Title
		September 26, 1972	South Bronx Night on WOR	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