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

WOR Show
Original Airing

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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.

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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

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Rating

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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)

	Date	Title
	September 26, 1972 Recno: 8878	South Bronx Night on WOR	Original Airing

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