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

WOR Show
Original Airing

(Redated from: 11/22)

audio

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.

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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
• 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

Rating

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

	Date	Title
	November 21, 1972 Recno: 782	Turtle on the Runway	Original Airing

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