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Kentucky Cock Fight
Airdate: Friday - April 14, 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

Legendary chicken fairy is gonna whip a goodie on you. . .

Show Description

[ Courtesy: Pete Delaney - 11-03-2019 ]   
  Last 3 minutes of John Scott's Newscast

Scott introduces the next show saying "And now stay tuned for WOR' 's
Resident Genius Jean Shepherd"

Technical Difficulties

Cockfight arrests in NYC and on Long Island.

There are 2 kinds of people

Traumatic experiences are never forgotten

Living a life of dullness

Jean Shepherd shows why he was a great story teller in this tale of
Shep and 2 friends who crossed the river from Cincinnati to the dark
wilderness of Kentucky where they witnessed an ugly violet cock fight.
This is one of Jean's all time best WOR radio shows.      
  

News Articles Read by Shep During Show

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

Time	Image	Description
• 07:58		Cock fight arrests

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 18:55	And by the way, speaking of the straits, this is WOR New York. . .

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 05:54	Shoetown
• 19:10	General Tire
• 19:55	TAP Airlines - Portugal
• 20:59	Edsel
• 22:12	Shep Promo - Live Appearance	Princeton
• 23:45	Costa Del Sol Wine

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 06:56	Shiek of Araby (1)
• 35:55	Gesang Der Junglinge / Song Of The Youths
• 44:08	Ballet Mecanique

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 06:37	Al

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

Echo Chamber

Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
• [ 22:12 ]	Live Shows		Princeton University	Apr 22

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

This Show

Date	Title
April 14, 1972	Kentucky Cock Fight	Original Airing
September 4, 1974	Unforgettable Night	WETA Synd Replay

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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