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Last Record Update: 11-13-2014
General Information Interesting Info

Studio 3 - 1440 Broadway

According to Herb Squire: The photos (below) show the show originating from Studio 3. It was a live broadcast. The studio switcher on the right side of the General Electric (transistorized) console shows that it was on the air on WOR 710. This must have been done after WOR-FM started their stereo contemporary music format on July 30, 1966. The switcher shows that Jean's show was not being simulcast on WOR-FM. Mario Sfogliano was the show's engineer that night. Mario was one of the younger engineers on staff at that point. He started at WOR in 1964. He retired from WOR several years ago. It was interesting to see the old studio 3 on the 24th floor of 1440 Broadway. The equipment was updated beginning in 1964 and the interior of the studios and control rooms were redone in late 1967 a few months after I started working at WOR. Jean did most of his broadcasts from studio 3. He did wind up using other studios for some of the pre-taped shows depending on recording schedules. I still remember the old Western Union clock on the studio 3 wall. The wood housing, which had been painted over a few times over the years, still had a label that read, "Eastern War Time," if you looked at the right angle.

TBS Marathons:

Every Christmas since 1997 the TBS cable network has shown a 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"

Date	Description
December 24, 1997	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 1998	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 1999	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2000	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2001	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2002	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2003	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2004	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2005	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2006	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2007	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2008	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2009	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2010	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2011	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2012	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2013	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2014	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2015	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2016	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2017	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2018	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2019	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2020	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2021	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2022	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2023	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2024	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2025	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"

Photos:

1966
Front Entrance to WOR

1966
Heading for the studio

1966
Mario the engineer waiting

1966
Tape rolling

1966
Leigh listens and takes notes

1966
Bring up the theme

1966
Leigh and Mario - captive audience

1966
Just being Shep

1966
Mario gets the joke

1966
Reminicent of the McDarrah poster - taken same day

1966
Bring it back down

1966
All in a days work

1966
The mic is silent

"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