RAMBLING WITH GAMBLING {JOHN A. GAMBLING} {TAPE 1
OF 5} (RADIO)
Summary
One in this series of weekday news programs. Part one
of five in the final program hosted by John A. Gambling,
who plans to retire and turn the series over to his son,
John R. Gambling. This broadcast features regularly
updated traffic, weather, and news reports. Major news
stories include the private garbage workers' strike and
the Daily News strike; an armored car robbery at Kennedy
Airport; and the murder of Marilyn Reza, a nurse from
Bayport, Long Island. Also included during the news
broadcasts are recordings of W. Nathaniel Howell, U.S.
ambassador to Kuwait; and Victor R. Lindquist, dean of
Northwestern University at Illinois. Throughout the
program, Gambling reminisces and receives
congratulations and phone calls from friends,
co-workers, and listeners, including co-worker Gil
Gross, who later reads a promo for his own program, "The
Gil Gross Show." Also includes a general promo for WOR.
Includes commercials. Continues with R91:0030.
(This series began in 1925 with John B. Gambling; in
1959, his son, John A. Gambling, began hosting the
program.)
Details
- NETWORK: WOR
- DATE: December 14, 1990 5:30 AM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:30:00
- COLOR/B&W: N/A
- CATALOG ID: R91:0029
- GENRE: Radio - News; Radio - Talk/Interviews
- SUBJECT HEADING: News; Talk/Interviews
- SERIES RUN: WOR (New York, NY) - Radio series, 1925-
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - American Dairy Association
- TV - Commercials - Audi 200 Quatro
- TV - Commercials - B. Dalton booksellers/Mastercard
- TV - Commercials - Conran's Habitat furniture
- TV - Commercials - FTD Florists
- TV - Commercials - J.C. Penney
- TV - Commercials - Maxwell House coffee
- TV - Commercials - Sheer Energy pantyhose
- TV - Commercials - Tropicana juice sparkler
- TV - Commercials - World Trade Center "Light Up the World" festival
CREDITS
- John A. Gambling … Host
- John R. Gambling … Host
- George Meade … Reporter
- Bill Korbel … Reporter
- Larry Hatzi … Reporter
- Steve Reggie … Reporter
- Roger Skibenes … Reporter
- Mike Graham … Reporter
- Gene Dillard … Reporter
- Marilyn Reza
- Gil Gross
- R. Nathaniel Howell
- Victor R. Lindquist