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Shep's Father's Bowling Tournament
Airdate: Friday - February 25, 1972

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

Did you ever see Death of a Salesman. . .

Show Description

The Old Man's quest to win a prize. Bowling on the ABC tour he bowls a 300 game and becomes a local hero. Sitting around the kitchen table with his friends the Old Man gives a frame by frame description of the game. There in the middle of the kitchen table lies the medal he brought home. Shep's High School principal come to the house to meet the Old Man.

Comments

• Mr. Rupp was actually Shep's H.S. Asst Principal and his picture appears in the 1939 Yearbook.

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 13:10	Speaking of oni - this is WOR

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 13:13	Book Find Club
• 14:21	Toyota
• 15:22	Ornithopter (Flying Bird)

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
•	No Music Used

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 01:36	Larry Londino

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

None

Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
• [ 03:31 ]	People		Shepherd, Jean P
• [ 09:40 ]	People		Gertz	"Heinie Gertz"
• [ 09:42 ]	People		Zudock, Frank
• [ 16:42 ]	People		Shepherd, Anne
• [ 20:36 ]	People		Rupp, Mr.
• [ 24:47 ]	People		Bruner, Mr.
• [ 28:04 ]	People		Al, Uncle
• [ 32:30 ]	People		Flick

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

This Show

Date	Title
February 22, 1972	Radio History	Original Airing
February 25, 1972	Shep's Father's Bowling Tournament	Original Airing

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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