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Radio Station Job, Bahn Frei
Airdate: Thursday - January 25, 1973

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

New Jersey Bahn Frei

Show Description

[ Courtesy: Lowell Thelin - None ]   
  "New Jersey" version of Bahn Frei theme

Six week job at age 16 as only English speaking announcer at a 250 watt Chicago foreign radio station with wind up turntables in the back room of a Chevy agency amid 30W oil stock - "Any place that gives you experience isn't going to pay you!"

Award for promoting "well being and health" of Hungarian community

Introductions to the radio shows in nine languages

Learning a language by listening

Lowell Thomas as creator of "Lawrence of Arabia"

Playing in a pinochle quartet with "masters"

Comments

• NJ version of Bahn Frei theme played several times in show - "one of the worst pieces of music I've ever heard in my life" JS

Commercials (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
•	House of Chan
•	Newsday - L.I. Newspaper
•	TV Guide

Music (All times approximate)

Not Determined yet

Needs to be ID'd

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Not Determined Yet

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Not Determined

Rating

None Yet

Record: 1467 / ID: 19730125W1467

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

	Date	Title
	January 25, 1973 Recno: 1467	Radio Station Job, Bahn Frei	Original Airing

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Show	Replay Date
Mass Backwards	May 27, 2001

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General Info

Database Record Status

Database ID #:	19730125W1467	Sponsors up to date:	Yes
Record Created:		Sources up to date:	Yes
Last Update:	None	Station ID up to date:	No
Show Redated From: See Dating Notes		Engineers up to date:	No
Music up to date:	No	Instruments up to date:	No
Description up to date:	Yes

Known Recordees

Alan Kalish

Notes

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Replays

Mass Backwards

Replay Date

May 27, 2001

WBAI Golden Age of Radio

NONE

Yesterday USA

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Dustbin of History!

NONE

Max / Schmidco Notes
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Other

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Schmidco Sets - 0 found

Set Name	Show #	Media	File Name	Source
None Found

Shows Known via Recordings or Lists
(1950 to 1974 Sources 100% Complete - 1975-1977 in process)

11 Known copies from various Sources and Lists (Up to date)

	Recordee			¹ Shortened Theme: 55 seconds ² Audibly Dated: By recordee or other ³ Modified Theme: Theme added by Gary Hines ⁴ Syndicated Intro: Intro broadcast as part of Synd Shows
	This copy used for summary time references		Inventory File Name coding explained

Source Name

Information

Lowell Thelin

Running Time: 44:53

Inventory Name: 1973 01 25_W1467_045 Radio Station Job - 1-25-73x2.mp3
Source filename: 1-25-73x2.mp3
Source ref number: 40

FHC / JSP

Running Time: 46:03

Available on Internet

Inventory Name: 1973 01 25_W1467_030 Radio Station Job.mp3
Source ref number: 5, 4c
Station: WOR

Alan Kalish

Running Time: 46:03

Recordee:
55 - Alan Kalish

Inventory Name: 1973 01 25_W1467_041-055-088b Shep works at foreign language Radio Station.mp3
Source filename: Shep 088B.mp3
Source description: SHEP WORKS AT FOREIGN-SPEAKING RADIO STATION
Source ref number: 88B
Station: WOR

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Max - Everything Sets

Running Time: 48:41

Available on Internet

Inventory Name: 1973 01 25_W1467_601 Bahn Frei.mp3
Source filename: 1973_01_25_Bahn_Frei.mp3
Source set: Everything Set Vol 21

Max - Everything Sets

Running Time: 44:53

Available on Internet

Inventory Name: 1973 01 25_W1467_601 Radio Station Job.mp3
Source filename: 1973_01_25_Radio_Station_Job.mp3
Source set: Everything Set Vol 21

Mass Backwards

Running Time: 46:40

Available on Internet

Inventory Name: 1973 01 25_W1467_500 M2001-05-27 Radio Station Job.mp3

Comments: Mass backwards recording

Gary Hines

NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Source description: 1-25:73 FH Radio Station Job also #0459

Images

David Goldin

NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Source description: 89575. The Jean Shepherd Show. January 25, 1973. WOR, New York. Bahn Frei. Jean Shepherd. 48:41.
Source ref number: 89575
Station: WOR

FHC / JSP

Running Time: 44:53

Inventory Name: 1973 01 25_W1467_030 Bahn Frei WOR Jean Shepherd .mp3
Station: WOR

Brass Figlagee - Archive.org

Running Time: 48:40

Inventory Name: 1973 01 25_W1467_995 Bahn Frei.mp3
Source filename: 1973_01_25_Bahn_Frei.mp3
Station: WOR

Brass Figlagee - Archive.org

Running Time: 44:53

Inventory Name: 1973 01 25_W1467_995 Radio Station Job.mp3
Source filename: 1973_01_25_Radio_Station_Job.mp3
Station: WOR

"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