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

WOR Show
Original Airing

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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.

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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

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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)

Date	Title
February 22, 1972 Recno: 7266	Radio History	Original Airing
February 25, 1972 Recno: 1213	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