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Last Summary Update: 07-18-2025

Alaska Parking Meter
Airdate: Friday - July 18, 1975

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

(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

Oh, no, I'm just, you'll have to excuse me here, I'm just contemplating. . .

Show Description

Every man should have a period in his life where he just contemplates Shep awards the "Dr Spock Award" to Illinois State Legislature Shepherd's "One Hundred and Eighty Degree Phase Shift of Reality Theory" Everything is 180 degrees opposite of what it claims to be The Nome Nugget - Albro B. Gregory editor Shep talks about the prank played on Albro, who was anti parking meter. The mayor and city manager had gotten an old parking meter from the mayor of Anchorage and installed it in from of the Nome Nugget.

News Articles Read by Shep During Show

Shep would often read articles he recently read or were sent in by fans

Time	Image	Description
• 04:35		Cattle Prods for Kids
• 35:29		Albro B. Gregory Editorial

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 14:32	This is WOR New York

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 06:54	Dell Books	"How to be Cellulite Free Forever"
• 07:55	Aero Mexico
• 14:41	John Barleycorn Pub
• 15:43	General Tire
• 16:59	Value Village
• 17:44	Burry's
• 18:46	Viking Press	The House on Garibaldi Street
• 19:20	Schaefer Beer

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 03:51	Stars and Stripes

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 06:52	'Corny' - Elga Cornell Brown

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

None

Photos:

June 24, 1975
"The Parking Meter" - The Nome Nugget

1970
Albro B. Gregory Editor - Nome Nugget
"Clipped from JSA - Alaska show"

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

This Show

Date	Title
July 18, 1975	Alaska Parking Meter	Original Airing
1976	Alaska - The Nome Nugget Newspaper	Syndicated Replay

More Ways To Hear or Buy It

Show	Replay Date
Dustbin of History	July 17, 2025

The Best Source for Quality Jean Shepherd Audio

Found in the following set(s)

Set Name	Show #	Media
Series 100 Group H	122Da	Cassette

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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