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Last Summary Update: 05-21-2026

South Dakota
Airdate: Friday - January 21, 1972 (Airdate Confirmed)

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

I'm warming up here. . .

Show Description

Shep fulfill a fan request for his singing chicken Salute to James and Cora Stulz battling for Irish Sweepstakes prize The impatient motorist He talks about his appearance on WNYC which was recorded today and will be broadcast Jan 29th Shep reads a piece about South Dakota He talks about doing Jean Shepherd's America and looking for a ghost town in Colorado.

News Articles Read by Shep During Show

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

Time	Image	Description
• 07:37		Cora and James Stultz fight for prize

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 12:34	This is WOR New York, hit the ding dong here . . .

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 06:04; 10:48	Ornithopter (Flying Bird)
• 12:39	Movie Promotion	Together (Rated xxx)

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 03:41; 10:48	When The Saints Go Marching In
• 24:14; 32:45	High Noon

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 12:39	Nick

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

Jews Harp
Kazoo

Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
• [ 14:19 ]	People		Ockie
• [ 19:25 ]	Radio		City of New York Library

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

This Show

		Date	Title
		January 21, 1972	South Dakota	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