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Last Summary Update: 02-26-2026

Camp - Shep, That's OUR World!
Airdate: Thursday - February 24, 1966

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

Let see, we've got to carry on here. . .

Show Description

So far there is no Description for this show

News Articles Read by Shep During Show

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

Time	Image	Description
•		Belly Dancers
•		American Bidet
•		Moshi - not good for goats and more

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 12:56	Speaking of the scared again, this is WOR New York. . .

Commercials (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 13:03	New York Times
• 14:26	Miller Beer
• 15:48	Wohlmuth
• 17:35	Rover 2000
• 18:32	Luden's Cough Drops

Music (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 02:17	Port Said
• 06:37	Newsreel in Melody
• 12:33; 25:03	Gesang Der Junglinge

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
•	None Mentioned

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

Jews Harp
Echo Chamber

Rating

None Yet

Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
• [ 06:57 ]	People		Grubbage, H.G.

Record: 526 / ID: 19660224W0526

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

	Date	Title
	February 24, 1966 Recno: 526	Camp - Shep, That's OUR World!	Original Airing

More Ways To Hear or Buy It

Show	Replay Date
Dustbin of History	February 26, 2026

The Best Source for Quality Jean Shepherd Audio

Found in the following set(s)

Set Name	Show #	Media
1966 Set 2	190b	Cassette
1966 Shows Volume 2	MP366-2	MP3

Sorry, Not Available

General Info

Database Record Status

Database ID #:	19660224W0526	Sponsors up to date:	Yes
Record Created:		Sources up to date:	Yes
Last Update:	02-26-2026	Station ID up to date:	Yes
Show Redated From: See Dating Notes		Engineers up to date:	Yes
Music up to date:	Yes	Instruments up to date:	Yes
Description up to date:	Yes

Known Recordees

Rudy Wirsching

A. Fratelli

Notes

Dating Notes

Notes

Source: Jim Clavin (Date: 02-26-2026)

Fratelli copy has news at end and Lester Smith says it is Feb 24th

General Notes

No Notes Found

Technical Notes

No Notes Found

Research Notes

No Notes Found

Max / Schmidco

Max's super secret page of shows never played and not on internet - maybe. . .

Max / Schmidco Notes
No Notes Found

Replays

Mass Backwards

NONE

WBAI Golden Age of Radio

NONE

Yesterday USA

NONE

Dustbin of History!

Replay Date

February 26, 2026

Max / Schmidco Notes
No Notes Found

Other

References:

Synd#:
Synd#:

Schmidco Sets - 2 found

Set Name	Show #	Media	File Name	Source
1966 Set 2	190b	Cassette	0 Running Time: 0
1966 Shows Volume 2	MP366-2	MP3	0 Running Time: 0

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

6 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

Gary Hines

Running Time: 44:23

Inventory Name: 1966 02 24_W0526_097 J. Wentworth Bean.mp3
Source description: 2-24-66 190 J. Wentworth Bean
Station: WOR

Images

Schmidco

Recordee:
501 - Rudy Wirsching

NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Source set: 1966 Shows Volume 2
Source ref number: MP366-2
Station: WOR

Schmidco

Running Time: 43:09

Recordee:
501 - Rudy Wirsching

Inventory Name: 1966 02 24_W0526_022-600_1966_Set_2-190b Camp Shep - That's Our World.mp3
Source set: 1966 Set 2
Source ref number: 190b
Station: WOR

Images

A. Fratelli

Running Time: 46:12

Recordee:
523 - A. Fratelli

Timing Reference
Inventory Name: 1966 02 24_W0526_022-552-523 Camp Shep.mp3
Source description: 24-Feb-66 Thursday Poetry
Station: WOR

David Goldin

Running Time: 44:35

NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Source description: The Jean Shepherd Show. February 24, 1966. WOR, New York. Participating sponsors. A fantastic new American product: the Bidet! H. G. Grubbage and tonight's news. Don't miss the noises Shep makes during a Luden's commercial. Shepherd reads a ghost story titled, "The Fall Of J. W. Bean." Part of the opening theme has been deleted. Jean Shepherd, Peter Bart (commercial spokesman: The New York Times). 44:35. Audio Condition: Excellent. Complete as above.
Source ref number: 86114
Station: WOR

Dustbin of History

Running Time: 53:03

Recordee:
523 - A. Fratelli

Inventory Name: 1966 02 24_W0526_552-523_D2026-02-26 Camp Shep.mp3
Station: WBAI

Comments: Dustbin of History recording

"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