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Last Summary Update: 04-13-2025

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

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

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 (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 13:13	Book Find Club
• 14:21	Toyota
• 15:22	Ornithopter (Flying Bird)

Music (Up to date) (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

None

Rating

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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

Record: 1213 / ID: 19720225W1213

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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General Info

Database Record Status

Database ID #:	19720225W1213	Sponsors up to date:	Yes
Record Created:		Sources up to date:	Yes
Last Update:	04-13-2025	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

Alan Kalish

Kevin Zahm

Notes

Dating Notes

Notes

Time: 01:24 Source: Jim Clavin

"It's Friday"

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Technical Notes

Notes

Source: Jim Clavin
Commercials seem to have been added. Perhaps this is a rerun and the commercials are replacing the originals? There is also a portion of an Ornithopter commercial.
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5 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

Alan Kalish

Running Time: 43:19

Recordee:
55 - Alan Kalish

Timing Reference
Inventory Name: 1972 02 25_W1213_041-055-039b 72-02-25 The Old Man's Bowling Tournament.mp3
Source filename: Shep 039B.mp3
Source description: SHEP'S FATHERS BOWLING TOURNAMENT
Source ref number: 39B
Station: WOR

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Max - Everything Sets

Running Time: 45:57

Available on Internet

Inventory Name: 1972 02 25_W1213_601 The Old Mans 300 Game.mp3
Source filename: 1972_02_25_The_Old_Mans_300_Game.mp3
Station: WOR

Brass Figlagee - Archive.org

Running Time: 45:57

Available on Internet

Inventory Name: 1972 02 25_W1213_995 The Old Mans 300 Game.mp3
Source filename: 1972_02_25_The_Old_Mans_300_Game.mp3
Station: WOR

Gary Hines

NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Source description: 2-25-72 30 Old Man's 300 Bowling Game
Station: WOR

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Kevin Zahm

Running Time: 19:11

Recordee:
208 - Kevin Zahm

Inventory Name: 1972 02 25_W1213_208-E1 The Old Man's Bowling Tournament.mp3
Source filename: 05 Dad's tape E both sides.mp3
Source ref number: E1
Station: WGBH

Comments: Last 19 minutes
Syndicated Show

"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