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Last Summary Update: 12-13-2024

Golfing and Alligator
Airdate: Tuesday - August 24, 1971

WOR Show
Original Airing

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First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

Alligator, victim of predudice. . .

Show Description

Shep reads news article about Albert the Alligator being eviced from a golf course. Shep played at the same golf course and tells a story about coming home with a bag of golf balls. Spends the rest of the show spinning golf and alligator tales.

[ Courtesy: Gary Hines - 12-13-2024 ]   
  1st; alligator victim of prejudice
eng: george
golfers want albert the alligator evicted from course
golf sport,, finding lost balls
religious golfer
lawsuits
17:53 speaking of alligators this is wor
shep vs albert
no comls, some minor vol dips.      
  

News Articles Read by Shep During Show

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

Time	Image	Description
•		Albert the Alligator Evicted

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 17:53	Speaking of Alligators, this is WOR New York. . .

Commercials (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
•	No Commercials or Commercials Cut

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
• 02:19	George

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

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Rating

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Record: 7247 / ID: 19710824W7247

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

Date	Title
August 24, 1971 Recno: 7247	Golfing and Alligator	Original Airing
May 19, 1977 Recno: 6958	Golfing with Albert the Alligator	WETA Synd Replay
Syndicated Recno: 4079	Albert the Alligator, Golf	Syndicated Replay

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Database Record Status

Database ID #:	19710824W7247	Sponsors up to date:	Yes
Record Created:	01-03-2022	Sources up to date:	Yes
Last Update:	12-13-2024	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

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	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

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Gary Hines

Running Time: 45:17

Timing Reference
Inventory Name: 1971 08 24_W7247_097 Golf and Alligator.mp3
Source filename: 71-08-24 Golf and Alligator.mp3
Source description: 8-24-71 RR37 Golfing and Alligator
Station: WOR

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