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Talking Tombstones - Fake News
Airdate: Friday - January 25, 1974

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

Yes, life is just a bowl of cherries. . .

Show Description

Show biz, that's what it's about. . . Shep reads afew interesting articles (see below) He spends the rest of the show doing fake news broadcasts about the energy crisis and how the govt is to blame.

News Articles Read by Shep During Show

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

Time	Image	Description
• 03:08		Talking Tombstones
• 15:00		Rocky Mountain Casket Corporation

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 19:02	This is WOR New York

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 19:25	American Motors	Matador
• 20:35	Orville Reddenbacher Gourmet Popcorn

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 04:58; 11:38	The Chase
• 06:48	Shiek of Araby (3)
• 17:30	Newsreel in Melody

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 01:58	Jim

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

Echo Chamber

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

This Show

		Date	Title
		January 25, 1974	Talking Tombstones - Fake News	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