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Alternatives To Cars
Airdate: Monday - January 21, 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, indeed, it's not easy being an "X" king. . .

Show Description

It is energy crisis time - man's need for a crisis. Salute to Nick Galaxidas of Sacramento Calif who used Ben Hur's Chariot to go to work.

News Articles Read by Shep During Show

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

Time	Image	Description
• 20:53		Ben Hur Chariot

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 16:59	This is WOR friends, speaking of recipients. . .

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 12:57	American Motors	Matador
• 14:07	Shep Promo - Books	Wanda Hickey paperback
• 17:22	WOR Radio Promo	Free Eveready Flashlight
• 31:10	Acme Supermarkets
• 32:27	Frankart Furniture
• 34:43	Cheers Steak House
• 35:31	U.S. Department of Agriculture	U.S. Forestry

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 11:04; 20:46	Theme and Prelude

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 11:55	Herb Squire

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

None

Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
•	Books		Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories and Other Disasters

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

This Show

		Date	Title
		January 21, 1974	Alternatives To Cars	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