Last Summary Update: 05-28-2025 Talking Tombstones - Fake News Airdate: Friday - January 25, 1974 WOR Show Original Airing (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