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Running Out Of Gas In The Lincoln Tunnel
Airdate: Friday - January 18, 1974

WOR Show
Original Airing

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Last Update: 05-25-2025

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends
And I see them slip into the fiery furnace. . .
Show Description
Shep reads an article about a kid getting his tongue stuck to a lamp post. Shep tells about the time he was late getting to the station and he ran out of gas in the Lincoln Tunnel driving his Porsche. He announces Booksigning for 'Wanda Hickey' at Laurel Book Store and says the book is being considered for a television series. The art of gas siphoning
News Articles Read by Shep During Show
Shep would often read articles he recently read or were sent in by fans
Time Image Description
• 02:07 Frosty Problem
WOR ID
Time Station ID (All times approximate)
• 21:54 you can't trust anything friends, which reminds me this is WOR in New York. . .
Commercials (All times approximate)
Time Sponsor Notes
• 22:01 American Motors Matador
• 23:15 Shep Promo - Books Wanda Hickey in Paperback
• 28:07 Frankart Furniture
• 29:05 New York Times Sunday Magazine Craig Claiborne
Music (All times approximate)
Time Music Title Notes
• 02:53 Vivaldi - The Four Seasons - "Summer" Romantic Music
Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth
Time Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 02:53 Al
Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show
Instruments Played
None
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Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used
Time Category Date Title Comments
• [ 23:15 ] Books Booksigning - "Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories..." Laurel Book Store 16 W57th St - 1/24/1974
• [ 2:05 ] Plots / Story Lines Flick's Tongue Reads story about kid frozen to sign post
Airdate History ' - Original' date is earliest known broadcast)
Date Title  
January 18, 1974
Recno: 1680
Running Out Of Gas In The Lincoln Tunnel Original Airing
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