# Scott Shawver WMRN-FM Buried Alive Publicity Stunt Clippings

- Link: https://wmrnhistory.com/accession/wmrn-2026-066/
- Published: 2026-09-29T17:03:05-04:00
- Author: Brendon Hamblin

## Document

## Identification & Description

### Title

Scott Shawver WMRN-FM Buried Alive Publicity Stunt Clippings

### Description

![Scott Shawver WMRN-FM Buried Alive Publicity Stunt Clippings, WMRN-2026-066](https://
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 Scott Shawver WMRN-FM Buried Alive Publicity Stunt Clippings. Undated. Newspaper
clippings. WMRN-2026-066.

![Scott Shawver WMRN-FM Buried Alive Publicity Stunt Clippings, WMRN-2026-066](https://
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 Scott Shawver WMRN-FM Buried Alive Publicity Stunt Clippings. Undated. Newspaper
clippings. WMRN-2026-066.

![Scott Shawver WMRN-FM Buried Alive Publicity Stunt Clippings, WMRN-2026-066](https://
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 Scott Shawver WMRN-FM Buried Alive Publicity Stunt Clippings. Undated. Newspaper
clippings. WMRN-2026-066.

 
  Scott Shawver WMRN-FM Buried Alive Publicity Stunt Clippings (WMRN-2026-066)
is a grouped newspaper-clipping accession associated with WMRN-FM radio personality
Scott Shawver, preserved within the WMRN-FM Collection. Undated, the clippings document
a buried-alive publicity stunt connected to a Marion Jaycees Haunted Forest fundraiser.
The related articles identify Shawver as a WMRN-FM morning-show disc jockey and 
describe the promotional stunt, including coverage before and after the event. The
group records the blend of radio personality promotion, local spectacle, and community
fundraising that shaped WMRN's public presence.

### Objects Included

 * **WMRN-2026-066.1** – Scott Shawver buried-alive clipping.
 * **WMRN-2026-066.2** – Related buried-alive publicity clipping.
 * **WMRN-2026-066.3** – Follow-up clipping documenting Shawver rising from the 
   grave.

### Historical Significance

 This accession documents the role of WMRN-FM personalities in station promotion
and local community events.  The clippings show how radio publicity could become
a participatory public event, linking an on-air personality, a civic fundraiser,
and newspaper coverage into a memorable local promotion.

### Exhibit Label

 Scott Shawver WMRN-FM Buried Alive Publicity Stunt Clippings. Date unknown. Newspaper
Clippings. This grouped accession is preserved as part of the WMRN Radio History
Archive.

### Accession Number

WMRN-2026-066

### Object Type

[Printed Ephemera](https://wmrnhistory.com/archive/?taxquery%5B0%5D%5Bcompare%5D=IN&taxquery%5B0%5D%5Btaxonomy%5D=tnc_tax_2741&taxquery%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D%5B0%5D=235)

### Date

Undated

### Format / Genre

[Newspaper clippings](https://wmrnhistory.com/archive/?taxquery%5B0%5D%5Bcompare%5D=IN&taxquery%5B0%5D%5Btaxonomy%5D=tnc_tax_2816&taxquery%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D%5B0%5D=379)

### Historical Context

Documents WMRN on-air personality promotion, community fundraising, and station 
publicity culture.

## Content and Context

### People

[Bill Shayner](https://wmrnhistory.com/archive/?taxquery%5B0%5D%5Bcompare%5D=IN&taxquery%5B0%5D%5Btaxonomy%5D=tnc_tax_2788&taxquery%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D%5B0%5D=401)
| [Mike Wilson](https://wmrnhistory.com/archive/?taxquery%5B0%5D%5Bcompare%5D=IN&taxquery%5B0%5D%5Btaxonomy%5D=tnc_tax_2788&taxquery%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D%5B0%5D=345)
| [Scott Shawver](https://wmrnhistory.com/archive/?taxquery%5B0%5D%5Bcompare%5D=IN&taxquery%5B0%5D%5Btaxonomy%5D=tnc_tax_2788&taxquery%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D%5B0%5D=402)

### Archive Collection(s)

People and Programming Collection, WMRN-FM Collection

### Keywords

Community Events, Documents

## Physical Description and Location

### Quantity / Extent

3

## Rights and Access

### Access / Use Restrictions

Rights unknown; research-only until reviewed.

### Rights Status

Rights Unknown

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