Headline News (song) Yankovic noted that "without giving you the actual number", he could have "recorded two albums, probably, for what it cost to do that one video." The video features several celebrity cameos, including an appearance by Doug Llewelyn of People's Court fame, and long time radio show host Dr. Demento. Comedian Judy Tenuta also appears as Lorena Bobbitt. "Headline News" was released on September 26, 1994, as the lead-off single for "Permanent Record: Al in the Box", which was also released a day later. Yankovic also insisted that the song be commercially available as a CD single so that his fans
William Headline William Headline William Headline (December 24, 1931 – October 20, 2008) served as Washington bureau chief for 12 years during the formative years of CNN and headed the Voter News Service during the United States 2000 presidential election. Given his name and his profession, Wolf Blitzer described Headline as having "the best name in news". William Headline was born in Cleveland, Ohio and grew up in East Aurora, New York. The family surname had been Americanized by his Swedish immigrant ancestors. Headline attended Ohio Wesleyan University where he majored in geology. He was an intelligence officer in the United States