Radio
Shep was on the radio for over 30 years
Although he was involved with writing books, movies, and countless magazine stories, this is the medium from which many of his fans remember him. Most notably for the WOR New York Years.
Radio Timeline
<<~1938-39
WJOB Hammond Indiana
~Jan. 30, 1947 - ~June 3, 1947 (Possibly past August)
WSAI Cincinnati
1948
WCKY Cincinnati - Announcer
4-19-1948
WLEC Sandusky Ohio
March 7, 1949 - March 17, 1949
WKRC Cincinnati
July 1, 1949 - March 31, 1951
WSAI Cincinnati
April 4, 1951- March 4, 1953
KYW Philadelphia
Approx May 1, 1953- January 30, 1954
WLW Cincinnati
Feb 26, 1955 to April 1, 1977
WOR New York
1956
ABC Radio Network (almost)
1971-1984
NPR Radio
1974? NBC Radio
1977-79? CBS Radio
Paying the Bills - Sponsors
Guest Appearances
Radio Events
Shep's 'favorite ' part of the show was the commercials.
He always considered them an unnecessary interruption to his train of thought and flow of material and many times commented so.
Quite often Shep appeared on other Radio Shows, such as Long John Nebel, usually to promote his books or other works.
Misc Radio Related Events
Special thanks to Lowell Thelin for his endless hours searching NY Times microfilm for a large portion of the New York time schedules.
The NPR information was provided courtesy of Art Silverman.
The information regarding his Cincinnati radio days was extracted from a posting by Jack Rothwell on the Old Radio Network .
