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Art Silverman at NPR was kind enough to provide this listing of Shep's Commentaries, interviews, and specials which were aired on NPR. I asked if there were any chance that we may hear these again, perhaps as a special, he said "Maybe ... we have the rights to them. But none of them was as good as his longer work. By 1984-85, when we did these, he didn't care much about radio." I hope that NPR will give us the chance to hear them and decide for ourselves.

A cassette called "The American Scene: Comments by Jean Shepherd" was offered at one time by NPR. Catalog # AT-830120.01/01C. This may have been part of a premium package.

On Dec 24th 1999 Harry Shearer at KCRW and Art Silverman at NPR co-produced "A Voice in the Night" as a tribute to Shep.

"A Voice In The Night" - Tribute to Jean Shepherd

Interview and specials on NPR

Time	Date	Description
8:20	November 24, 1971	All Things Considered
8:20	January 18, 1976	Government Has a Story To Tell by way of WGBH, Boston
7:00	June 8, 1980	Clear Channel Radio Stations Under Attack
29:00	January 12, 1981	Profile of Shepherd by WBEZ
clip	February 6, 1984	Beatlemania 20 Years Later
6:38	April 9, 1984	"Jean Shepherd's America" returning to PBS

Regular Commentaries on ALL THINGS CONSIDERED

Time	Date	Description
2:15	October 31, 1981	New Jersey's Fabled Route 22
2:25	November 1, 1981	New Jersey: The Strange & Provocative
2:15	December 23, 1982	Movies Today are about Movies, Alas
2:30	December 30, 1982	Casablanca Was Phony Bologna
2:45	January 4, 1983	Resolutions: Garbage Can Scavenger
2:45	January 13, 1983	Remembering the Early Days of TV
2:15	January 20, 1983	Baseball Fan Has Caught 142 Foul Balls
2:00	January 27, 1983	TV News Might As Well be Reruns
2:15	February 3, 1983	Rehearsing for Job as Cop
2:00	February 10, 1983	Bumper Stickers Irritate Shepherd
1:45	February 17, 1983	Pickle Lovers Need an Organization
2:45	February 24, 1983	Slob Appeal: Who Knows Who Bach Is?
1:45	March 3, 1983	Spring fever & Spring Training
2:15	March 9, 1983	TV Weather: A Creation
5:45	March 17, 1983	In memoriam: Arthur Godfrey
2:30	March 24, 1983	Compulsive Reading
2:30	March 31, 1983	Sports Parents are a Pain
2:00	April 14, 1983	Football Spectators Wearing masks
1:30	April 21, 1983	Gandhi: Film Bored Shepherd
2:00	April 28, 1983	Summer's Coming: Don't Blow it This Year
2:00	May 5, 1983	Car Names are no Fun Anymore
2:45	May 27, 1983	Shepherd's Favorite Old Radio Shows
2:30	June 2, 1983	Relief on the Interstate at HoJos
2:30	June 9, 1983	Imagined Cookbooks by Famous Writers
2:30	June 16, 1983	White Castle Burgers are Special
2:30	June 21, 1983	Tops: Few Know How to Use Them Nowadays
2:45	July 4, 1983	Blimp Over Shepherd's House on July 4th
3:56	July 11, 1983	Concrete Mexican on Hackensack Lawn
2:15	August 12, 1983	Marathon Fans Compared to Other Fans
2:30	October 12, 1983	White Sox Failure is at Least Consistent
4:30	November 18, 1983	"Christmas Story" Kid Gets Wish at Xmas
3:56	February 16, 1984	Pogo Tribute
3:00	February 22, 1984	Personal Lie Detectors
3:56	March 2, 1984	Lincoln Zephyr (1941 Car) Advertisement
4:00	March 15, 1984	Caddy's Remembrances
3:56	May 21, 1984	Portable Stereo Blasts Annoy Others
3:56	May 28, 1984	Fly Swatters Have Been Improved
3:15	July 25, 1984	Tropical Storm Aftermath: Sanibel Island
2:30	September 8, 1984	Cubs Popular Because of Giveaway Days

"Can you imagine 4,000 years passing, and you're not even a memory?
Think about it, friends. It's not just a possibility. It is a certainty." - Jean Shepherd - 1975