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Radio Shep's History at Station

WJOB - 1230 AM

Hammond Indiana

1945-?

When Shep was in high school, he played defensive back on the football team. In his Sophomore year a faculty advisor connected with the local radio station asked him to do commentary on the week's game on a Saturday morning half hour sports show. (Jean Shepherd - 1970 Overseas Press Club Conference) According to the 1945 Hammond Indiana City Directory and the Radio at War brochure from early 1945, Shep was working at WJOB as an announcer at that time after his discharge from the army in December 1944. He may have returned to WJOB (formerly WWAE), where it has been sometimes suggested he worked while at Hammond High. By the summer of 1946, Shep had left Hammond for Toledo, Ohio, when he joined the staff of WTOD. In March 1947 he married Barbara Mattoon who also worked at WJOB as a librarian according to the same 1945 Hammond City Directory. At this time it appears that he was already working at WSAI in Cincinnati.

Fan Comments

[ Courtesy: Steve Glazer - 05-11-2016 ]
           
Shep's QSL Card
A list of Hammond 'Hams' from Shep's time
A huge amount of information about many of the people in Shep's life.
Extensive research into newspaper archives to expand the listing of dates for Shep's live performances

Where Shep Makes Reference To This Subject:

Time	Date	Category	Title
• 18:42	December 6, 1962	Radio	Kissy Doll - Radio Traditions

Links to Further Information:

• Radio At War brochure

Photos:

WJOB Studio

Courtesy: Brian Pearson

WJOB Tower

Courtesy: Brian Pearson

1945
Radio At War Photo

Courtesy: Max Schmid

1945
"Radio At War" O.E. Richardson - GM / co-owner WJOB

Courtesy: Steve Glazer

1945
"Radio AT War" Sam Weller - Prog Dir WJOB

Courtesy: Steve Glazer

1945
Hammond directory showing Shep employed at WJOB

Courtesy: Steve Glazer

1946
Radio Annual

Courtesy: Steve Glazer

"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