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This Day in Shep History

May 15th

1959	Article	U.S. Has No Monopoly on Idiocy, Says Jean (the Sorehead) Shepherd
1963	Radio	Shepherd Anonymous
1970	Radio	Stamps of the World
1971	Live Shows	Clifton High School
1973	Radio	The Day The Moose Patrol Did The Devil's Work
1974	Radio	Ireland
1975	Radio	NO SHOW
1975	Radio	Jobless Skill - Ways to Get Jobs - Jean's 1st Job
1975	Radio	Origin of Booze - Prehistoric Delicacies - Telephone Craving Disease
1995	Awards	Received Doctorate of Humane Letters from Indiana University
1995	Television	The Tom Higgins Program
2005	Facts	Gene Bergmann interview on 21st Century Radio with Dr. Bob Hieronimus

Recent Shep Related News

August 6, 2025
	Another Shep Fan Lost Gary 'silentshep' Hines ("Gary in California")
Shep fan Gary Hines who was an avid collector of Shep's shows, putting many of them on his youtube channel 'silentshep', passed away July 6, 2025. Over the years he accumulated a large collection of Shepherd's early (1961-1964) radio shows.
>>> Gary's youtube channel <<<

July 22, 2025
Albro B. Gregory and the Parking Meter	The Nome Nugget
Shep's July 18, 1975 show about the "Alaska Parking Meter" inspired me to contact the Nome Nugget, to validate his telling of the story. Turns out he was reading the editorial from the June 24, 1975 paper verbatum, even giving them a plug for subscriptions. Diana Haecker the Publisher/editor of The Nome Nugget was kind enough to respond to my request sending images from that edition of the paper. The Nome Nugget was just recently awarded with the Best Weekly Newspaper in Alaska honors at Alaska Press Club. Use the link below to visit their website and even subscribe.
More: Alaska Parking Meter show - July 18, 1975
>>> The Nome Nugget <<<

What's New or Updated

	Post Date	Description
	NEW: 05-13-2026	Sporting Anecdotes - 1823 book readings January 28, 1977 Radio - WOR Show
	NEW: 05-13-2026	Two Guys Sponsors -
	NEW: 05-13-2026	Internal Revenue Service Sponsors -
	NEW: 05-13-2026	National Association for the Visually Handicapped Sponsors -
	UPDATED: 05-13-2026	Reaction To Shep's 1973 Carnegie Hall Show With Clips September 24, 1973 Radio - WOR Show
	UPDATED: 05-13-2026	Carnegie Hall January 7, 1977 Radio - WOR Show
	NEW: 05-10-2026	Parade of Humanity - 1st annual show May 8, 1968 Radio - WOR Show
	UPDATED: 05-4-2026	NY by Cab (says Party can't pay) June 5, 1970 Radio - WOR Show
	NEW: 05-2-2026	Farewell Party June 5, 1970 Radio - WOR Show
	NEW: 05-1-2026	Stealing Spicy Magazines June 7, 1971 Radio - WOR Show
	UPDATED: 04-30-2026	Kites April 30, 1971 Radio - WOR Show
	UPDATED: 04-26-2026	Gertz and the 47 Crappies July 30, 1963 Radio - WOR Show
	UPDATED: 04-26-2026	Gertz People - Uncertain
	NEW: 04-15-2026	Work In Progress February 3, 2026 Books - Books Referring to Shep
	UPDATED: 03-26-2026	Nigerian Trip part 3 March 21, 1962 Radio - WOR Show

Replay Date: May 14, 2026

The Great Rube Revolution
Airdate: May 9, 1970

Recent Contributions

Last 10 Shows
	Date	Description	Courtesy of:
	October 23, 1961	Full Moon and Halloween Poetry	Gary Hines
	August 29, 1962	The Other Side of Us	Gary Hines
	August 20, 1963	Essex Adventures	Gary Hines
	August 12, 1963	Blue Assed Buzzard Story	Gary Hines
	July 18, 1963	Lightning Hits Ham Radio	Gary Hines
	July 17, 1963	Day with Tallulah Bankhead	Gary Hines
	July 16, 1963	Hutterites	Gary Hines
	July 12, 1963	Friend Works at IBM	Gary Hines
	June 26, 1963	Date at the Beach	Gary Hines
	June 21, 1963	Elephants Graveyard	Gary Hines

"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