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This Day in Shep History

May 25th

1956	Article	High and Lowbrows Form Part of Shepherd's Flock
1965	Radio	The Theater Mystique
1967	Radio	Jean Shepherd
1968	Radio	Army Bourbon March
1970	Radio	Unistars - mysterious show
1974	Short Stories and Columns by Shep	Indy Scene Is Genuine American
1976	Radio	Travel - South Dakota
1977	Radio	Nesters Vs Movers
2000	Article	Nostalgic for radio in pre-trash era

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: 05-24-2026	Pizza, Golf February 8, 1972 Radio - WOR Show
	UPDATED: 05-23-2026	Bad Mistakes - Don't Horse Around January 27, 1972 Radio - WOR Show
	UPDATED: 05-22-2026	West Coast Scene February 24, 1972 Radio - WOR Show
	UPDATED: 05-21-2026	South Dakota January 21, 1972 Radio - WOR Show
	UPDATED: 05-20-2026	Chinatown January 25, 1972 Radio - WOR Show
	UPDATED: 05-19-2026	Behind the Scenes - Marching Band January 20, 1972 Radio - WOR Show
	NEW: 05-18-2026	Boarding House January 18, 1972 Radio - WOR Show
	NEW: 05-18-2026	J.C. Whitney Auto Catalog May 18, 1972 Radio - WOR Show
	NEW: 05-18-2026	Dermacon Skin Care Sponsors -
	NEW: 05-17-2026	Backers Audition January 13, 1972 Radio - WOR Show
	UPDATED: 05-17-2026	Straws in the Wind January 14, 1972 Radio - WOR Show
	UPDATED: 05-17-2026	Controlled Environment January 11, 1972 Radio - WOR Show
	UPDATED: 05-17-2026	To Bra or Not To Bra January 12, 1972 Radio - WOR Show
	UPDATED: 05-17-2026	Collage Radio January 7, 1972 Radio - WOR Show
	UPDATED: 05-16-2026	Beer and Uncle Carl December 17, 1971 Radio - WOR Show

Replay Date: May 21, 2026

J.C. Whitney Auto Catalog
Airdate: May 18, 1972

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

Database Statistics

Shows in database*: 3516

Includes Radio, TV, Live Performances, Interviews, Records, and Tributes

*This is the number of shows that have been documented. It is an estimate since some shows may be duplicates or re-runs of earlier broadcasts. Based on his 20+ years on WOR alone, there may have been close to 5,000 broadcasts of his shows, however there were occaisions that some broadcasts were reruns of earlier shows so the actual number of unique shows is hard to determine.

** Records Complete means I have documented the entire show as best as possible

Stats By Year

Year	Known Shows	Shows I Have 87%	Summary Desc 45%	Sponsors 41%	Music 34%	First Line 100%	Sources / Date Verify 100%	Records Complete ** 20%
Syndicated	78	78	4	12	1	78	78	0
Unknown Date	29	29	2	1	1	29	29	1
1950	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
1952	2	2	1	1	0	2	2	0
1953	3	2	0	0	0	2	3	0
1955	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1956	3	2	1	0	0	2	3	0
1957	26	26	6	4	2	26	26	2
1958	23	22	4	6	3	22	23	2
1959	8	8	3	3	0	8	8	0
1960	51	49	26	8	7	49	51	3
1961	63	55	30	14	12	55	63	10
1962	159	155	154	60	60	155	159	57
1963	244	241	145	119	99	241	244	89
1964	175	175	68	62	56	175	175	44
1965	285	277	116	128	105	277	285	35
1966	207	180	116	107	68	180	207	12
1967	123	65	28	22	20	65	123	0
1968	69	61	41	32	32	61	69	6
1969	173	167	70	52	56	167	173	15
1970	181	162	84	93	89	162	181	56
1971	210	190	46	74	63	191	210	22
1972	244	205	68	92	73	205	244	33
1973	245	174	46	48	39	174	245	12
1974	163	143	117	112	107	143	163	100
1975	369	334	135	122	119	334	369	99
1976	262	154	53	38	26	155	262	12
1977	116	91	18	35	13	90	116	2
Total:	3516	3048	1383	1245	1051	3049	3516	612

NOTES: "Unknown", 1976, 1977 Include many 30 min Syndicated Shows
Boston broadcasts were duplicates of WOR broadcasts and usually broadcast a week later.

"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