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3511 Shows in database
Includes Radio, TV, Live Performances, Interviews, Records, and Tributes

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News Clippings Shep Read

Hartwest Syndicated Shows (Radio Again - Mr. FAT-W)

Shep's Engineers / Producers

Shep's WOR Station IDs

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Known* Shows

3511

*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.

Complete Summaries In Database

596

Latest 10 Summaries / Updates

March 21, 1962 (Updated: 03-26-2026)
Nigerian Trip part 3

February 23, 1970 (Updated: 03-16-2026)
School Play, Washington

July 4, 1968 (Updated: 03-15-2026)
Ludlow Kissel And The Dago Bomb

March 4, 1964 (Updated: 03-05-2026)
Boles Wedding

February 24, 1966 (Updated: 02-26-2026)
Camp - Shep, That's OUR World!

February 10, 1964 (Updated: 02-18-2026)
Selling America

September 23, 1971 (Updated: 02-16-2026)
Migrating Snails - Book #10 in non-fiction

September 15, 1971 (Updated: 02-16-2026)
Meaningful Relationship

September 24, 1971 (Updated: 02-16-2026)
Lice in Class

August 3, 1971 (Updated: 02-15-2026)
Influences, Laurel and Hardy

Search By Year

Year	Shows
Unknown	108
1950	3
1952	2
1953	3
1955	1
1956	3
1957	26
1958	23
1959	8
1960	51
1961	63
1962	159
1963	244
1964	175
1965	285
1966	207
1967	123
1968	68
1969	173
1970	181
1971	210
1972	241
1973	245
1974	163
1975	369
1976	262
1977	115
Total:	3511

1976 Includes many Syndicated Shows
(I.E. Boston) which may be duplicates of WOR broadcasts and usually broadcast a week later.

About the Database

This is a database of all the known (to me) shows that have surfaced over the years from various sources.

Show descriptions, commercials, music and notes may not be present for all the shows listed. This is an on-going project and is updated as information becomes available. In some cases full dates could not be determined so the partial dates reflect only the known portion.

Also, some dates may not reflect the true WOR broadcast date since the person taping the show would indicate the date it was aired on the radio station he was hearing it on.. Many shows were re-run in syndication such as in Boston with a week delay for the weekday shows. The Saturday shows appear to have been played on Sundays - 8 days later. Other areas had delays of several weeks. In some cases it could be determined if the date was original airdate or syndication airdate. In those cases the dates were adjusted and a note made to the effect in the notes section of the summary.

There is also the possibility that the person doing the taping may have misdated the show

In all cases, as shows are listened to, close attention is paid for clues which may help verify the dates, repeats of earlier shows, and recurring topics

Credits

The following sources were a great help in compiling this database and my thanks to them:

Max Schmid - Schmidco Catalog
Gene Bergmann - Author - "Excelsior You Fathead"
Jeff Beauchamp - Fatheadcentral CD Collection
Lowell Thelin
Gary Hines
Pete Delaney
Rich Badagliacca
Dave Post
Ken Applegate

In addition to the above there were many many fans out there who for their own reasons decided to record many of Shep's shows

Because of them we have been able to collect and digitally preserve over 3,000 of Shep's shows.

Click here to view their names

Database Statistics

Shows in database*: 3511

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

** 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 40%	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	68	61	41	31	32	61	68	5
1969	173	167	70	52	56	167	173	15
1970	181	161	83	91	87	161	181	55
1971	210	190	44	71	59	191	210	19
1972	241	201	65	89	68	202	241	26
1973	245	174	45	47	38	174	245	11
1974	163	142	116	110	105	143	163	99
1975	369	334	135	122	119	334	369	99
1976	262	154	53	38	26	155	262	12
1977	115	89	16	33	12	89	115	0
Total:	3511	3040	1373	1231	1036	3044	3511	596

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