Sheplives


NPR National Public Radio

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

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

Regular Commentaries on ALL THINGS CONSIDERED

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