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This Day in Shep History

August 28th

1956	Article	Shepherd Gets A Soap Sponsor
1956	Article	DISC JOCKEY SLIPS FROM VIEW AS SOAP COMPANY SEEKS HIM
1960	Radio	Red Button: Do Not Press, Canned Laughter, Chewing the Fat, Rowboat of Life
1961	Article	Radio-TV: Raconteur
1961	Article	...Listless 'Tender Trap'
1962	Radio	Work Abstraction
1962	Radio	Jean Shepherd
1963	Radio	Where the Beautiful People Play
1964	Radio	More Slob World
1965	Radio	Building first radio with the Old Man / The Lure of Defeat, The Mets, Enlisting
1970	Radio	Turtle Painter and Gramp's message from beyond.
1972	Radio	Gordian Knot
1973	Radio	Ogres And Trolls
1974	Radio	Country Music
1975	Radio	Champions - Golf and Horses

Recent Shep Related News

August 20, 2026
	Carousel of Progress Gets New Voice Shep's voice is retired
In 2027, the Carousel will be updated again. The animatronics will receive significant mechanical upgrades using Disney's latest robotics technology and a completely reimagined finale scene. Also new will be the voices. Bryan Cranston will now provide the voice of John, the father, replacing Shep who served the role since the 90's. Jamie Lee Curtis will provide the voice of Sarah, the mother.
More: Carousel of Progress

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 <<<

What's New or Updated

	Post Date	Description
	NEW: 08-26-2026	Camping October 20, 1972 Radio - WOR Show
	NEW: 08-25-2026	Man's Evolution October 17, 1972 Radio - WOR Show
	UPDATED: 08-24-2026	Superstition, Friday the 13th October 13, 1972 Radio - WOR Show
	NEW: 08-24-2026	Marcus Jewelers Sponsors -
	NEW: 08-24-2026	AM New York with Dan Daniels Sponsors -
	NEW: 08-24-2026	Unknown - Scary Music Music - Music Used
	NEW: 08-23-2026	Worm Business October 11, 1972 Radio - WOR Show
	UPDATED: 08-20-2026	Boles, Dog Droppings - Dung's the Word October 2, 1972 Radio - WOR Show
	NEW: 08-20-2026	Tales of the Times - A Bottomless Well September 23, 1971 Article - Book Review
	UPDATED: 08-20-2026	Terminal Man August 22, 1962 Radio - WOR Show
	UPDATED: 08-19-2026	Booksigning - "Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories..." September 10, 1971 Books - Book Signing
	NEW: 08-19-2026	The 1965 American TV Commercial Festival August 30, 1965 Television - Television Guest
	NEW: 08-19-2026	YM-YWHA October 26, 1968 Live Shows -
	UPDATED: 08-19-2026	Opening Day of Duck Hunting Season - Snipe Hunting Fall 1967 Radio - WOR Show
	UPDATED: 08-18-2026	Chickasha, Oklahoma September 20, 1972 Radio - WOR Show

For: August 27, 2026

Pair Drunk Ballplayers
Airdate: August 27, 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

"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