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	Jean Shepherd - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Jean Parker Shepherd (July 26, 1921 - October 16, 1999) was a raconteur, radio and TV personality, writer, and actor.
		Shepherd wrote a series of humorous short stories about growing up in the Indiana steel towns, many of which were first published in Playboy Magazine.
		Shepherd was an amateur radio operator, and his call sign was K2ORS.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jean_Shepherd (691 words)

	Radio Hall of Fame - Jean Shephard, Newscaster
		Cited by some as the creator of free-form talk radio, Jean Shepherd was born in Chicago on July 26, 1921 and divided his youth between Chicago's south side and Hammond, Indiana.
		Shepherd's fascinating tangents, observations and recollections gained him a devoted audience whom he referred to as "night people." A 45-minute version of the show was heard nightly on WOR from 1961 to 1977.
		Shepherd's penchant for bittersweet nostalgia and piquant observations ultimately led to success in other media as well, including a musical collaboration with jazz great Charles Mingus and a series of books inspired in part by his radio monologues.
	www.radiohof.org /newstalk/jeanshephard.html (222 words)

	Who is Jean Shepherd
		Jean Shepherd began his radio career 1948 in Cincinnati working for WCKY, WKRC, and WSAI where he was hired as a DJ, but preferred to spin tales rather than records which often got him in trouble
		Every Jean Shepherd listener will tell you that, as he sat there in front of the radio, or had it tucked beneath his pillow, Shep was talking only to "me".
		Jean Shepherd was born July 26, 1921 and passed away October 16, 1999.
	www.flicklives.com /Misc/who_is.htm (1448 words)

	Our Land, Our Literature: Literature: - Jean Shepherd (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Jean Shepherd was born on July 26, 1929,* in Chicago, Illinois, to Jean and Anne (Heinrichs) Shepherd.
		Shepherd was, besides a successful author, a popular radio show host.
		Shepherd has captured the essence of the industrial Indiana landscape and its inhabitants with an amusing, truly distinctive voice.
	www.bsu.edu /ourlandourlit/Literature/Authors/shepherdj.html (890 words)

	A Christmas Story - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A Christmas Story is a 1983 semi-biographical film based on the short stories of author Jean Shepherd collected in the book In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash.
		The movie was written by Jean Shepherd and directed by Bob Clark.
		Shepherd appears in the film in the department store scene, when he points Ralphie to the end of the line of kids waiting to see Santa.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/A_Christmas_Story (446 words)

	shepherd2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Shepherd Middle American is a person who may not live in the most beautiful place on earth, and he may not like his station in life, but he accepts his place and he moves on.
		Shepherd may use the Depression and the years before World War II for the backdrop of much of his work, but the actual time is not as important as the universal events in the works.
		Jean Shepherd is the chronicler of the unsung Middle American.
	personal.bgsu.edu /~drhaus/ACS99/shepherd2.html (4613 words)

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		In Jean Shepherd's case, what comes to mind is an endless stream of colorful, usually convoluted tales that demonstrate and celebrate the hopelessness and haplessness of the human race and the total absurdity of life on earth.
		Shepherd's creations involve vivid tales of his own childhood or "kidhood," to use his word - in the 1930a In Hammond, Ind., and almost all of them Involve characters including young Jean Shepherd who flirt valiantly but briefly with victory, only to go-down in the end to crushing defeat.
		Shepherd says he also gets a lot of letters from people who refuse to believe he is a humorist end think he's just a guy who drops by a radio station each night and starts chat- ting And in a way, that's exactly what he is.
	acs.flicklives.com /Articles/articles.asp?ID=19711208 (2220 words)

	Jean Shepherd: bio and encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		A christmas story is a 1983 semi-biographical film based on the short stories of author jean shepherd collected in the book in god we trust, all others...
		Shepherd wrote a series of humorous short stories about growing up in the Indiana steel towns, EHandler: no quick summary.
		Shepherd was an amateur radio[For more info, click on this link] operator and his call sign Callsign quick summary:
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/j/je/jean_shepherd.htm (1091 words)

	VOICE IN THE NIGHT: NPR'S® TRIBUTE TO JEAN SHEPHERD Harry Shearer Celebrates A Forefather of Radio Storytelling in a ...
		From 1950-1954, Jean Shepherd was a radio DJ on WSAI and also appeared on a nightly comedy show, "Rear Bumpers," on WLW, both in Cincinnati.
		In 1956, Shepherd moved to WOR in New York and for 21 years listeners along the East Coast were able to enjoy his comments, silly songs, jokes, and other thoughts that usually centered around one story each night.
		Shepherd has also written six books including, "In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash Buy It Now!" and "A Fistful of Fig Newtons." On October 16, 1999 at the age of 78, Shepherd passed away at a hospital near his home in Sanibel Island, Florida.
	www.npr.org /about/press/000324.shepherd.html (637 words)

	Famous Hammond Personalities - Jean Shepherd (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Jean Shepherd spent his formative years right here in Hammond, during the 1920's and 1930's at 2907 Cleveland Street.
		Shepherd hosted a late night show on radio station WOR in New York City and other east coast radio stations.
		Shepherd was the proud recipient of the second annual Hammond Achievement Award on April 7th 1981.
	www.hammondindiana.com /personalities.htm (288 words)

	Jean Shepherd
		Jean Shepherd was once described in Cue magazine as "a philosopher without portfolio, a wit who never tells a joke."Shepherd was, to a generation of metro New York youth - mostly guys and the types never voted "Mr.
		"Shepherd is merely a vehicle," said satirist Paul Krassner, "for communicating to us not only that the emperor has no clothes on, but also that we are all naked emperors.
		Details of his adult life were cloaked in secrecy, and upon his death, uncertainty swirled around his true date of birth, some circumstances of his three marriages, and his refusal to acknowledge his two children born to his first wife.
	www.wfmu.org /LCD/25/shep.html (860 words)

	Greece.com Directory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Jean Shepherd - Over 40,000 old time radio shows from the golden age of radio from Amos and Andy to the Whistler.
		Jean Shepherd Page - Devoted to the life and work of this humorist, author and radio personality.
		The Jean Shepherd Project - They collect recordings of his historic broadcasts, converts them to mp3 files and makes them available to be revisited by his longtime fans and by those who wish to discover what great American storytelling is all about.
	www.greece.com /directory/apexec.pl?etype=odp&passurl=/Arts/Literature/Authors/S/Shepherd,_Jean (354 words)

	TIME.com: The Heyday and Dark Nights of Radio Legend Jean Shepherd -- Page 1
		Shepherd displayed an immaculate instinct for conveying the emotional ups and downs that are associated with nostalgia — a word he, much like British tele-playwright Dennis Potter ("Pennies from Heaven"), absolutely loathed, but which accurately describes the complex mix of emotions their works elicit.
		Shepherd's melancholic view of the Christmas season reemerged in "Return of the Smiling Wimpy Doll," included in his second collection (also dubbed a "novel"), "Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories and Other Disasters." (A third such look-back-to-childhood Yuletide tale is included in his out-of-print nonfiction collection "The Ferrari in the Bedroom.")
		As for Shepherd's later trashing of radio, the medium with which he will forever be linked, California radio personality Tom Leykis gets it right in his posting on an extremely moving message board containing tributes to Shep from fans and colleagues.
	www.time.com /time/sampler/article/0,8599,92545,00.html (1593 words)

	Excelsior, You Fathead! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Certainly the film captured Shepherd's subversive sense of humor capably enough, and it did a very nice job of showing that childhood is a minefield that few survive without some odd little scars -- and, perhaps, a revulsion for the taste of soap or icy metal.
		Shepherd was particularly quick to argue with radio executives, "who didn't understand him and did not give him enough respect," and with ad salespeople, who had the effrontery to interrupt his rambling, unscripted monologues with spots for soap and soda.
		Jean Shepherd might not have been a people person, but he was plenty influential in his day, and he knew it.
	www.hollywoodreporter.com /thr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000837274 (678 words)

	Jean Shepherd - 1921-1999
		Shepherd did a pair of syndicated PBS television programs, "Jean Shepherd's America" and "Shepherd's Pie," and often sold out Carnegie Hall for his live shows.
		Shepherd served in World War II in the United States Army Signal Corps, developing a healthy distaste for authority that later cropped up in his stories.
		Shepherd attended Indiana University before launching his radio career as host of a show named "Rear Bumper." He began his career on stage in Chicago as a performer at the Goodman Theatre, and performed night club acts on Rush Street.
	www.keyflux.com /shep/shepmemorial.htm (1672 words)

	So Long, Shep
		Shepherd never used a script: everything he did was off the cuff, as he followed his odd muse.
		In fact, pomposity and pretentiousness were two of Shepherd's favorite targets, as he demonstrated in one of his favorite nightly riffs: mocking, arguing with or just plain ridiculing the commercial spots on his show.
		Otherwise, Shepherd might have found himself arrested for contributing to delinquency of a minor and disturbing the peace by remote control.
	home.earthlink.net /~exetermw/shep.html (1480 words)

	My Tribute to Jean Shepherd
		As you may know, Jean Parker Shepherd, author, film maker, and story-teller par excelance, was born in Hammond, Indiana in 1921.
		Since Jean's style was so often rhetorical, and almost conversational, it probably helped to have someone in the control room who could at least give the semblance of an audience.
		They were more than just "professional colleagues." And in fact, in 1978, according to my spies, Jean married his old flame (his third, at least her second).
	mysite.verizon.net /vze1iyyx/shep.htm (1404 words)

	Salon Obituary \| Jean Shepherd, "radio novelist," dies at 78 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Jean Shepherd, the prolific radio raconteur whose easy storytelling style earned comparisons to Mark Twain, died Saturday near his home in Sanibel Island, Fla. He was 78.
		Shepherd, while best known for his radio work, excelled as a multimedia performer.
		Shepherd did a pair of syndicated PBS TV programs, "Jean Shepherd's America" and "Shepherd's Pie," and often sold out Carnegie Hall for his live shows.
	www.salon.com /people/obit/1999/10/19/shepherd/print.html (270 words)

	Jean Parker Shepherd - 1921 to 1999
		Shepherd had remained completely out of the public eye in recent years except for isolated live appearances on a WFAN radio show including one on September 1996 hosted by Zwilling and Ann Ligouri.
		In addition, his television programs included the widely syndicated "Jean Shepherd's America" PBS programs in the 1970's and were later continued on the PBS New Jersey Network as "Shepherd's Pie".
		Shepherd wrote for the most diverse selection of publications imaginable, including Mad Magazine and Lampoon, The New York Times, Playboy, Mademoiselle, Car and Driver, and Omni.
	www.hammondindiana.com /shepherd_tribute.html (525 words)

	Jean Shepherd (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Likened to a jazz musician, compared to Mark Twain and James Thurber, and hailed by Marshall McLuhan as “the first radio novelist,” radio storyteller JEAN SHEPHERD had the ability to tap into the American psyche by drawing on his own often bizarre life experiences and sharing them with an audience of devoted fans and listeners.
		Shearer will present vintage excerpts from Shepherd’s broadcasts, his own interview of Shepherd (conducted with “Brazil” director, Terry Gilliam), and reminiscences from people who knew Shepherd and were influenced by his unique storytelling style.
		Shepherd is perhaps most widely known for the quirky film, “A Christmas Story” about Ralphie and the Red Ryder BB gun he hopes Santa will bring him which he wrote and narrated, and which is trotted out on television during the holiday season.
	www.kcrw.com /specials/JeanShepherd.html (520 words)

	Amazon.com: In God We Trust : All Others Pay Cash: Books: Jean Shepherd (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		A Fistful of Fig Newtons by Jean Shepherd
		Shepherd has the true satirist's grip on his pen: he is humorous, sympathetic, and ironic all at once, an enviable skill and one that makes reading In God We Trust an infinitely satisfying experience.
		Jean Shepherd: Don't Be a Leaf by Jean Shepherd
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0385021747?v=glance (1613 words)

	Jean Shepherd Christmas Story
		Based on humorist Jean Shepherd's memories of growing up in Hammond, Ind., the movie will air on Turner Network Television a dozen straight times in 24 hours beginning at 7 p.m.
		Shepherd's rich radio voice, tinged with equal parts satire and affection, comments on the film's action and characters.
		Shepherd honed his narrative approach on his overnight radio program, which aired on WOR in New York City beginning in the mid-1950s.
	bobkaye.com /XmasStoryReview.html (938 words)

	Amazon.ca: Excelsior, You Fathead!: The Art and Enigma of Jean Shepherd: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Although the prolific, multitalented Shepherd (1921-1999) was an actor, author, emcee, recording artist and screenwriter (A Christmas Story), he's remembered by many as a late-night radio raconteur, who for 21 years on New York City's WOR-AM mixed heartland humor and hip, sardonic rants with memories of his Indiana youth.
		Storyteller Shepherd's grand theme was life itself; Marshall McLuhan called Shepherd's broadcasts "a new kind of novel that he writes nightly." Minus guests and call-ins, it was talk radio, but Shepherd was the only voice, ad-libbing monologues like jazz riffs for a huge following via WOR's 50,000-watt reach.
		Shepherd broadcast almost nightly from 1955 to 1977 on WOR in New York City, gaining a cult following among the small community of insomniacs he...
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/1557836000 (450 words)

	Alibris: Jean Shepherd
		Bending the ear of Flick, his childhood-buddy-turned-bartender, Shepherd recalls passionately his genuine Red Ryder BB gun, confesses adolescent failure in the arms of Junie Jo Prewitt, and relives a story of man against fish that not...
		Linda Shepherd draws on the experiences of contemporary scientists to show how the unveiling of the feminine is enlivening modern science,...
		Jean Shepherd's classic holiday stories are the basis of a beloved 1983 film.
	www.alibris.com /search/books/author/Jean_Shepherd (426 words)

	TIME.com -- Richard Corliss: That Old Feeling: Shepherd and His Flock (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Shepherd was a strange species: the hip hick, a defender of the Midwest at the precise moment that America was becoming bicoastal.
		Jean Shepherd had a full and varied career.
		Shepherd improvised the narration for the title cut on Charles Mingus' 1958 album "The Clown." He scripted four hour-long comedy-dramas for PBS's "American Playhouse." He may be the only journalist to have contributed to Mad and Mademoiselle, Reader's Digest and The Realist, Audio Magazine and TV Guide, Field & Stream and Town and Country.
	www.time.com /time/columnist/corliss/article/0,9565,168458,00.html (1313 words)

	TALKERS MAGAZINE ONLINE
		Jean Shepherd started as a DJ in Cincinnati working at WCKY, WSAI and WKRC but preferred talk to playing records.
		In the early 1960s, Shepherd moved to a 45 minute format on WOR.
		Jean Shepherd may have influenced many of today’s talk hosts but none have come close to his unique brand of talent that graced the airwaves of the Northeast during those 22 years.
	www.talkers.com /greatest/23rShepard.htm (246 words)

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