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Jean Shepherd on NPR

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.
 

Interview and specials on NPR

Date Running Time Description
Nov 24 1971 8:20 Interview on ALL THINGS CONSIDERED
Jan 18 1976 4:00 Government Has a Story To Tell
by way of WGBH, Boston
June 8 1980 7:00 Clear Channel Radio Stations Under Attack
Jan 12 1981 29:00 Profile of Shepherd by WBEZ
Nov 18 1983 4:30 "Christmas Story" Kid Gets Wish at Xmas
Feb 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
Oct 31 1981 2:15 New Jersey's Fabled Route 22
Nov 1 1981 2:25 New Jersey: The Strange & Provocative
Dec 23 1982 2:15 Movies Today are about Movies, Alas
Dec 30 1982 2:30 Casablanca Was Phony Bologna
Jan 4 1983 2:45 Resolutions: Garbage Can Scavenger
Jan 13 1983 2:45 Remembering the Early Days of TV
Jan 20 1983 2:15 Baseball Fan Has Caught 142 Foul Balls
Jan 27 1983 2:00 TV News Might As Well be Reruns
Feb 3 1983 2:15 Rehearsing for Job as Cop
Feb 10 1983 2:00 Bumper Stickers Irritate Shepherd
Feb 17 1983 1:45 Pickle Lovers Need an Organization
Feb 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
Aug 12 1983 2:15 Marathon Fans Compared to Other Fans
Oct 12 1983 2:30 White Sox Failure is at Least Consistent
Feb 16 1984 3:56 Pogo Tribute
Feb 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
Sept 8 1984 2:30 Cubs Popular Because of Giveaway Days
July 25 1984 3:15 Tropical Storm Aftermath: Sanibel Island
"A Voice In The Night" - Tribute to Jean Shepherd

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