Shep's radio career on WOR in New York began in 1955 and lasted until 1977. Although it lasted 22 years, it wasn't always a happy relationship. He continually butted heads with management over commercials, refused to play by the rules, and often complained about feeling like an outsider.
For many years Shep was broadcast on both WOR-AM and WOR-FM. Due to new FCC regulations, the FM simulcast was discontinued after July 29, 1966
1943 WOR Mutual Radio Jingle
General
Studio 3
24th Floor
1440 Broadway
Mario Sfogliano - engineer
Timeline
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Carteret NJ Transmitter
Deep late night thinking from Jersey
Show Preparation
How was it all put together...
Pre-Recording
Not every show was live!
Syndication of Shows
Notes of Interest
Limelight Shows
"Live at the Village Limelight"
Behind the Scenes
Shep's Engineers and other people he spoke with in the control room
Station ID's
Shep had a unique way of doing a simple station ID
The "I, Libertine" Hoax
The book that wasn't . . . until!
The Sweetheart Soap Story
How to get fired doing a commercial
WOR Schedule
Weekday Shows
Week of April 20, 1955 to May 13, 1955
Weekday Shows - WOR New York - Mon - Fri 11:15pm to 11:30pm Source: NY Times Radio Listing
June 14, 1955 to March 9, 1956 (+?)
Weekday Shows - WOR New York - Times varied starting as early as 3:00pm. Listing mostly show him in the 5:30 to 5:45pm time slot and ending in the 4:45 to 5:00pm time slot. This afternoon segment was referred to as "Drive East" in many of the listings.
January 28, 1956 Billboard article
January 16, 1956 to August 17, 1956
Weekday Shows - WOR New York - 12:30am to 5:30am Birth of the "Night People"
On August 17th Shep was pulled off the air and did not return until his Sunday show on September 2, 1956.)
February 13, 1961 to February 7, 1964
Weekday Shows - WOR New York - 11:15pm to 12:00mid
Weekday Shows - WOR New York - 10:15pm to 11:00pm Sometime during December 1970 and January 1971 there were 2 shows per night. One at 9:15 and the other at 10:15. It's probable that one was live and the other was a rerun of a previous broadcast. (On the 4-3-71 show he announces a time change to 10:15)
May 7, 1973 to January 4, 1974
Weekday Shows - WOR 710 New York - 11:15pm to 12:00mid
January 7, 1974 to April 1, 1977
Weekday Shows - WOR 710 New York - 9:15pm to 10:00pm (According to Herb Squire, the last radio shows, in 1977, were extended from 45 minutes to 50 minutes because WOR was cutting back the news from 15 minutes to 10 minutes, and needed to fill the 5 minutes remaining and later they cut the news back to 5 minutes).
Saturday Shows
February 26, 1955 to January 21, 1956
Saturday Afternoon - WOR New York - Times vary:
2-26-55
4:30 to 5:45 P.M. Premier
3-5-55
4:30 to 6:15 P.M.
3-12-55
4:30 to 6:15 P.M.
3-19-55
4:30 to 6:15 P.M.
3-26-55
4:30 to 6:15 P.M.
4-23-55
4:30 to 6:15 P.M.
5-14-55
3:30 to 6:15 P.M.
6-4-55
3:30 to 6:00 P.M.
6-11-55
3:30 to 5:30 P.M.
12-3-55
3:00 to 5:55 P.M.
1-7-56
4:30 to 5:45 P.M.
1-14-56
3:30 to 5:45 P.M.
1-21-56
3:30 to 5:30 P.M.
January 7, 1956 to August 11, 1956
Saturday Evening - 12:30 am to ??
July 27, 1957 to March 19, 1960
Saturday Morning - WOR New York - 10:15am to 12:00 noon According to a radio schedule for 9-2-1957 in the Gettysburg Times the show was called "Excelsior, with Jean Shepherd"
March 26, 1960 to September 16, 1961
Saturday Afternoon - WOR New York - 12:15 to 2:00
January 6, 1968 to December 25, 1971
Saturday Evening - Post Limelight Studio Shows - 55 minutes (10:05-11:00? or 11:05 to Midnight?
Limelight Shows
Feb 15, 1964 to October 16, 1965
"Live from the Limelight" - WOR 710 New York - Saturday Nights 10:05 to Midnight
October 23, 1965 to December 30, 1967
10:30 to Midnight (Limelight shows ended December 30, 1967 according to Herb Squire who was one of the engineers at the time)
Sunday Shows
January 8, 1956 to September 11, 1960
Sunday Shows - WOR 710 New York - 9:05 to 1:00am (as of 3-26-60 9:05-1:00)
September 18, 1960 to October 30, 1960
Sunday Afternoon Shows - WOR 710 New York - 12:15 to 4:00pm
November 6, 1960 to February 5, 1961
Sunday Afternoon Shows - WOR 710 New York - 12:15 to 2:00pm The show was shortened to allow a Philadelphia Concert series to air.
