New York, New York
SHEPARD--Richard A. (Dick), 1922-2012, New York City television and radio personality and disk jockey, died at age 90 in W. Palm Beach on October 15 after a brief illness. Mr. Shepard was in the NYC broadcasting realm, and hosted programs on WHN, WPAT, WABC "Good Guy", and the host of WNEW's...
Read MoreI was Shep's technician on the Milkmans Matinee for years. He was a pleasure to work with and often refered to me as the Adonis ( far far far from the reality) of the WNEW engineering staff. I have many fond memories of "Schlep" as I called him.
Ralph Behringer
October 19, 2012 | Carmel, NY
Shep pioneered the standards format on afternoon drive in 1980s when every other FM station went with rock. His knowledge of each artist gained from WNEW-AM poured out each day making his program unique and enjoyable. He was the best....
October 18, 2012
I had the pleasure of working with Dick on hundreds of voice overs for theater, resort, and circus commercials in the 1970's. A consummate professional and terrific racconteur. He will be missed by many. Condolences to the family he always spoke of so proudly.
Wendl Kornfeld
October 18, 2012 | New York, NY
