October 19, 2026

This American humorist and radio storyteller began his broadcast career on WJOB in Hammond, Indiana in 1945, and from 1951 to 1953 had a late-night show on KYW in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He also sporadically attended Indiana University Bloomington without ever graduating. Which broadcaster is he?

A Matthew Shepard
B Jean Shepherd
C Mark Rothko
D Garrison Keillor

Jean Shepherd, the American humorist and radio storyteller best known for the film 'A Christmas Story', started on WJOB in Hammond, Indiana in 1945 and later had a late-night show on KYW in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1951 to 1953.

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