Pete Sheppard
Pete Sheppard | |
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Born | Italian-American | March 26, 1967
Occupation | Radio host |
Pete Sheppard (born March 26, 1967, in
Broadcast career
After his time at
Sheppard, known as Pete "The Meat" Sheppard on the radio, began at WEEI as a part-time host in 1994. He was granted his own show with Jon Wallach on the weekends in 1997.[2] From 1999 to 2010, he contributed to The Big Show,[2] delivering sporting news updates and filling in when regular host the Big O was on vacation.[3] Sheppard filled in for several weeks in March 2008 when Ordway took a leave of absence to deal with family health issues.[4]
In addition to his Big Show duties, Sheppard was a co-host of The Real Postgame Show, a
The “Boston Air Awards” have nominated Pete Sheppard three times for Best Sports Coverage.[2]
Pete was terminated from WEEI on January 19, 2010. WEEI, as its parent company Entercom Broadcasting, cited "challenging economic times" as the reason behind the move.[5]
Pete briefly hosted the epic "Meat Locker" show on Hurricane Radio in 2011.[6]
Pete resurfaced on the web radio feed at Patriots.com, hosting a show from 4-6 pm.
Pete also returned to the WEEI Sports Network. He quit on air on April 13, 2013, citing differences with upper management.[7]
Pete was a Sports Talk Show Host at 1510 AM NBC Sports Radio Boston. He announced on September 6, 2013, that the following Monday he would start to do a weekday show from 11 am to 12:30 pm on WCAP in Lowell. He later moved to ESPN New Hampshire and as of June 22, 2016, hosts Sheppard and Johnson.
References
- ^ a b Sean Flanagan (2007-05-03). "SPORTS RADIO 850 WEEI-AM ANNOUNCES IT HAS SIGNED PETE SHEPPARD TO A MULTIYEAR CONTRACT" (PDF). WEEI/Regan Communications. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
- ^ a b c d e "Pete Sheppard". WEEI. Archived from the original on 2008-02-08. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
- ^ "Sports Radio Review- WEEI Boston". Sports Media Journal. 2007-03-24. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
- ^ Jessica Heslam (2008-03-04). "Ordway's baby ordeal: WEEI host on leave to care for wife, child". Boston Herald. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
- ^ "Statement on Pete Sheppard". Archived from the original on 2010-01-23. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
- ^ Bruce Allen [@bruceallen] (March 8, 2011). "Pete Sheppard says he'll be doing a daily show on Hurricane Radio - http://www.hurricaneradio.net/" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ BREAKING – Pete Sheppard Quits WEEI – On The Air Boston Sports Media Watch, April 13, 2013