The Art and Enigma of Jean Shepherd

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
Eugene B. Bergmann looks back at the life of Jean Shepard. He’s best known as the screenwriter of “A Christmas Story,” but many consider him the inventor of talk radio. Mr. Bergmann's new biography is titled: Excelsior, You Fathead!: The Art and Enigma of Jean Shepherd.

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