The Jean Shepherd Show (WOR) 1963 /08/29 (The Freedom March On Washington)


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The Jean Shepherd Show originally aired on August 29, 1963, featuring a historic eyewitness account of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have A Dream" speech, delivered during the Freedom March on Washington. This episode captures the essence of a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement, as Shepherd reflects on the events leading up to and during the march.

Listeners are treated to a moving and amusing narrative that highlights the significance of this day in history. Shepherd's unique perspective offers insights into the atmosphere of the time, reminding us that history often unfolds in unexpected ways. This slightly edited broadcast has been enhanced for audio quality to fit within a 30-minute time slot.


This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

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A history of one of the Great Events of American History


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By a man who was really the Mark Twain of the 1960's. He being Jean Shepherd. God Bless the Man who made so many great American tales live. For many, Jean Shepherd of A Christmas Story..."You'll Shoot your eye out, kid..." Yes, that great storyteller. But in this case, he's the eye-whitness reporter on the scene of one of the greatest American historical events. He tells the tale, and I truly wish that all Americans could hear the joy and the amazement and the sincere pride in his voice, as he tells us all (on that night, in NYC, WOR, 1963) ... and now, for you, as Jean Shepherd saw it, both a radio commentator and a guy who knew "something was happening here..." Please, just listen. I'm listening again on August 29,2020. It's a Friday of the COVID-19 Summer. Sad. True. I heard this broadcast on O8/29 whatever the day 1963. I was in Port Chester High School, in Westchester County NY., and my pals and I listened to Jean on WOR in NYC as much as we could. So I heard it. I was listening. My Dad wouldn't let me take the car to D.C. Now you can hear it. Now it is so much later on. I am 73, and here we all are. If we're lucky enough to be alive. It's (IMHO) one of the great radio broadcasts of all time. Thank you archive.org for keeping history alive.

Stumbled onto this -- Wow!


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It is definitely a pleasure to hear a real person's real experience at the March of Washington. It adds a lot of color to the black-and-white videos that we've all seen of the events of that day. Thank you archive.org for keeping this alive!

Shep Heads Unite


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Thank you!! I've been listening to my tape taken from a cheap AM radio, with LOTS HUM!! —For a hundred YEARS, I've listening to my horrid recording of this classic Shep night. Man, you have made my day. What would Shep say about what's going on today? —He'd explode.