Pete Sheppard

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Pete Sheppard (b. March 26, 1967 in Providence, Rhode Island) is an Italian-American radio host, currently broadcasting on WEEI 850-AM in Boston. Sheppard, a native of Narragansett, Rhode Island is a graduate of of Bishop Hendricken High School in Rhode Island and the Connecticut School of Broadcasting (Class of 1987). Pete Sheppard resides on the South Shore with his wife, Diane, and his dogs, Tiki and Torch.^[1]^[2]

[edit] Broadcast career

After graduating from college, Sheppard worked at several radio stations including WXLO in Worcester, Massachusetts and WKRI in Providence, Rhode Island.^[1]

Sheppard began on WEEI as a part-time host in 1994. After success, he was granted his own show with Jon Wallach on the weekends in 1997.^[2] Since 1999, he has been a regular on The Big Show,^[2] delivering sporting news updates and filling in when regular host the Big O is 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 is a co-host of The Real Postgame Show, a New England Patriots wrap-up show that follows each game on WEEI. The show features former Patriots and Boston College players Fred Smerlas and Steve DeOssie.^[2]^[1] The show competes directly with Gary Tanguay & Company, the post-game show on the broadcast rightsholder for the team, the Patriots Rock Radio Network. Sheppard has also appeared on Fox Sports New England several times in recent years.^[2]