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Pete Sheppard born on 26th March 1967 in Providence, Rhode Island, is an Italian-American radio host, formerly heard on WEEI 850-AM in Boston. Sheppard, a native of Narragansett, Rhode Island is a graduate 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.

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. From 1999-2010, he contributed to The Big Show, delivering sporting news updates and filling in when regular host the Big O is on vacation. Sheppard filled in for several weeks in March 2008 when Ordway took a leave of absence to deal with family health issues.

In addition to his Big Show duties, Sheppard was 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. The show competes directly with Gary Tanguay,Scott Zolack & Andy Gresh on the post-game show on the broadcast rightsholder for the team, the Patriots Radio Network. Sheppard has also appeared on Fox Sports New England which is now CSN (Comcast Sports Net) several times, though not in recent years.

The “Boston Air Awards” have nominated Pete Sheppard three times for Best Sports Coverage.

Pete was terminated from WEEI on January 19th, 2010. WEEI, and its parent company Entercom Broadcasting, cited supposed “challenging economic times” as the reason behind the move.

Speculation now is that pete will be offered an on air position with WEEI’s rival station “98.5 The Sports Hub” WBZ FM.(Wik)

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