Many rebroadcasts of Shepherd shows that have surfaced are attributed to EPRN. WBUR and WGBH were part of this network, so it is possible the shows were taped from these stations.
Founded in 1958, Eastern Region Public Media, previously Eastern Public Radio, is the oldest public radio organization and programming network. The original name was the Educational Radio Network (ERN), whose charter members were WGBH, WNYC, WFCR (then WEDK) and WAMC. Originally ERN provided the first program exchange among stations on a regular basis. From those humble beginnings various unification
efforts were launched, which ultimately assisted in the creation of National Public Radio, Public Radio International (then American Public Radio), the Public Radio Program Directors Association, along with many other groundbreaking initiatives over the past six decades.
Support from the Ford Foundation allowed ERN to develop public radio’s first interconnected network, including a nightly newscast. The eventual loss of Ford Foundation support caused ERN to cease live network operations. The last live broadcast was coverage of Martin Luther King’s March on Washington in August 1963.
Eastern Education Radio Network (EERN) came into being in 1963, when the members of ERN voted to disband and reunite in the new entity. Between 1963 and 1980, EERN ran a tape exchange service. It was involved in the development of NPR (1970) and public radio’s satellite system (1980), while also serving as a regional forum for managers.
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