Andy Sheppard (broadcaster)

{{short description|Canadian broadcaster and musician (born 1972)}}

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| birth_place = Simcoe, Ontario, Canada

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| occupation = Broadcaster, musician

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Andy Sheppard (born 1972) is a Canadian broadcaster and musician. He was the host of the defunct CBC Radio 2's nightly jazz program After Hours and currently produces and is a regular guest host of the contemporary music program The Signal for CBC Radio 2.{{cite web|url=http://colinmarshall.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=537781|title=Laurie Brown and Andy Sheppard of CBC Radio 2's The Signal|publisher=colinmarshall.libsyn.com|last=Marshall|first=Colin|date=October 15, 2009|accessdate=2010-05-18}}

Sheppard was born in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. A graduate of McGill University's music program, Sheppard is also a guitarist, composer, experimental artist, and songwriter. His song "Until Next Time" was named the winner of the 2006 Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award.{{cite web|url=http://www.arts.on.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=4912|title=Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award Laureates|publisher=Ontario Arts Council|format=PDF|accessdate=18 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725140921/http://www.arts.on.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=4912|archive-date=25 July 2011|url-status=dead}} His song "And The Bells They Rang" was featured in the viral video Shit Girls Say{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/shitgirlssay|title=Shit Girls Say|publisher=YouTube|accessdate =4 June 2012}} and his piece "The Things You Want (and The Things You Need)" was featured in a promotional film for the Tony Hawk Ride Channel.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOqwG4GwObE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/NOqwG4GwObE |archive-date=2021-12-14 |url-status=live|title=Official Ride channel Promo|publisher=YouTube.com|accessdate =4 Jun 2010}}{{cbignore}}