He has also covered professional, collegiate and high school sports on both television and radio in Metro Detroit since the 1990s.
[2] He graduated from North Farmington High School in 1983, where he played football and baseball.
He also contributes as a features reporter for the network, and formerly did sports updates at WWJ from 1993 to 2001, and at WDFN for the Jamie & Brady show from 2001 to 2007.
On January 15, 2019, Shepard was named the play-by-play announcer for the Tigers starting with the 2019 season.
[9] Shepard resides in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, with his wife Lisa and four children.