Jean Shepherd
publication date: Friday, December 25, 2015 (part of Winter 2016)
category: Radio
clue: His childhood reminiscences of a much-desired Red Ryder BB Gun, a lamp shaped like a woman's leg in a stocking, and a triple dog dare to lick a frozen pole make up an annual holiday tradition.
explanation: Shepherd co-wrote and narrated A Christmas Story. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, and Stan Iwanchuk
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