Background
Shepard, William Wayne was born on October 7, 1926 in Danville, Illinois, United States. Son of Carl Wayne and Mildred Leota (Ellingwood) Shepard.
Shepard, William Wayne was born on October 7, 1926 in Danville, Illinois, United States. Son of Carl Wayne and Mildred Leota (Ellingwood) Shepard.
Bachelor of Science, University of Illinois, 1950.
Advertising staff The Coloradoan, Fort Collins, 1950-1952. Co-public Espanola (New Mexico) Valley News, 1952-1953. Advertising staff Sacramento Union, 1953-1954.
Advertising staff, reporter Daily Democratic, Woodland, California, 1954-1963. Information specialist University California, Davis, 1963-1969. Editor Rajo Publications, Mill Valley, California, 1969-1980.
Editor California Horse Review Paint Horse Journal, Sacramento and Fort Worth, 1980-1991. Executive director, newsletter editor Livestock Publications Council, Eureka, California, since 1991.
Corporal United States Army, 1945-1946, PTO. Member Outdoor Writers Association American, Outdoor Writers Association California.
Married H. Joanne North, November 1946. Children: Gregory W., Mark W., Sue K. Portugal, Melinda A. Waltermire.