While still in high school, Shanahan began working for
WEMP in Milwaukee. After his time in the military, he returned to WEMP and remained there through the 1960s. He broadcast
Milwaukee Brewers games alongside
Mickey Heath and
Earl Gillespie. In 1953, when
Major League Baseball arrived in Milwaukee, Shanahan put together the first
Milwaukee Braves broadcasting network. He also hosted a pregame show called
Dugout Doings. He also worked for
WRIT-AM,
WITI-TV,
WCUB-AM,
WHBL,
WTKM-FM and
WTKM, all
Wisconsin-based stations. In 2003, he was inducted into the Wisconsin Broadcasters Hall of Fame. ==References==