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After leaving CBS4, Shapiro worked for FOX-31, ESPN Radio, and Mile High Sports radio. He also served as the master of ceremonies for many charitable functions around Denver, at which he would also display his considerable singing talent.<ref>{{Cite news|date=January 29, 2022|title=Les Shapiro, Former CBS4 Sports Anchor, Passes Away|url=https://denver.cbslocal.com/2022/01/29/les-shapiro-cbs4-sports/|access-date=January 30, 2022|work=[[KCNC-TV]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He covered the Broncos Super Bowl victories in 1998 and 1999, the Avalanche’s first Stanley Cup championship, the inaugural season of the Colorado Rockies and performed the play-by-play for the station’s coverage of the University of Colorado Boulder football.
After leaving CBS4, Shapiro worked for FOX-31, ESPN Radio, and Mile High Sports radio. He also served as the master of ceremonies for many charitable functions around Denver, at which he would also display his considerable singing talent.<ref>{{Cite news|date=January 29, 2022|title=Les Shapiro, Former CBS4 Sports Anchor, Passes Away|url=https://denver.cbslocal.com/2022/01/29/les-shapiro-cbs4-sports/|access-date=January 30, 2022|work=[[KCNC-TV]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He covered the Broncos Super Bowl victories in 1998 and 1999, the Avalanche’s first Stanley Cup championship, the inaugural season of the Colorado Rockies and performed the play-by-play for the station’s coverage of the University of Colorado Boulder football.
Shapiro was noted for mentoring other local reporters and broadcasters, such as [[Adam Schefter]] and Vic Lombardi.<ref name=Saunders/><ref name=Mullen/> He also served as the master of ceremonies for many charitable functions around Denver, at which he would also display his considerable singing talent.<ref name=Christensen/>
Shapiro left Mile High Sports in February 2020 after relocating to Arizona. Two months later, he partnered with Lombardi – a [[prostate cancer]] survivor<ref name=Saunders/> – to create a podcast called "We Are Unstoppable". It was intended to "shar[e] inspirational stories from great athletes, celebrities, and the most brilliant minds in medicine on how to beat adversity to win in life",<ref name=Saunders/> and included guests such as [[Joe Theismann]] and [[Verne Lundquist]]. It was paused in the spring of 2021 when Shapiro's health deteriorated.<ref name=Mullen/>
He was partners in a popular Denver restaurant with former [[Chicago Cubs]] pitcher and [[Cy Young]] Award winner [[Steve Stone]].
He was partners in a popular Denver restaurant with former [[Chicago Cubs]] pitcher and [[Cy Young]] Award winner [[Steve Stone]].
