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==Early life==

==Early life==

Leslie Mark Shapiro was an observant Jew, named after his maternal grandfather Morris (Eliezer Moshe) Eisenberg. Born in a Jewish neighborhood near the lake front on the north side of [[Chicago, Illinois]], and raised in [[Morton Grove, Illinois]] and [[Wilmette, Illinois]], he was graduated in mass communications from [[Arizona State University]]. .<ref>{{cite web|last=Saunders |first=Dusty |url=http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_15562708 |title=Les Shapiro gets new sports radio gig |publisher=The Denver Post |date=July 21, 2010 |accessdate=March 8, 2015}}</ref>    Shapiro grew up in a sports-loving family. His father, Jordan Shapiro, a Navy veteran, and uncle, Sherwin Shapiro, owner of "Sherwins," a high-end women's clothing retailer first on Oakton Street in [[Skokie, Illiois]] and then on Happ Road in [[Northfield, Illinois]], were avid fans of Chicago sports teams. Shapiro excelled in youth sports before playing baseball as a pitcher at [[New Trier High School]]. He married the girl he had courted since high school. They were married for thirty-eight years. The Shapiro family relocated to Scottsdale in 1975 after many years in the northern suburbs of Chicago.

Leslie Mark Shapiro was an observant Jew, named after his maternal grandfather Morris (Eliezer Moshe) Eisenberg. Born in a Jewish neighborhood near the lake front on the north side of [[Chicago, Illinois]], and raised in [[Morton Grove, Illinois]] and [[Wilmette, Illinois]], he was graduated in mass communications from [[Arizona State University]]. .<ref>{{cite web|last=Saunders |first=Dusty |url=http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_15562708 |title=Les Shapiro gets new sports radio gig |publisher=The Denver Post |date=July 21, 2010 |accessdate=March 8, 2015}}</ref>    Shapiro grew up in a sports-loving family. His father, Jordan Shapiro, a Navy veteran, and uncle, Sherwin Shapiro, owner of "Sherwins," a high-end women's clothing retailer first on Oakton Street in [[Skokie, Illinois]] and then on Happ Road in [[Northfield, Illinois]], were avid fans of Chicago sports teams. Shapiro excelled in youth sports before playing baseball as a pitcher at [[New Trier High School]]. He married the girl he had courted since high school. They were married for thirty-eight years. The Shapiro family relocated to Scottsdale in 1975 after many years in the northern suburbs of Chicago.

==Career==

==Career==