Local News A WBUR anchor is running off to join the circus. Really, though. “This was an interesting development that I never foresaw, expected, or planned for.” Jack Lepiarz performing at the ...

After more than a decade at WBUR, Lepiarz is stepping away from the news desk and his role as an anchor to take his act to the next level: performing as “Jack the Whipper” full time.

Jack Lepiarz is a reporter and news anchor for WBUR. Outside of that, however, he is also a trained circus performer — and something of an online sensation. As Jack the Whipper, he cracks both ...

Lepiarz has been moonlighting on weekends as “Jack the Whipper,” professional circus performer, for King Richard’s Faire in Carver since the beginning of his career with WBUR at 21 years old ...