Living On Air
Adventures in Broadcasting
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Living On Air is a coming of age tale about a small town boy who makes it to the top of his profession in the world of radio and voice-over. It's a heart-warming, funny story filled with the ups and downs that people face on the rollercoaster ride to success, including some laughable encounters with major celebrities.
Living On Air is narrated by author Joe Cipriano, considered one of the top voice-over talents in America. Instantly recognizable as the voice of TV networks, award shows, games shows and more.
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Incredibly sad....
- By Marie B on 04-12-15
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Coreyography
- By: Corey Feldman
- Narrated by: Corey Feldman
- Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
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In this brave and moving memoir, Corey Feldman is revealing the truth about what his life was like behind the scenes: His is a past that included physical, drug, and sexual abuse, a dysfunctional family from which he was emancipated at age fifteen, three high-profile arrests for drug possession, a nine-month stint in rehab, and a long, slow crawl back to the top of the box office.
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Didn't like the Two Coreys, but liked this.
- By ricketsj on 04-29-14
By: Corey Feldman
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This Is Your Captain Speaking
- My Fantastic Voyage through Hollywood, Faith, and Life
- By: Gavin MacLeod
- Narrated by: Gavin MacLeod
- Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
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The remarkable life, career, and faith journey of the star of The Love Boat and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. For 16 years, millions of Americans welcomed Gavin MacLeod into their living rooms every Saturday night. This veteran of stage and screen transformed himself from a seasoned character actor into the leading, lovable father-figure of The Love Boat at the height of TV's boom years. For more than 30 years, Gavin MacLeod has served as the global ambassador for Princess Cruises.
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Get to know Gavin as a person, not the actor
- By Don Lance on 11-16-13
By: Gavin MacLeod
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Loudmouth
- Tales (and Fantasies) of Sports, Sex, and Salvation from Behind the Microphone
- By: Craig Carton
- Narrated by: Craig Carton
- Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins
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In this debut, Carton invites the listener to join him as he recounts tales from his suburban youth, defends his long-held love affair with the New York Jets, reminisces about the shenanigans of some of the highest paid and most celebrated athletes playing today, and reflects on his work as one of radio's craftiest, most hilarious personalities ever to get behind the microphone.
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Fun but too much about early life
- By Anthony A. Ciaccio on 07-13-13
By: Craig Carton
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Dynomite!
- Good Times, Bad Times…Our Times - A Memoir
- By: Jimmie Walker, Sal Manna
- Narrated by: Jimmie Walker
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
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>Born into the violence of South Bronx ghetto life, the comic pioneer of TV’s Good Times fame offers a hilarious and politically charged review of his career as one of television’s first hugely successful Black stars. From opening for the Black Panthers and getting his first Tonight Show spot to becoming the first “Black” TV sitcom star, having comedians David Letterman and Jay Leno writing jokes for him, recording number-one comedy albums, and opening for rock n’ roll bands in 50,000 seat stadiums, Walker’s career hit all the highs.
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An transparent story of a socially but funny American icon.
- By John Lucasey on 05-08-21
By: Jimmie Walker, and others
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Wild Tales
- A Rock & Roll Life
- By: Graham Nash
- Narrated by: Graham Nash
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From Graham Nash - the legendary musician and founding member of the iconic bands Crosby, Stills & Nash and The Hollies - comes a candid and riveting autobiography that belongs on the reading list of every classic rock fan.
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The Best of the Recent Rock Biographies
- By Steven Schuster on 10-28-13
By: Graham Nash
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Bare Bones
- I'm Not Lonely If You're Reading This Book
- By: Bobby Bones
- Narrated by: Bobby Bones
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
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Growing up poor in Mountain Pine, Arkansas, with a young, addicted mom, Bobby Estell fell in love with country music. Abandoned by his father at the age of five, Bobby saw the radio as his way out - a dream that came true in college when he went on air at the Henderson State University campus station broadcasting as Bobby Bones while simultaneously starting The Bobby Bones Show at 105.9 KLAZ.
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A look inside the narcissist life of Bobby Bones.
- By Selena on 05-20-16
By: Bobby Bones
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Baby, Don't Hurt Me
- Stories and Scars from Saturday Night Live
- By: Chris Kattan
- Narrated by: Chris Kattan
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
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Chris Kattan has defied comparison, expectations, and sometimes gravity with his inimitable style of physical comedy. By creating some of the most memorable Saturday Night Live characters, as well as his many roles in film and television, Kattan has remained one of the most fearless and versatile comedians in the world. Now, for the first time, Kattan opens up about eight seasons on SNL, performing alongside friends and future legends including Will Ferrell, Jimmy Fallon, and Tina Fey, and guest hosts from Charlize Theron to Tom Hanks to David Bowie.
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Funny and complex.
- By Anna Jennings on 05-15-19
By: Chris Kattan
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Lose Well
- By: Chris Gethard
- Narrated by: Chris Gethard
- Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
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Let’s face it: we all want a seat at the cool table, a great job, and loads of money. But most of us won’t be able to achieve this widely accepted, black-or-white, definition of winning, which makes us feel like failures, that we’re destined to a life of loserdom. That’s the conventional wisdom. It’s also crap, according to comedian and cult hero Chris Gethard, who knows a thing of two about losing. Failing is an art form, he argues; in fact, it’s the only the way we’re ever going to discover who we are, what we really want, and how to live the kind of life we only dreamed about.
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WHAT A LOSER
- By Amazon Customer on 01-26-19
By: Chris Gethard
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Beauty in the Breakdown
- Choosing to Overcome
- By: Julie Roberts, Ken Abraham
- Narrated by: Julie Roberts
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
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Singer Julie Roberts is no stranger to overcoming hard times through determination, hard work, and strength. Having escaped the emotional residue of her alcoholic father’s actions and insults, Julie moved from South Carolina to Nashville to attend school and work at Mercury Records - all while secretly pursuing her dream of becoming a singer. Julie’s lyrics resonated with country music fans, and her emotion-soaked debut album was an instant success. Journey with Julie as she walks through the highs and lows of her career, the personal struggles she’s endured, and more.
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So Inspiring!
- By Connie M Lawrence on 02-22-23
By: Julie Roberts, and others
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Sing to Me
- My Story of Making Music, Finding Magic, and Searching for Who's Next
- By: LA Reid
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
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Legendary music producer LA Reid - the man behind artists such as Mariah Carey, Toni Braxton, Kanye West, Rihanna, TLC, Outkast, Pink, Justin Bieber, and Usher - changed the music business forever. Now he tells his story, taking fans on an intimate tour of his life. Sing to Me is a fascinating journey from Reid's small-town R&B roots in Cincinnati, Ohio, and his work as a drummer to his fame as a Grammy Award-winning music producer and his gig as a judge on the hit reality show The X Factor.
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Wow!! What a journey!!!
- By Marty Cohn on 02-06-16
By: LA Reid
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-23-19
Great book about the radio business
As an old radio guy I loved this book about Joe's journey from hanging around a small radio station, to becoming one of the biggest network voice over artists in the country. The extra production elements added to the audio book are spectacular, and really add to the story!
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- C. Williams
- 04-15-19
Just Wonderful
It's great to find somebody who loves what they do and can tell you why, and Joe Cipriano is the champion of that. His inside look at moving up through the ranks of radio, TV and voiceovers gives not only the secrets of the trade, but of the meaning of life--find something, ignore the odds, and rise like the sun. Unlike some well meaning audiobooks, this one is -- naturally -- professionally produced, and a joy to listen to whether on an airplane, in the shower (caution for appropriate electronics), or scraping used Nicorettes off Don Imus' desk. You'll never see Cipriano crucified for crudity, skank, or desperation tactics--and yet he's got the fastest comebacks of them all and in a duel of wits, look out. A pleasure to listen to!
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- Erin Moore
- 09-10-24
Great performance and engaging, interesting story
I love hearing the behind the scenes account of what it’s really like to work in radio and voiceover. The production is well done and the story is heartfelt and full of wisdom. Thanks, Joe and Ann!
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- Scott
- 02-16-14
Amazing Audiobook
This audiobook tells a beautiful story. It takes listeners on a journey from a small town in Connecticut, to Washington D.C. and on to the bright lights and big studios of Hollywood. It covers the ups and downs of radio and voice acting.
Joe Cipriano is an amazing storyteller, with such a legendary career to back it up. The work and audio production From Joe & Ann Cipriano, AJ McKay and others is simply fantastic.
This book has meant so much to me personally. When I was having a difficult time, this audiobook got me through. When my father had two strokes, he listened to this, to pass the time.
Very fun, exciting and worth the listen. The best part, the voice of practically every network TV promo, is your guide.
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- J.D.
- 08-31-18
A warm, fascinating, wonderful story.
This is a warm, loving tribute to a fascinating industry, and a memoir of a huge talent who’s as humble, gracious and kind as the people he lovingly talks about in his story.
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- John N Gully
- 05-06-18
Wow! Loved, loved, loved this book!
This took me back and reminded me why I do what I do. I can’t put into words how much this book reminded me of my own childhood and my love of Radio. It would take me much longer to find myself working at a radio station than it did Joe but I can honestly say I really identified white his emotions as if I were experience this journey myself.
The production was out of this world. Kudos have to go out to AJ Mackay as this was very different from any other audiobook I have ever listen to but it was also what brought this story to life. I felt like I was listening to my am/fm radio in bed at night losing sleep before the next school day! You rocked it Tim, I mean Dave. Or was it Joe? Awesome and I do plan to listen again. Great stuff!
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- Eric
- 12-26-13
Great story and great narration, obviously...
If you could sum up Living On Air in three words, what would they be?
This was a cool insight to the life and progression of a "voice" I have listened to since I was child. Most of the time without even knowing it was him!
Who was your favorite character and why?
My favorite character is the only character really, but my favorite part of his life/book would be when he was a kid learning to be a DJ. It's the time when he was still young and innocent to the ways of adult life and it amazed me how sure Dave was about what he wanted to do. As he said, with some determination and a TON of luck, you can make you dreams come true. What a great way to achieve it!
Which character – as performed by Joe Cipriano – was your favorite?
Usually, I only listen to unabridged, straightforward narrations. A little change in voice for different characters is good, but once all the sound effects and drama re-enactments come in to play, I tend to lose interest. However, in this book, the sound effects were used so well, it really took you back in time to the moments that Dave was talking about. I truly felt the "era" of each sound. In a chronological piece like this, it worked perfectly. It also really helped the comedy stand out and brought you into the stories.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
I laughed a ton, a few times out loud. Which isn't something books can often do for me. I think the fact that this was read by one of the world's best voice artist just drew me into the book and helped make it so real. Sometimes narrators can lose and audiences interest. That didn't happen once for me the whole time!
Any additional comments?
I'd say this is a definite great listen! Not like any other biography I've read or listened to, this feels almost like a novel. I would highly recommend it!
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- Bob_W
- 03-19-15
Fantastic!!
This is a great story and you can't beat the narration by the great Joe Cip! It's funny, touching and an all around good read (listen). The fact that he turned the audio version into more of a production than an ordinary audio book really brings it to life.
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- Indycap
- 01-20-23
Highly recommended
Very inspiring story. A well produced and performed audio book. A great listen for anyone in entertainment or just feeling stuck.
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- Coreyv
- 02-05-14
Story of my life!!
Would you consider the audio edition of Living On Air to be better than the print version?
The audio version is so much fun to listen to, Joe brings so much humor to this listening experience. I couldn't imagine just reading it.
What does Joe Cipriano bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
PpJoe has a great sense of humor and you can tell that a lot of time and care went into the production of this piece.
The sound effects seemed to put you to the right time and place as he re-examined his life journey!
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
I listened to Joe's story and it reminded me of myself as a child and loving radio, having the feeling that "I have to be on the air"...
Myself not even close as Joe's carrier took him, I seemed to live vicariously through his travels, took me back in time before MS took most of my vision and made it more difficult for me to travel from town to town in radio.
Any additional comments?
Most important, at 43, Joe gave me a new outlook on my carrier and the optimist spirit that Joe puts into his life, I now think I can do what I thought was unimaginable!!!
This book is truly funny and uplifting, even if your travels don't take you into radio or TV, it's just as fun to listen to.
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