Author Description

Bob Layton has retired after 50 years in radio and TV in Canada. After winning awards for his on-air work on 630 CHED and Global Television, described in his previous book Welcome to Radio, these are the stories of the many side-hustles he had off the air as a ventriloquist, auctioneer, and wedding DJ, and some the bizarre things and even disasters that happen that the public never knows about. Can you imagine wedding guests getting angry with the bride and taking their gifts back and storming out? What did they do to the young DJ who showed up at a country dance with only rap music? What happens when the bride passes out? Ever been to a biker wedding? Do you have any idea how they train an auctioneer and the pressure they are under? Bob's instructor learned a few things about Bob's audience. Something I guarantee you never knew about Gene Zwozdesky plus a tribute from a group close to my heart. Imagine being trapped at the top of a grain elevator and fearing you were about to drown in wheat? How would you save yourself? So, you are speaking at a major gathering and someone in the audience sands up and tells you off - what's a classy way to handle that? Would you like to take ventriloquist lessons from Terry Fator and Jeff Dunham and then have your own show? Where do you buy a puppet and why is it so important to have it watch TV with you? Bob will show another side of some people in the news and what they do after hours that will surprise you. He'll tell you the important personal lessons he learned while traveling by car and cruise. Bob will share a creative gift for someone that you can make happen with a phone call, that they will never forget - and will tell all of their friends about. It's available in every city and Bob will show you how to arrange it. Ever looked a gorilla face to face in the jungle? Bob has pictures of someone who did and explains what the fellow was actually doing there. All things cost either money or time - some great examples and how Bo