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Summary
Summary
A touching, funny, heart-wrenching, and triumphant memoir from one of the biggest names in radio, the host of The Bobby Bones Show, one of the most listened-to drive time morning radio shows in the nation.
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. Bobby's passions were pop, country music, and comedy, and he blended the three to become a tastemaker in the country music industry, heard by millions daily. Bobby broke the format of standard country radio, mixing country and pop with entertainment news and information, and has interviewed some of the biggest names in the business, including Luke Bryan, Taylor Swift, Blake Shelton, Tim McGraw, Lady Antebellum, and Jason Aldean.
Yet despite the glamour, fame, and money, Bobby has never forgotten his roots, the mom and grandmother who raised him, the work ethic he embraced which saved him and encouraged him to explore the world, and the good values that shaped him. In this funny, poignant memoir told in Bobby's distinctive patter, he takes fans on a tour of his road to radio. Bobby doesn't shy away from the curves he continues to navigate--including his obsessive-compulsive disorder--on his journey to find the happiness of a healthy family.
Funny and tender, raw and honest, Bare Bones is pure Bobby Bones--surprising, entertaining, inspiring, and authentic.
Author Notes
Bobby Bones was born on April 2, 1980 in Hot Springs, Arkansas. He grew up in Mountain Pine, Arkansas. He has loved country music since childhood and knew it would be his way out of poverty. He attended Henderson State University. His first radio broadcast was from the campus radio station. He also started The Bobby Bones Show at 105.9 KLAZ. His current show went into national syndication with Premiere Networks (2013). His awards include Best Radio Personality (2004-2008) by the Austin Music Awards and the Academy of Country Music Award for National On-Air Personality of the Year (2014). The show blends pop, country music, comedy, and interviews.
He has appeared in films, and on television and records, and he tours with his band Bobby Bones and The Raging Idiots.
His memoir, Bare Bones: I'm Not Lonely If You're Reading This Book, was published in May 2016. His next book is Fail Until You Don't: Fight Grind Repeat (June 2018).
(Bowker Author Biography)