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  • True Tales from the World of Sportscasting
  • Written by: Jay Onrait
  • Narrated by: Jay Onrait, Dan O'Toole
  • Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (107 ratings)

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Anchorboy

Written by: Jay Onrait
Narrated by: Jay Onrait, Dan O'Toole
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Publisher's Summary

Top Ten Things You'll Learn When You Read This Book:

10) Jay was beaten up by an MMA fighter on live television
9) Interviewing Will Ferrell can be a harrowing experience
8) Jay once ruined a perfectly good pair of underwear on Christmas Eve
7) Failing as a stand-up comedian can lead to a job in broadcasting
6) Jay ran a marathon to get a ticket for the 2010 men's Olympic gold-medal hockey game
5) Jay was sexually harassed at TSN by a senior citizen every day for 10 years
4) Jay appeared as the Phantom of the Opera on national television
3) Jay was entertained nightly by free live sex shows throughout university
2) Jay was single-handedly responsible for Winnipeg's second NHL team being called "The Jets" (he claims)
1) Running around in a full-body unitard at the London Olympics is a bad idea

All this and more awaits you in Anchorboy!

©2013 Jay Onrait (P)2018 Audible, Inc.

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Don't Listen to Your Heroes' Audiobooks

I was excited to listen to this book being a huge fan of Jay and Dan for most of my life. But after kicking his book off right from the start with an off-colour joke about Bruce/Caitlyn Jenner, the tone was set for an uncomfortable listen.

I like racy, borderline humour when it's self-aware, but this book is full of stories of Jay being a primadonna and completely unaware bozo - full of stories of him throwing tantrums when he doesn't get his way, in one case ruining an opportunity for one of his colleagues because he complained about deserving it more, another where he chose to be an intolerable a-hole to hotel staff in the UK - sometimes offering half-hearted statements of regret about it, and sometimes none at all.

I wish I didn't get this audiobook and could just keep pretending Jay Onrait seems like a likable guy, but that ship has sailed. Maybe others won't be as irritated as me about it, but after three jokes in a row about Ryan Seacrest's body I couldn't keep listening to him for the full length of the book.

His reading was good though.

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Super disappointing

I kept reading, thinking looking for redemption - what an arsehole. Dan must be one amazing pal.

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Good Listen

Found Jay to be quite entertaining to listen to. He has some great stories about his life adventures.

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Jay sure can tell a story!

had a great time listening to Jay's tales and experiences. many laughter out loud moments. Good listen

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Super story

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