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A determined young performer from a modest family seeks to break into commercial radio, rehearsing in school plays, idolizing a successful radio star, and testing his luck with auditions and studio visits. The narrative moves between home dynamics and the excitement of broadcasts, as the protagonist receives encouragement and caution from relatives, classmates, and a scheming promoter while measuring the gap between local recognition and professional fame. Practical obstacles, publicity, and family finance shape his efforts and reveal the compromises required to pursue a career on the air.

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Title: You're on the Air

Author: William Heyliger

Illustrator: Neil O'Keeffe

Release date: February 28, 2018 [eBook #56660]

Language: English

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You’re on the Air


THE CAPTAIN OF THE NINE
AGAINST ODDS
OFF SIDE
Boy Scouts Series
DON STRONG OF THE WOLF PATROL
DON STRONG, PATROL LEADER
DON STRONG, AMERICAN
Lansing Series
BATTER UP
STRAIGHT AHEAD
FAIR PLAY

“First an actor and now a producer. You should try script writing, Carlin.”


You’re on the Air
By WILLIAM HEYLIGER
Illustrated by
NEIL O’KEEFFE
D. APPLETON-CENTURY COMPANY
Incorporated
New York        London
1941

Copyright, 1941, by
D. APPLETON-CENTURY COMPANY, INC.

All rights reserved. This book, or parts thereof, must not be reproduced in any form without permission of the publisher.

The names of all characters used in this book are purely fictitious. If the name of any living person is used, it is simply a coincidence.

Copyright, 1940, by the Sprague Publications, Inc.
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA