Bobby Bones Inks Deal for Memoir with HarperCollins

RADIO ONLINE | Monday, April 27, 2015

Bobby Bones

Syndictated Country radio personality Bobby Bones has agreed to write his memoir, in a deal announced today by publisher Lynn Grady and Bones' editor Carrie Thornton at Dey Street Books/HarperCollins. Representing Bones was Paul B. Anderson, CEO of Workhouse Media, along with Alan Nevins of Renaissance Literary & Talent, which has a strategic relationship with Workhouse.

Audiences know Bobby Bones for his easygoing style and self-deprecating humor, and his willingness to talk about any aspect of his life and work on the air, but few know about the many challenges it took to get there -- growing up poor, the son of a single, addicted young mother and an absent father. Fueling his stardom is a powerful work ethic, a willingness to take risks and make mistakes, and a desire to tell the real story of living dreams to the fullest. "I've always been a pretty private guy," Bones reveals. "But I think I found my outlet, which is oddly one of the least private places I can be."

First in his family to graduate from college, he landed his first job in radio at age 17, soon took the on-air name "Bobby Bones" and never looked back. Within a few years, Bones was the most popular air talent in a series of cities (Little Rock, Austin) before finding his home with iHeartMedia and beginning his Nashville-based show.

"I'm not a traditional country music guy," said Bones, "but the music reflects where and how I grew up, and yes, you could say my life has been like a country song, full of highs and lows and some crazy stuff along the way. I aim to tell it from the front seat of this roller coaster ride."