Joe Cipriano is an American

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actor, radio and TV on-air personality, and author.

Early life and education

Cipriano was born September 8, 1954, in Waterbury, Connecticut. He attended Watertown High School.

Career

Cipriano began his career as a broadcaster in

Waterbury, Connecticut Waterbury is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut on the Naugatuck River, southwest of Hartford and northeast of New York City. Waterbury is the second-largest city in New Haven County, Connecticut. According to the 2020 US Census, in 20 ...

, while in high school. He has worked for the

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and

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TV and radio networks. His radio career includes having hosted ''The World Chart Show'' from 1995 to 2004. From 1987 to 1992, Cipriano produced and hosted two shows that aired in

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and

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: the ''L.A. Express'' and ''

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California Classics''. He has worked as an on-air personality using various names, including his birthname (Dave Cipriano), Dave Donovan, and Tom Collins, for the following radio stations: *

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– Los Angeles *

KKHR KKHR (106.3 FM) is a Spanish contemporary radio station serving the Abilene, Texas, area. History On February 18, 1988, a construction permit was granted to SURE Broadcasting, owned by Susan Lundborg, for a new 3,000-watt radio station on 106 ...

– Los Angeles (CBS Hitradio) *KHTZ-FM – Los Angeles (K-Hits) *

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– Washington, D.C. (ABC-Q107) *

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– Washington, D.C. (NBC) * WDRC AM/ FM –

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, Connecticut *

WWCO WWCO (1240 AM; "Viva") is a radio station licensed in Waterbury, Connecticut, broadcasting a Spanish-language tropical music format. WWCO is a simulcast of WRYM (840 AM) in New Britain. The station is owned by Trignition Media. History WWCO ...

AM/FM – Waterbury, Connecticut

Voice-over work

While still working in radio, Cipriano began picking up voice-over work in commercials. He then became an announcer for Fox and CBS. Cipriano has announced

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and

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award shows. Cipriano was one of the candidates to replace

Charlie O'Donnell Charles John O'Donnell (August 12, 1932 – November 1, 2010) was an American radio and television announcer, primarily known for his work on game shows. Among them, he was best known for ''Wheel of Fortune'', where he worked from 1975 to 1980, a ...

on ''

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'', performing as guest announcer for a week in 2011. He has announced shows for NBC and is the announcer for the

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. Cipriano is the voice-over announcer in the

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Candy Crush Saga. Cipriano uses a Neumann U87i microphone for his voice-over work.

Book

Cipriano and his wife Ann co-authored his autobiography ''Living On Air: Adventures in Broadcasting'', which was independently released in 2013.

Awards

Cipriano's book ''Living on Air'' was given two awards in November 2014 in the 1st annual Voice Arts Awards in the audio book narration category for both biography and author performance.

References

External links

Official Site
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cipriano, Joe Living people American radio personalities Radio and television announcers American male voice actors Actors from Waterbury, Connecticut Game show announcers 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American people of Italian descent 1954 births