Peter Urban reads from his autobiographical book "On Air - Memories of my life with music".
Peter Urban is one of the defining voices of German music journalism and radio. This voice! It has accompanied generations of radio listeners, especially in northern Germany, in countless NDR broadcasts.
He became particularly well known through music programs such as "Musik für junge Leute" and later "NDR 2 Soundcheck". Urban stood out for his carefully researched contributions and wide stylistic range - from rock and folk to international pop.
He became known to a broad television audience primarily as a long-standing German commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest. From 1997 to 2023, he accompanied the competition with background knowledge, humor and great musical expertise.
With his book "On Air - Memories of my life with music", Peter Urban presents a personal retrospective of his decades-long career. The work is less a classic autobiography than a collection of episodes, encounters and reflections on music, media and contemporary history. The focus is on Urban's passion for pop and rock music.
Urban tells of encounters with musicians and gives us a glimpse behind the scenes of major music events. Readers not only gain deep insights into Urban's career, but also experience several decades of German media and music history at first hand.
With "On Air", he has given this life's work a very personal voice. The book and biography together paint the picture of a mediator between artists and audience, between language and music.
Let yourself be captured by this voice and enjoy Peter Urban's memories of a life with music.
