Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Joe Cipriano


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. 78.26 (spin me / revolutions) 01:36, 16 May 2022 (UTC)

Joe Cipriano

 * – ( View AfD View log | edits since nomination)

Found a lot of passing mentions to his work, and he's quoted in a few works on voice acting, but I found no substantial third-party sources whatsoever on Newspapers.com or ProQuest. Deprodded without comment by an IP. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 01:56, 8 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Television and Connecticut. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 01:56, 8 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete, reluctantly. I noticed the prod nomination yesterday and spent some time searching for sources. Like the nom, I found lots of mentions and quotes, a few interviews, an RS (about someone else) that referred to Cipriano as "legendary", but no significant coverage of Cipriano himself. He appears to be highly respected and well-known in the voice acting field, there's just insufficient documentation to support an article. I would be glad to change this to "keep" if anyone else can discover sources that I didn't find. But for now, doesn't meet WP:NCREATIVE or WP:BASIC. Keep as the sources found by Cunard below are sufficient for notability. Schazjmd   (talk)  14:23, 8 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions.  Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 14:52, 8 May 2022 (UTC)
 * *Delete per nom. There are lots of mentions, but unfortunately there's not enough to support a stand-alone article. Fails WP:BASIC. -AuthorAuthor (talk) 17:21, 8 May 2022 (UTC) Keep - Changed my !vote as reliable sources showing notability were pointed out here. Meets WP:BASIC and passes WP:GNG. -AuthorAuthor (talk) 22:11, 10 May 2022 (UTC)

Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources.  The article notes (my bolding): "Some knew him as Tom Collins. To others, he went by Dave Donovan. Yet others knew him from earlier days as his birth name, Dave Cipriano, the teen who spent every spare minute at the local radio station's studio in downtown Waterbury. Eventually, in Los Angeles, celebs like Queen Latifah and Tom Hanks called the Watertown native Joe Cipriano - the name that has stuck for the local guy gone Hollywood. ... Today, viewers nationwide hear Cipriano's voice almost daily. And the world has come to hear, if not necessarily know, Cipriano, too, as he expanded to announcing live events like the prime time Emmy or Grammy awards - watched by millions the world over."   The article notes: "Cipriano already lends his voice to promos for upcoming episodes of CBS and FOX comedies like "Two and a Half Men" and "The Simpsons." He also has announced for the Primetime Emmy and Grammy Awards several times. His upbeat, radio-friendly voice can also be heard on everything from the Hallmark Movie Channel to "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" to the translated vocal expressions of Chef Masaharu Morimoto on the Food Network's "Iron Chef America.""   The article notes: "Los Angeles–based voice-over artist Joe Cipriano (pictured) has used a Neumann U 87i large diaphragm microphone in his work for more than 20 years. Cipriano’s voice is heard in promos for series such as The Simpsons, Everybody Loves Raymond, King of the Hill, Mad TV and Family Guy. His voice also represents NBC shows such as Deal or No Deal, ER, Medium, Heroes, Las Vegas, Crossing Jordan and Biggest Loser. Cipriano is also the exclusive announcer for the Food Network."   The article notes: "Full name, David Joseph Cipriano; born September 8, 1954, in Waterbury, CT; raised in Oakville, CT; married Ann Gudelsky (in television), May 19, 1979; children: Dayna, Alex. Avocational Interests: Playing tennis. Career: Actor and voice artist. Announcer for various projects and for television networks, including NBC, Fox, and the Food Network. Worked as a voice artist for television and radio promotional spots, performed imaging work for radio stations, appeared in advertisements, voice artist for film advertisements, and created advertisements and promotional spots. Worked as a disc jockey in Waterbury, CT, and worked in radio in Washington, DC. Participated in informational panels and online seminars. Founder of Joe Cipriano Promos, Inc."  Articles about his book: <li> This is an interview. The article provides several sentences of non-interview coverage. The article notes: "Joe Cipriano is one of those voiceover actors, and Living On Air tells his story, from the time he was a 14-year-old kid hanging around an AM radio station in Waterbury, Conn., to now, when his vocal skills have earned him a house with a pool and tennis court in Beverly Hills. His wife Ann, an Emmy Award-winning writer and producer, is co-author of the book." </li> <li> The article provides one sentence of coverage about the book. The article notes: "Certainly, one can see the growth of self-published audiobooks through their representation in major awards such as the Audies. ... In 2015, Joe Cipriano’s memoir Living on Air, which he cowrote with his wife, Ann Cipriano, was an Audie finalist, as was Rosalind James’s contemporary romance Just This Once." </li> <li> This is an interview. The interview description notes: "Joe Cipriano is one of the most recognized voices in America and has worked for most major broadcast and radio networks. He also provides the live voice for the Grammy and Emmy Awards. Cipriano joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to discuss his new book “Living on Air: Adventures in Broadcasting.”" </li> <li> The review notes: "This memoir of voice-over actor and radio DJ Joe Cipriano is the story of a happy, positive guy. It sometimes seems like a fully believable ad for the power of positive thinking." </li> <li> The article provides one sentence of coverage about the subject. The article notes: "Voiceover legend Joe Cipriano’s “Living On Air” earned audio book narration awards for both biography and author performance." </li> </ol> <li>Less significant coverage:<ol> <li> The article contains an interview with the subject. Anthony Mason, the interviewer, says, "You probably wouldn't recognize Joe Cipriano on the street unless he starts talking. His voice is one of the best known in America.  (Excerpt from Two and a Half Man ad) Cipriano has worked for most of the major networks. He's been the voice of the Grammys and the Emmys. He has written a memoir called Living on Air: Adventures in Broadcasting. Joe Cipriano, welcome." </li> <li> The book provides two sentences of coverage about the subject. The book notes: "Joe Cipriano, the voice of NBC dramas and specials as well as numerous Fox comedy promos, including The Simpsons, lives in Los Angeles and is often called as early as 6:00 A.M. to track with New York. That means not only waking early but being in full voice when you're needed and keeping it going all day long." </li> <li> The article provides one sentence of coverage about the subject. The article notes: "PromaxBDA and Brief Magazine announced Thursday that voice actor Joe Cipriano will receive the second annual Don LaFontaine Legacy Award." </li> <li> The article provides one sentence of coverage about the subject. The article notes: "Recognition, in all forms, just isn't part of the voice-over world, where an artist's "stage" is an isolated sound booth and performers are known more for their voice-over pseudonyms than their given names. There's "The Voice of Porky Pig" (Bob Bergen), "The Voice of Zatarain's" Cajun foods (Rodney Saulsberry), "The Voice of Food Network" (Joe Cipriano) and so on." </li> <li> The article provides three sentences of coverage about the subject. The article notes: "After an extensive talent search for a host in summer 1994, Radio Express found a pair of hosts right in its own back yard: former KIIS Los Angeles jock Joe Cipriano, who is also the voice of FOX-TV, and former KOST Los Angeles jock Adrienne Walker. The two were chosen out of more than 1,400 radio personalities who applied for the gig. While Cipriano and Walker serve as the hosts for the English-language version, stations have the option to translate the show into their native tongues." </li> <li> The article provides one sentence of coverage about the subject. The article notes: "Executive-produced by Rounds and hosted by Adrienne "Ace" Walker and Joe Cipriano, "The World Chart Show" debuted Feb. 4, 1995, on fewer than 100 stations in six languages (Billboard, Jan. 14, 1995)." </li> <li> The article notes: "Voice-over industry announcer and icon, Joe Cipriano, shared some wonderful thoughts when commenting on a Voices.com blog post pertaining to achieving your goals." </li> </ol></li></ol>There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow Joe Cipriano to pass Notability, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject". Cunard (talk) 07:23, 9 May 2022 (UTC) </li></ul>
 * Notability (people) says: "People are presumed if they have received significant coverage in  that are,  of each other, and .<ul><li>If the depth of coverage in any given source is not substantial, then multiple independent sources may be combined to demonstrate notability; trivial coverage of a subject by secondary sources is not usually sufficient to establish notability.</li></ul>" The combination of all the "multiple independent sources" I provided demonstrates that the subject passes Notability (people). Cunard (talk) 07:23, 9 May 2022 (UTC)


 * I added a couple of sources to the article. Citing reliable sources in this AfD is quite helpful. Adding them to the article itself, as I just did with two sources, would be doubly helpful. Thank you. - AuthorAuthor (talk) 22:02, 10 May 2022 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. <b style="color:red">Please do not modify it.</b> Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.