wˌaɪl wˈɜːkɪŋ æz ɐ lˈaɪfɡɑːɹd, kɹˈɪstʃən ɡɑːt hɪz bɹˈeɪk ɪn ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ ˈæftɚ sˈeɪvɪŋ ɐ ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ ɛɡzˈɛkjuːtˌɪvz wˈaɪf fɹʌm dɹˈaʊnɪŋ ɪn ɐ nˈuː jˈɔːɹk lˈeɪk ɪnðə mˈɪd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti z.
While working as a lifeguard, Christian got his break in radio after saving a radio executive's wife from drowning in a New York lake in the mid-1950s.