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Russ Martin (born October 4, 1960) is an American radio personality in Dallas, Texas. Martin currently hosts the The Russ Martin Show on KLLI Live 105.3 in Dallas. Martin has been working in the Dallas radio market for over 30 years.

1 Biography
2 Charity Work
3 Personality
- 3.1 Interests
4 The Russ Martin Show
- 4.1 Cast
5 See also
6 External links
7 References

Biography

Martin grew up in Pleasant Grove, a large, working-class neighborhood in southeast Dallas, where he graduated from W.W. Samuell High School. Martin's radio career began in the 1980s at KGVL 1400 AM in Greenville, Texas, working 6 p.m. to midnight running the board for religious programs.^[1] In 1982 Martin was hired by KTLR 107.1 FM in Terrell, Texas, to play country music on weekends. A year later in 1983 he was hired by KAAM 1310 AM in Dallas as a part-time weekend disc jockey. In 1986 Martin was hired for another part-time position by the Satellite Music Network for an oldies format, and later worked part-time for Z-Rock while still working at KAAM and KAFM.^[2] In 1987 Martin was hired by top 40 station KEGL, "The Eagle", in Dallas. He also hosted a talk show on Sunday nights at KEGL. He hosted the television shows Hot TV and Hot Tickets which ran from 1988 to 1994 on the then local FOX affiliate KDAF.^[3]

Charity Work

Known for his local charity work, Martin founded The Russ Martin Show Listeners Foundation in 2002 which benefits the families of police officers and firefighters who have fallen in the line of duty. The Foundation also coordinates an annual parade called the Heroes Day Parade. In 2006 he formed "The Russ Martin Show Experience", a band made up of RMS cast members, regular guests and local musicians. The band performs rock cover songs at live venues to raise money for charity. The shows benefit The Russ Martin Show Listeners Foundation.^[4] Russ also serves on the board of advisors at Operation Kindness, a no-kill animal shelter in Carrollton, Texas.^[5]

Personality

Interests

Martin is well-known for his fascination with the 1960s television show character Batman as portrayed by Adam West, as well as his near-obsession with James Garner. Martin also owns a collection of classic TV show cars such as a Dukes of Hazzard's General Lee replica^[6], a 1966 Batmobile replica, and his replica of the Mach Five from the cartoon, Speed Racer.^[7]

The Russ Martin Show

The Russ Martin Show logo

The current incarnation of The Russ Martin Show began following the departure of The Howard Stern Show from KEGL. In 1997 he was asked to fill morning drive timeslot. Within two years, Martin's ratings had surpassed those of Dallas radio personality Ron Chapman's ratings.^[8] In 2000, Martin left KEGL following a contract dispute. The Russ Martin Show reappeared on KYNG, a station that had previously been country-western music. Martin began his first show at KYNG on April 6, 2000, once again filling the morning drive timeslot. When Howard Stern was picked up by KYNG, The Russ Martin Show moved from its morning drive slot to 3-7pm. In 2003 KYNG changed its call letters to KLLI and took on the Live 105.3 branding. The Russ Martin Show has had consistently high ratings for KLLI since his show debuted on 105.3.^[9] In 2005 D Magazine named Martin best radio talk show host in the DFW area.^[10]

Cast

Russ Martin - Host
J.D. Ryan - Co-Host
Dan O'Malley - Co-Producer
Clo Rayborn - Promotions Director
Trey Trenholm - Co-Producer and full-time real estate broker
Everett Newton - Rock & Roll Attorney (appears Fridays, legal schedule permitting)
Chuck Hasley - Manager of the Russ Martin Show Band; plays the keyboard during the show
Gavin Spittle - VP of talk programming for D-FW market.

Former personalities who appeared as cast members or regular guests include former producer Rob Riddlemoser, former associate producer Eddie Boyd, former producer Dan Lewis, and porn star L.A. LaMann.