Russell Dale Martin was an American radio presenter in Dallas, Texas.
28 Facts About Russ Martin
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Russ Martin worked in the Dallas radio market for 31 years.
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Martin hosted the No 1-rated The Russ Martin Show on KLLI Live 105.3 in Dallas, until December 8,2008, when KLLI switched to an all-sports format.
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In 1982, Russ Martin was hired by KTLR in Terrell, Texas, to play country music on weekends.
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In 1986, Russ 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.
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In 1987 Russ Martin was hired by Top 40 station KEGL, The Eagle, in Dallas.
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Russ Martin hosted a talk show on Sunday nights at KEGL.
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Russ Martin hosted the television shows Hot TV and Hot Tickets which ran from 1988 to 1994 on the then local FOX affiliate KDAF.
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The first incarnation of The Russ Martin Show began following the departure of The Howard Stern Show from KEGL.
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The Russ Martin Show reappeared on KYNG, a station that had previously been country-western music.
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Russ Martin began his first show at KYNG on April 6,2000, filling the morning drive time slot.
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When Howard Stern was picked up by KYNG, The Russ Martin Show moved from its morning drive slot to 3:00p.
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The Russ Martin Show had consistently high ratings for KLLI since his show debuted on 105.3.
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In December 2008, Live 105.3 changed its format to include more live sports programming, and Russ Martin was eliminated during the switch.
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Russ Martin made it clear that being successful wasn't enough.
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On September 14,2011, KEGL started airing best-of-episodes of The Russ Martin Show during the show's daypart for an extended period of time.
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On September 22,2011, KEGL's then-program director Chris Ryan, announced the Russ Martin Show would be moving to the 3:00p.
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The theme song for The Russ Martin Show is Fire and Mercy by William Orbit from the 1987 Strange Cargo album.
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Martin founded The Russ Martin Show Listeners Foundation in 2002, which benefits the families of police officers and firefighters who have died in the line of duty.
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In 2006 he formed The Russ Martin Show Experience, a band made up of RMS cast members, regular guests and local musicians.
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Russ Martin's interests included 1960s television show character Batman as portrayed by Adam West, as well as his fascination with James Garner and the character Jim Rockford.
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Russ Martin owned a collection of classic TV show cars such as a Dukes of Hazzard's General Lee replica, the fastest 1966 Batmobile replica, a Munster Koach replica, and the 1976 Ford Grand Torino from Starsky and Hutch.
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Russ Martin was accused of pulling her hair, kicking her, and brandishing a pistol.
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Two weeks prior to Russ Martin's scheduled court date he accepted a plea bargain and pleaded no contest.
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Russ Martin was placed on two years of deferred probation, and was required to complete a batterer's intervention program to clear his record.
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Russ Martin had battled health problems for years, including heart surgery.
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Russ Martin was found dead at his home in Frisco, Texas on February 27,2021.
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In July of 2022 the autopsy that was released stated that Russ Martin died from chronic alcoholism.