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Russ Martin was a radio host based in Dallas, Texas and spent 31 years in the Dallas radio market. Russ Martin was the host of KLLI Live 105.3 on The Russ Martin Show, Dallas’ No. 1, until December 8, 2008, when the station switched to all-sports programming.
Early life
Russell Dale Martin, better known as Russ Martin, was born on October 4, 1960, in Dallas, Texas, United States of America. At the time of his death, he was 60 years old and a citizen of the United States. Other than this, there is no more information about his zodiac sign, ethnicity, parents, siblings, and childhood life of him. We might assume that his parents raised him well when he was a child.
Caption: Russ Martin with his guitar (Source: NBC 5)
Talking about his academic career, he graduated from WW Samuell High School. Apart from this, there are no further details about the later educational life of him.
Death
He was found unconscious in his Frisco, Texas, home on February 27, 2021, at the age of 60 and his cause of death, however, has yet to be determined. For years, this man had struggled with health problems, including heart surgery.
Russ Martin – Professional career
Talking about his career, he started his radio career in the 1980s at KGVL 1400 AM in Greenville, Texas where he led the religious programming board from 6:00 pm to midnight. KTLR 107.1 FM in Terrell, Texas recruited him in 1982 to broadcast country music on weekends. In 1983, KAAM 1310 AM in Dallas hired him as a part-time weekend radio jockey.
He was hired part-time by the Satellite Music Network for an old format in 1986 and later worked part-time for Z-Rock while continuing to work at KAAM and KAFM. KEGL’s Top 40 station, The Eagle, in Dallas recruited him in 1987. On Sunday nights, he hosted a talk show about KEGL. From 1988 to 1994 he hosted the television shows Hot TV and Hot Tickets on the local FOX station KDAF.
The Russ Martin Show
Caption: Russ Martin in the studio (Source: Dallas Maids)
Following The Howard Stern Show’s resignation from KEGL, The Russ Martin Show was born in its first iteration. He was asked to take over as morning anchor in 1997. Russ’ ratings surpassed that of legendary Dallas radio host Ron Chapman by two years. After a contract issue, he left KEGL in 2000. The His Show returned to KYNG, a country-western radio station. On April 6, 2000, he kicked off his first KYNG show, once again filling out the morning drive show.
Since its debut on 105.3, The Russ Martin Show has maintained consistently good ratings for KLLI. He was selected as the best radio talk show host in the DFW area by D Magazine in August 2005. He was fired from Live 105.3 in December 2008 when the station modified its format to include more live sports programming. On July 1, 2010, KEGL aired a promo announcing the return of The Russ Martin Show. Additionally, on September 14, 2011, KEGL began airing major episodes of The Russ Martin Show during the show’s time slot for an extended period. On September 22, 2011, Chris Ryan, then the program director of KEGL, announced that his show would move to the 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. time slot on September 26, 2011.
Charity
In 2002, he established The Russ Martin Show Listeners Foundation to help the families of police officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty. The Heroes’ Day Parade is an annual parade organized by the Foundation. The Russ Martin Show Experience, a band made up of RMS cast members, regular guests and local artists, was created in 2006. The band performs covers of rock songs live and at a charity “White Trash Party” every the years.
Award and net worth
Until his death, he did not obtain any awards or recognition for his work. Talking about his net worth, at the time of his death, he had an estimated net worth of $1.7 million.
Russ Martin – Personal life
He was arrested in July 2008 on domestic abuse charges against his then-girlfriend, Mandy Blake. After the radio host pleaded not guilty to the charges, the couple separated. Following the incident, this radio host received two years of probation and a $1,000 fine. Russ has never spoken about his love life since. It is not clear if he was married or in a relationship with anyone before his death.
Russ Martin – Body Measurement
Russ had a height of 5 feet 11 inches and weighed around 78 kg. Also, this man had dark brown hair with brown eyes and there is no further information about his other body measurements.
Caption: Russ Martin Body Measurements (Source: D Magazine)
This radio host is no longer with us and is not active on social media platforms like Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.
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