Subject: Russ Martin

• The Alleged Events Leading Up to Russ Martin's Arrest Friday Morning

  July 21, 2008

• Live 105.3 FM Will Let Russ Martin Talk On the Air Today -- OK, Maybe

  July 22, 2008

• Radio Daze Craze

  July 28, 2008

• The Human Touch

  July 28, 2008

• Russ Martin, Back on the Air

  July 28, 2008

• Where’s Greggo, You Ask?

  August 4, 2008

• Russ Martin Update: No Update

  August 22, 2008

• That ’70s Show

  September 2, 2008

• BREAKING NEWS: Russ Martin Charged With Three-Count Misdemeanor

  September 26, 2008

• Russ Martin: More Popular Than Ever

  October 31, 2008

• BREAKING NEWS: Live 105.3 Fires Russ Martin, Changes Name, Plays College Fight Songs

  If you're a fan of Ben & Skin and you, like me, are wondering WTF?, I've got some clues about Live 105.3 FM going all college fight song this afternoon. Apparently it's called "stunting", a traditional radio ploy used by stations in advance of a major programming change. In other words, as predicted, Live 105.3 is about to jump into the sports talk radio game as the re-named and re-formatted, "The Fan". (Update: B&S will be on the air at 3 to expound on all this.) Details are fly

  December 8, 2008

• "Big Dick" Still, um, Expanding

  Back to my real job (sports) after some quick tinkering with my hobby (radio). As I heard on Monday, management at Live 105.3 105.3 The Fan has not only fired controversial/comment-creating (350? You shittin' me?) Russ Martin but also agreed to pay him through 2011 just to keep his ass off another local station. Confirmed by Russ here. I also hear a previously planned Russ Martin Show Band gig at Joe Avezzano's joint up in Frisco on Dec. 19 may blossom into an explosive 105.3 protest,

  December 10, 2008

• Whitt's End

   Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week - even the end of the year -  welcome to Whitt's End: *Hold your horses if you thought tonight's concert by Russ Martin and his band at Joe Avezzano's joint up in Frisco was going to A) turn into a bashfest of Live 105.3 105.3 The Fan; or B) a springboard for Russ' return to the local radio airwaves. Remember, the dude is getting paid through April 2011. He may not be drenched in class, but he's no d

  December 19, 2008

• 2008 in Memoriam: Your Top 10 Most Popular Sports Items of the Year

  In keeping with our "Best of ... " programming this week, I'll provide the most memorable Metroplex sports moments of 2008 on Wednesday. Until then, a look back at what you guys clicked on/commented on the most in the past year. The Sportatorium's version of The People's Choice Awards, if you will. 10. People No Longer Like The Ticket. 9. Sean Avery Got Suspended for What?! 8. Where's Greggo? On ESPN Radio. 7. Don't Mess With Texas. 6. Live 105.3 Fires Russ Martin, Switches to Sports.

  December 30, 2008

• Buzz

  June 8, 1995

• Russ Martin Gives $30,000 to Fallen Officer's Wife

  Say what you will about Russ Martin - and, believe me, I've said a lot - the guy deserves credit for keeping his Listeners Foundation up and running even though his gig at Live 105.3 got axed. In keeping with a promise he made upon establishing the foundation after 9/11, Martin today will hand deliver a $30,000 check to Regina Smith, widow of fallen police officer Norm Smith. The fund was fed by Martin's band, co-workers and listeners of The Russ Martin Show, taken off the air when the station

  January 8, 2009

• Not Breaking News on Russ Martin's Brief Day in Court

  This is why I'm sticking to sports. Because if I show up to, say, a Mavs game or the Super Bowl or a Green-White Scrimmage, the event actually occurs. Not so with Russ Martin's supposed trial in Fort Worth this morning. The media - myself, a reporter from Dallas' Only Daily and a Channel 8 cameraman, that is - found our way to the Tarrant County Justice Center this morning at 8:30. Tucked in the corner of the sixth floor, lined by a hallway of long faces and guilty body language, is Judge Jamie

  January 22, 2009

• Scene, heard

  August 12, 1999

• Russ Martin Update: Nothing to Hear Here, Move Along

  A dramatic comeback? Don't count on it.Those of you bombarding me with emails and hints and rumors of former Live 105.3 FM talk-show host Russ Martin resurfacing on satellite radio, cool your engines. Not gonna happen. At least for a while. I was reminded by a radio industry source last night that Martin's split with CBS Radio included not only his salary being paid through April 2011, but also a non-compete clause covering all media platforms. Meaning? Martin can't so much

  March 4, 2009

• Russ Martin's Day in Court Finally Set

  The latest non-development in Russ Martin's assault case in Tarrant County is actually a development. After a couple of time-wasting, docket-management appearances in Fort Worth over the last three months, Martin showed up again this morning and got the word: His trial date is July 27. By that time it will be more than a year since his arrest for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend, who is these days his fiancee. "We were hoping to have our day in court today," says Mart

  March 12, 2009

• BREAKING NEWS: Russ Martin's Fiancee Taken Into Custody

  The plot thickens.The attorney for Russ Martin's fiancee - Mandy - says this afternoon that his client was arrested via warrant and handcuffed at work Monday by Dallas County authorities, transfered to Irving and eventually taken by Tarrant County officers to Judge Jamie Cummings' County Criminal Court #5 for failure to appear in court recently regarding her role as the complainant/victim in Martin's ongoing assault case. UPDATE: Just got off the phone with Angelino, who reitera

  March 17, 2009

• Re: FYI, Read This ASAP. OMG!

  The following is a prime example of my curse here on Earth. A fleeting thought sprouts into a mild observation, only to bloom into a thesis that eventually flourishes into a blog item with sports branches. My apologies ... Got a text the other day, the salutation of which was LOL. It struck me that: 1. "laugh out loud" isn't that difficult to type. 2. it's official, our laziness has become lazy. When in the name of Jack LaLanne did our lame asses become DOA? Our latest exerci

  March 31, 2009

• Richie Whitt: Unplugged, Unmasked and Universally Apologetic

  This is by far the most difficult post I've ever written. But it's time. I can continue this charade no longer. Over the past 11 months on this blog I've spewed forth a plethora of radical opinions, most of which this morning I'd like to officially denounce. I admit, most of them didn't come from my heart, but only my warped and perverted head. In short, The Sportatorium is one big contrived, fabricated attempt to attract attention, prompt reaction and cash a payche

  April 1, 2009

• Best Radio Talk Show

  September 25, 2003

• Dallas Talk Radio Drums Up Local Music Support

  December 6, 2007

• Russ Riffs

  December 28, 2006

• Letters

  January 13, 2005

• This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

  December 30, 2004

• Park It

  Gay BINGO takes out the trash

  December 16, 2004

• White Hot

  Don't be a hater; Russ Martin is a nice guy

  February 19, 2004

• Spring Cleaning

  Kamb, Stern, ESPN--the new year braces for big battles in talk radio

  December 21, 2000

• D/FW's Longest-Tenured Duo Finally Breaks Up

  I appeared on NBC5's Out of Bounds Sunday night with Matt Barrie and hosted Monday's mid-day slot on 105.3 The Fan with NBC5's Newy Scruggs, yet still was somehow clueless that we're in the midst of a monumental alteration to our TV landscape. Was watching Channel 5's newscast last night when Mike Snyder turned to Jane McGarry and lovingly whispered: "I love you." What?

  July 7, 2009

• Russ Martin Update: Shame on You, Janet. Shame.

  Ok, where were we? ... Ah-ha! Right here. While I was out actually winning some money in Las Vega$, playing some horrible golf and getting some rest in advance of Dallas Cowboys' training camp in San Antonio, last week on vacation I did make time to catch Channel 8's "candid" and "exclusive" interview with our friend Russ Martin. My reaction: Janet St. James, I'm embarrassed for you. Because of his last-minute plea and other scheduling detours, my Dallas Observer cover story on Ma

  July 20, 2009

• Radio Daze: 7.22.09

  Let's see, what went down on the dial while I was ransacking the craps table at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas? *Weird story about Pittsburgh Steelers' quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Not that he's accused of sexual assault. That happens. The bizarre twist is that ESPN - your worldwide leader - has decided to totally ignore it. Same network that went wall-to-wall with Kobe Bryant's similar situation, the way I remember it. Something smells fishy here. ESPN head honchos in Bristol, Conn.

  July 22, 2009

• Former shock Jock Russ Martin’s Ego and Wallet Continue to Swell, Though He’s Quietly Losing Relevance

  July 30, 2009

• Russ Martin: Unmasked

  ​I only listened to Russ Martin's show on Live 105.3 sporadically. I've met the guy just once. Talked with him for all of 45 seconds. So how do you tell the story of a guy like that? You talk to everyone that knows him. That's worked for him. With him. Those that love him. And those that loathe him. Slap it all in a Petri dish and ... voila. The end result: This week's Dallas Observer cover story. And a couple of leftovers ...

  July 30, 2009

• Whitt's End: 8.7.09

  ​Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Sunday is the NFL's annual Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio. More importantly, it's the induction of my first Dallas Cowboys hero - Bob Hayes. I'll be watching. For one thing, to see if Lucille Hester will try any shenanigans. Remember her? *Final comments scoreboard: Greg Williams 404, Russ Martin 73. *We can debate whether C.J. Wilson should close or whether Elvis Andrus should be

  August 7, 2009