Marty's Bio

Q: Where are you from?
A: Albany, NY, originally. But I've lived and worked all around New York State as well as in Alabama and Kansas.

Q: How long have you been a radio DJ?
A: Almost 26 years....I started in 1983.

Q: What inspired you to get into radio?
A: I saw the movie "American Graffitti" with Wolfman Jack, and thought he was the coolest person I had ever seen. I was about 13 at the time, and decided I was going to be like the Wolfman! Plus, I love to make people laugh.

Q: Laughter - Who are your comic inspirations?
A: The Marx Brothers, especially Groucho. Benny Hill, George Carlin and Bill Cosby, too.

Q: Married?
A: Yup - 21 years to my wife (and best friend) Lisa.

Q: Kids?
A: We have 2 daughters....Casey (23) and Chrissy (19).

Q: Pets?
A: We have 2 dogs (Lola and Fergal), a cat (Louie) and a rabbit (Tipper).

Q: What do you do for fun in your spare time?
A: Didn't you hear me? I have 2 kids, a wife, 2 dogs, a cat and a rabbit.....what's spare time?

Q: Other than radio, you're a musician too?
A: Yup....I'm a singer/guitarist specializing in Irish and Celtic folk music. I play at a lot of local pubs and parties . I have my own website.... WWW.IRISHMARTY.COM if anybody wants to check it out.

Q: Hobbies?
A: Fishing, music, books, sports...especially pro football and baseball.

Q: What are your favorite sports teams?
A: The Green Bay Packers in football.....and baseball? The Yankees, of course!

Q: Time for the list of favorites - Favorite Food?
A: Chicken Wings and beer.

Q: Favorite kind of beer?
A: Guinness. I could live on the stuff!

Q: Favorite Movie?
A: A tie between "Silence of the Lambs" and "It's A Wonderful Life". (Can't you just picture Jimmy Stewart as Hannibal Lecter? "I-I-I ate Mr. Potter's liver with some fa-fa-fava beans and a nice chianti!") Also the aforementioned American Graffitti and any Marx Brothers flick.

Q: Favorite TV Shows?
A: Survivor, CSI, Law & Order SVU, American Idol, Two and a Half Men.....and NFL Football.

Q: Favorite book?
A: All time fav - the original "Dracula" by Bram Stoker. I love reading Steven King, Dean Koontz and other horror/suspense writers.

Q: Is country your favorite genre of music?
A: I love all different kinds of music, country included.

Q: Favorite artists?
A: Of the current country artists I love Brad Paisley, the Dixie Chicks, JoDee Messina, Reba and Tim McGraw. I'm also into the legends - Hank Jr, Charlie Daniels, Waylon and Willie, Johnny Cash, etc. Outside of country music, I like Bruce Springsteen, Warren Zevon, Jimmy Buffett.....I'm a Parrothead from way back! Plus Irish music from performers like Tommy Makem, the Irish Rovers, Enter The Haggis, etc.

Q: After all those years in radio, you must have met some really cool people. Drop some names for us.
A: I've emceed hundreds of concerts. The coolest performer I ever got to meet was Waylon Jennings....he was great and treated my wife and me like we were old friends, just hanging out in his tour bus. Hank Jr was amazing....loud and obnoxious in person just like you'd think, but really friendly. Jo Dee Messina is a sweetheart, George Strait a complete gentleman.....but meeting Johnny Cash was the only time in my life that I was left speechless. He left me in awe.....he was just bigger than life!

Q: Final question....fill in the blank - "If I wasn't working on the radio, I'd be ________"
A: "Miserable". I just love what I do, and hopefully my Q-Country listeners will love it, too.