Posted on 01/15/2011 9:59:21 AM PST by rawhide
Raymond Royal Marshall, sidekick and engineer for syndicated talk show host Neal Boortz, has died.
Pete Spriggs, program director for AM750 and now 95.5 FM News/Talk WSB, said he collapsed at his Atlanta home and was pronounced dead at Grady Hospital at about 1 a.m. early Saturday morning.
Assistant Program Director Condace Pressley said it was too soon to pinpoint cause of death. He was 43.
“He was a good man,” she said. “I can’t believe he’s gone.”
Marshall has worked with Boortz for 17 years, according to the WSB Radio biography for Marshall.
A St. Louis native and graduate of the University of Georgia in 1992, he got his start at WSB Radio as a board operator working overnights. Soon after, he joined Boortz as engineer and board operator.
In 1996, he started his own radio talk show called “The Royal Treatment,” which ran for several years, mostly at night.
After his show ended, he continued to work with Boortz, who is heard on hundreds of stations nationwide.
“There are no words available to express my personal sense of loss at the passing of Royal Marshall,” Boortz said in a statement released this morning. “It’s no stretch to say that I loved that man like he was my own brother. Royal had an unmatched sense of humor and a quick mind that made him a natural for radio, and his dedication to his colleagues and friends was only exceeded by his intense dedication to his family. Our program, WSB Radio and the entire Cox family has lost part of its very soul this day.”
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And Belinda. I believe Royal and Belinda were hired on the same day. Man I'm gonna miss him.
Those three have been such a great team through the years. I’ve always enjoyed hearing them play off each other. Things will never be the same without Royal.
May God give needed strength to his family and friends in this difficult time.
So sad about Royal. He was so young. Can’t believe it. Prayers for his family and Neal and Belinda. Love the show (even though I don’t always agree with Neal).
In case anyone is interested - in memory of Royal, WSB is about to play Royal’s “Boo Got Shot” http://streaming.wsbradio.com/_players/coxradio/index.php?callsign=WSBAM
I’m sorry. When people go suddenly, it’s no more difficult than after a long illness. It’s just sadder in a different way.
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