Gary Martin ― November, 1967 to December, 1971

Gary is a graduate of Lincoln High School, in Lincoln NE.  The earliest record of Gary's career I could find, was at KFAB in Omaha, Nebraska, where, under his real name (Gary Greeness), he spun records and aired the news.

Beyond that, not much is known about Gary Martin, other than that he began as fill-in man at WRKO (arriving from WTIX / New Orleans), eventually having his own full-time shift in various timeslots. After WRKO, he worked elsewhere in Massachusetts, and in other markets including Cincinnati at WKRQ (FM).

Due to health issues, he now resides at a nursing home in Missouri. In 2005, Shel Swartz (wrko.org Webmaster) located him, had a wonderful chat on the phone, after which I sent him some WRKO memorabilia.  He sounded warm, upbeat, and sincere.


Radio Timeline
APD = Assistant PD MD = Music Director MH = Morning Host NX = News NXD = News Director OM = Operations Manager PD = Program Director
Station Freq. Location From To Notes
KFAB 1110 Omaha NE 1963    
WTIX 690 New Orleans LA 1966 11-1967 Mid-days
WRKO 680 Boston MA 11-1967 12-1971 Evenings
WKRQ 101.9 Cincinnati OH 1972    

Photos
Gary Martin in 1968
1968

Airchecks
  Filling in for J.J. June 20, 1968