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Friday, July 10, 2009

Dallas DJ Russ Martin pleads no contest to assault, gets probation

by PegNews wire

Dallas DJ and ex-KLLI-radio-host Russ Martin pleaded no contest to charges of assaulting his fiancee in July 2008, and was given two years probation.

Martin, who was at was also ordered to pay a $1,000 fine, receive battering intervention counseling, and have no harmful contact with the woman.

Posted by T.G.

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No harmful contact? Hmmm...Could they vague that up a little?

jtmbls Anonymous

4 months, 2 weeks ago
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Who is the retard who wrote this story, anyway? Russ was not at (nor ever associated with) KLIF (570 a.m. in case you care). The convicted woman-beating loser was at KLLI, in the name of accuracy of course.......

FloydTheBarber Anonymous

4 months, 2 weeks ago
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Floyd, i am the retard! me. i'll fix. thank you

Teresa Gubbins Staff

4 months, 2 weeks ago
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Easy FloydTheBarber,....Russ Martin is a great person who entertained many people, the ratings don't lie, he was #1 for a long time. And he is human too, just like the writer T.G. for the Pegasus News and his tiny mistake.

Russ Vandeveerdonk Verified

4 months, 2 weeks ago
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i confess that i just cut-and-pasted it from the original story without checking the call letters, because i was trying to get it up quickly. but that's no excuse

(thanks russ)

Teresa Gubbins Staff

4 months, 2 weeks ago
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So I guess it wasn't a bit...

ch0 Anonymous

4 months, 2 weeks ago
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Hey FloyedtheRetard - the simple fact that you know so much about Russ and are so passionate about his life makes me think YOU are the only retard here.

jtmbls Anonymous

4 months, 2 weeks ago
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Floyd I beleive that KLIF was the Parent station, not that he worked on it but they paid the bills. And didnt your mother tell you not to call someone a retard??

I have mixed feelings on the whole thing. If he did lay a hand on her, his huevos should be in a jar and he should be in PMITA jail. If however it was all blown out of proportion and he didnt in fact lay a hand on her, she should be sharing a cell with Dirks ex.

Peter Stawicki Verified

4 months, 2 weeks ago
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Russ is a douche. I said it. Got a problem?? Bring it!

Lisa Lawrence Merritt Verified

4 months, 2 weeks ago
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LOL watch out, Lisa..we aren't allowed to call people douches..

Travis Bush Verified

4 months, 2 weeks ago
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I don't really care either way, but...

and have no harmful contact with the woman.

What a fantastic order.

"Yeah, I can fondle her...but not harm her. It's a good life."

Scott Doyle Verified

4 months, 2 weeks ago
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Good one Scott! LOL

Kyle White Verified

4 months, 2 weeks ago
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Let me clear something up real quick: KLLI(now KRLD-FM) is owned by CBS Radio, not Cumulus, who owns KLIF, KPLX, KDBN and KTCK. Simple mistake that happens on occasion ;)

Here's my edited thoughts, as I posted them on another site:

Here's the deal, RMS is now considered damaged goods, like P&K, due to his rumored instability and general bad attitude on/off air. He may, for the time being, podcast for free and eat the hosting costs due to his non-compete. Once that drops and the CBS money(rumored to be around 35-40k a check) stops coming in, its going to be a whole different ballgame. Major radio groups in and outside this market (top 20) aren't going to touch the guy with a 100' cattle prod unless he takes a MASSIVE pay cut(under 200k/yr) and agrees to some serious stipulations(i.e. anger management counseling, no switching off the mic, keeping his drinking buddies/legal counsel/medical staff off-air, ect.) similar to what Greg Williams had in place at ESPN 103.3 after his post-ticket fall from grace. Else wise, if RMS does come back on radio in this market, it'll be on a low wattage AM talker probably buying his own time and selling ads to cover costs.