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Marty Wall
Bio of a Voice Talent
Marty would like to tell you that after leaving his job as a roadie for Aerosmith, he married a supermodel and moved to Aruba. But that would be a lie. He was really a roadie for Metallica.
The truth is that Marty began his professional
career in 1984 as a reporter and anchor for a family
owned radio station in Lawrence, Kansas. He used his
savvy to nail down the coveted school board beat.
When lightning would strike the transmitter, it was
Marty's job to start the auxiliary transmitter, which
was powered by a lawnmower engine. He still uses the
knowledge gained in that very first job to mow his
lawn. In 1987, Marty was hired as a reporter
and anchor at KMBZ in Kansas City. Within a year,
he decided he’d covered enough dumpster fires
and asked to be assigned to sports. In 1988, he hosted
the pre and post game shows for the Kansas City Royals,
anchored drive-time sportscasts and coaxed sweaty
athletes into saying absolutely nothing. While interviewing
Bret Saberhagen at the All-Star Game in Chicago, Marty
was nearly killed by a batting practice line drive.
It didn't actually strike him, but he took it as a
sign to move on. Still at KMBZ, Marty convinced members
of management who were clearly not paying attention
to hire him as a disc jockey. He handled the midday
shift there, and enjoyed playing classics like Bob
Lind's "Bright Elusive Butterfly of Love".
He was also called upon to record commercials for
small clients who sold things like small garden statues
and headstones. As a result, Marty began to believe
he could do voice work for a living. But instead,
he dreamed, he could record commercials for big clients
who sold things like big garden statues.
After a brief stint at a lite A/C
station, Marty considered leaving radio for good
to
pursue voice over work and to finish his master's
degree. But while working on audition tapes and his
thesis, another station called. In 1992, Marty began
work at KYYS. He finished his Master's degree in
1993,
and decided to stick with radio until management
or the law caught up with him. He held down the afternoon
drive slot at KY, and handled the station's imaging.
But the real highlight was talking to important people
like Robert Plant, Greg Allman, Sammy Hagar and the
guy who played Skippy on FamilyTies.
After thirteen years of rock-n-roll,
Marty left KYYS in 2005 to begin an afternoon sports
talk show
on Kansas City’s KCSP. He’s still there.
And as impressive as it was to talk to Skippy, it’s
been a bigger kick to talk daily with the likes of
Marcus Allen, David Stern and Tom Arnold. (No one
is sure how Tom Arnold snuck in there).
In 1996,
Marty signed with an agent to pursue voice work.
Within weeks, he was hired for a Blockbuster spot and earned his SAG card. Since then, he has voiced spots for numerous national agencies, hawking everything from flea collars to fast food. But he still holds on to the dream of landing that big garden statue account.
In the meantime, Marty busies himself playing guitar and singing in clubs around Kansas City. He also plays tuba in a brass quintet, and chews up golf courses whenever possible.
If you'd like more information,
feel free to contact
Marty. And congratulations: You've finally found the
perfect singing tuba player for your next golf client.
Resumé
EMPLOYMENT
Professional voiceover artist
1996-
Professional Musician
1984-
Air personality, KYYS-FM
1992-2005
Imaging Director, KYYS-FM
1997-2005
Producer, Kansas City Chiefs Radio Network
1991
Air Personality, KLTH-FM
1990
Public Address, University of Kansas
1988-94
Air Personality, KMBZ-AM
1989-90
Host, Kansas City Royals pre and post game
1988
Reporter/Anchor, KMBZ-AM
1987-88
Reporter/Anchor, KLWN-AM/KLZR-FM
1984-87
Talk Show Host, KCSP-AM, 2005-
DEGREES AND CERTIFICATION:
Master's Degree, Education, University of Kansas
1993
Bachelor's Degree, Political Science, University of Kansas 1988
Bachelor's Degree, Journalism, University of Kansas
1986
Certified Teacher, State of Kansas
Middle School and High School Social Studies 1993-
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