Category Archives: Marty Bass

After 20 years at WJZ, Marty Bass continues to be one of the area’s most popular TV personalities (1998)

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Scott Huffines

Success has meant not leaving Baltimore By Chris Kaltenbach (The Baltimore Sun, 1/11/1998) Baltimore was just supposed to be a brief stop on the way to big-time TV success. Some brief stop. Two decades later, Marty Bass is still plugging … Continue reading →


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Marty Bass Recounts The Loss Of His Toupee

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Scott Huffines

(Stoop Storytelling Series, 2/9/2006) WJZ-TV morning host Marty Bass recounts his story of failure: the loss of his toupee. Listen to ”Legends of the Fall” at Baltimore’s Stoop Storytelling Series. Tags: creative alliance, stoop storytelling


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Wild Bill, Baltimore’s Best Cheerleader

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Scott Huffines

“Evening Magazine” feature story on Orioles fan Wild Bill Hagy from 1979. (Look for the cameo by fellow Baltimoron Marty Bass!) Producer: Tom D’Antoni Editor: Yvonne McGhee Tags: tom d'antoni


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Best Reason Not to Watch WJZ-TV News: Marty Bass

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Tom Warner

Best Reason Not to Watch WJZ-TV: Marty Bass (Baltimore City Paper, 1996 “Best of Baltimore” issue, 9/18/1996) There are so many reasons it’s hard to pick just one. There’s the phony Sally Thorner, the grating Richard Sher, the faux-ditzy Denise Koch, … Continue reading →


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Marty Bass: Be Sharp. Be Natural.

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Scott Huffines

Be Sharp. Be Natural. By Andrew Cohn Last summer Davy Rothbart, creator of FOUND magazine, asked me to join him on tour to promote the new FOUND book. I Dee Jayed before and after each show on a twenty-five city … Continue reading →


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Marty Bass, Rhymes with Ass

Posted on July 1, 2006 by Tom Warner

You have to give it to Marty Bass for being consistent – consistently bad, that is. The Martifer, who 10 years ago was named “Best Reason Not To Watch WJZ-News” by the Baltimore City Paper, is still the single most … Continue reading →


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