Marty Bass
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Marty Bass is a television news reporter and weather man
for CBS
affiliate WJZ 13 in Baltimore, Maryland. Noted for his strong accent and ebullient personality, Bass is a twenty-five year veteran at WJZ and is the co-host of the Baltimore market's
#1 rated morning show with Don Scott. The WJZ Morning Edition show was voted "Best of Baltimore" by Baltimore Magazine in 2007. Conversely, in 1996 Bass was once voted the "Best Reason Not to Watch WJZ-TV" by Baltimore alternative weekly Baltimore City Paper
.
, essentially soliciting a prostitute. According to reports, on December 4, 1985 Bass solicited a female, undercover police officer in Baltimore's Patterson Park
. The undercover cop testified Bass requested oral sex. Bass reportedly countered that he asked to "get into her head." Bass was suspended from WJZ-TV until early 1986.
- the disappearance of his toupee
in 1984.
As part of local public radio station WYPR's
Stoop Storytelling Series, Bass told the story of how he began to go bald in his early/mid 20s, and that his TV news directors insisted that he wear a hair piece. After years of wearing a toupee, Bass finally decided to appear on WJZ without a toupee in 1984. He went on vacation with a hair piece, and returned from vacation without a hair piece. The "news" story on Marty's missing hair was carried worldwide by Associated Press
and UPI. Bass recalled that eventually, he and WJZ decided to "retire" the old toupee to Boca Raton, FL
("Where the other retired Northwest Baltimore hair pieces go.") and that it was flown, first class, to Florida by Piedmont Airlines
.
with his wife, Sharon, and their two children.
Weather forecasting
Weather forecasting is the application of science and technology to predict the state of the atmosphere for a given location. Human beings have attempted to predict the weather informally for millennia, and formally since the nineteenth century...
for CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
affiliate WJZ 13 in Baltimore, Maryland. Noted for his strong accent and ebullient personality, Bass is a twenty-five year veteran at WJZ and is the co-host of the Baltimore market's
Media market
A media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area , Television Market Area , or simply market is a region where the population can receive the same television and radio station offerings, and may also include other types of media including newspapers and Internet content...
#1 rated morning show with Don Scott. The WJZ Morning Edition show was voted "Best of Baltimore" by Baltimore Magazine in 2007. Conversely, in 1996 Bass was once voted the "Best Reason Not to Watch WJZ-TV" by Baltimore alternative weekly Baltimore City Paper
Baltimore City Paper
Baltimore City Paper is a free alternative weekly newspaper published in Baltimore, Maryland, founded in 1977 by Russ Smith and Alan Hirsch. Current owner Times-Shamrock Communications purchased the paper in 1987...
.
Solicitation Arrest
In late 1985, Bass was arrested for soliciting lewdness, essentially soliciting a prostitute. According to reports, on December 4, 1985 Bass solicited a female, undercover police officer in Baltimore's Patterson Park
Patterson Park
Patterson Park is a public park in Baltimore, Maryland, in the United States. The park is bordered by East Baltimore Street on the north, Eastern Avenue on the south, South Patterson Park Avenue on the west, and South Linwood Avenue on the east...
. The undercover cop testified Bass requested oral sex. Bass reportedly countered that he asked to "get into her head." Bass was suspended from WJZ-TV until early 1986.
Baldness
On February 9, 2006, Bass addressed a notable piece of Baltimore folkloreFolklore
Folklore consists of legends, music, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, fairy tales and customs that are the traditions of a culture, subculture, or group. It is also the set of practices through which those expressive genres are shared. The study of folklore is sometimes called...
- the disappearance of his toupee
Toupee
A toupée is a hairpiece or partial wig of natural or synthetic hair worn to cover partial baldness or for theatrical purposes. While toupées and hairpieces are typically associated with male wearers, some women also use hairpieces to lengthen existing hair, or cover partially exposed scalp...
in 1984.
As part of local public radio station WYPR's
WYPR
WYPR is a public radio station that services the Baltimore, Maryland metropolitan area. The station broadcasts on 88.1 MHz on the FM band. Its studio is in the Charles Village section of Baltimore and its transmitter is westward in the Park Heights section...
Stoop Storytelling Series, Bass told the story of how he began to go bald in his early/mid 20s, and that his TV news directors insisted that he wear a hair piece. After years of wearing a toupee, Bass finally decided to appear on WJZ without a toupee in 1984. He went on vacation with a hair piece, and returned from vacation without a hair piece. The "news" story on Marty's missing hair was carried worldwide by Associated Press
Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
and UPI. Bass recalled that eventually, he and WJZ decided to "retire" the old toupee to Boca Raton, FL
Boca Raton, Florida
Boca Raton is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA, incorporated in May 1925. In the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 74,764; the 2006 population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 86,396. However, the majority of the people under the postal address of Boca Raton, about...
("Where the other retired Northwest Baltimore hair pieces go.") and that it was flown, first class, to Florida by Piedmont Airlines
Piedmont Airlines
Piedmont Airlines is an American regional airline operating for US Airways Express. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the US Airways Group, headquartered in unincorporated Wicomico County, Maryland, near the city of Salisbury, it conducts flight operations using De Havilland Canada Dash 8 aircraft...
.
Personal
Bass lives in Brooklandville, MarylandBrooklandville, Maryland
Brooklandville is an unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States near where the Jones Falls Expressway meets the Baltimore Beltway. The general area is a part of Lutherville, and some addresses in the area are considered to be in Lutherville, though Brooklandville has a...
with his wife, Sharon, and their two children.
External links
- Marty Bass accent spoofed on the Don and Mike showDon and MikeThe Don and Mike Show was an American nationally syndicated radio talk show hosted by the shock jocks Don Geronimo and Mike O'Meara, which aired from December 1985 through April 2008, when Geronimo retired in order to focus on his personal life. After Geronimo's retirement, the remaining cast...
. - Marty Bass 20th anniversary celebrations