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Joe Kelley
Kelley with the Cincinnati Reds
Outfielder/Manager
Born: (1871-12-09)December 9, 1871 Cambridge, Massachusetts
Died: August 14, 1943(1943-08-14) (aged 71) Baltimore, Maryland
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 27, 1891 for the Boston Beaneaters
Last MLB appearance
October 8, 1908 for the Boston Doves
Career statistics
Batting average	.317
Home runs	65
Runs batted in	1194
Stolen bases	443
Teams
As Player Boston Beaneaters (1891) Pittsburgh Pirates (1892) Baltimore Orioles (NL) (1892–1898) Brooklyn Superbas (1899–1901) Baltimore Orioles (AL) (1902) Cincinnati Reds (1902–1906) Boston Doves (1908) As Manager Cincinnati Reds (1902–1905) Boston Doves (1908)
Career highlights and awards
6× National League pennant winner (1891, 1894–1896, 1899–1900)
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1971
Election Method	Veterans Committee

Joseph James Kelley (December 9, 1871 – August 14, 1943) was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) who starred in the outfield of the Baltimore Orioles teams of the 1890s. Making up the nucleus of the Orioles along with John McGraw, Willie Keeler, and Hughie Jennings, Kelley received the nickname "Kingpin of the Orioles".^[1] He was elected a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee in 1971.

In his MLB career, Kelley played in the National League (NL) for the Boston Beaneaters (1891), Pittsburgh Pirates (1892), Baltimore Orioles (1892–1898), and Brooklyn Superbas (1899–1901), before he jumped to the upstart American League to play for the Baltimore Orioles (1902). He returned to the NL with Cincinnati Reds (1902–1906) and Boston Doves (1908). He managed the Cincinnati Reds (1902–1905) and Boston Doves (1908), coached the Brooklyn Robins (1926), and scouted for the New York Yankees (1915–1916).

Early life[link]

Kelley was born to Patrick Kelly and Ann Kelly (née Carney) in Cambridge, Massachusetts on December 9, 1871.^[2] Kelley's parents emigrated to the United States from Ireland, and he had five siblings. According to the 1880 United States Census, Patrick worked as a marble cutter.^[3]

As a child, Kelley was educated at a parochial grammar school and St. Thomas Aquinas College in Cambridge, where he starred for the school's baseball team as a pitcher. He worked for a local piano manufacturer and the John P. Lowell Arms Company. He practiced with the Harvard Crimson baseball team, the college baseball team of Harvard University, and played semi-professional baseball for the Lowell Arms Company.^[3][4]

Career[link]

Early career[link]

Kelley made his professional debut with the Lowell Indians of the New England League (NEL) in 1891, at age 19. During games he did not pitch, Lowell's manager put him in the lineup as an infielder.^[3][5] Kelley had a 10–3 win-loss record and a NEL-leading .323 batting average with Lowell.^[3]

Lowell folded in July.^[6] Three days later, Kelley signed with the Boston Beaneaters of the National League (NL).^[7]

Major League Baseball[link]

Kelley made his NL debut in August 1891 with the Beaneaters. After batting .244 in twelve games played, the Beaneaters released Kelley after the season.^[3]

Kelley began the 1892 season with the Omaha Omahogs of the Class–A Western League, turning down a $1,200 salary ($31,040 in current dollar terms) from the Oakland Oaks of the Pacific Coast League. With Omaha, Kelley batted .316 with 19 stolen bases in 58 games.^[3] The Pittsburgh Pirates of the NL purchased Kelley's contract from Omaha for $500 ($12,933 in current dollar terms) on July 2, 1892. Ned Hanlon succeeded George Van Haltren as manager during the season. Van Haltren, who remained a player for the Orioles, openly criticized Hanlon, and the new manager traded Van Haltren to the Pirates for Kelley and $2,000 ($51,733 in current dollar terms) in September 1892.^[3] Hanlon mentioned that he "had [his] eye on Kelley for a long time."^[8]

Kelley (sitting, left) with Baltimore Orioles teammates Hughie Jennings (sitting, right), Willie Keeler (standing, left), and John McGraw (standing, right)

Hanlon taught Kelley how to play center field.^[8] During the 1893 season, Kelley batted .305, with 120 runs scored, and stole 33 bases.^[8] In 1894, Kelley moved to left field with the acquisition of Steve Brodie, who played center.^[8] He batted .393 with 111 runs batted in (RBI) and 165 runs scored that season. Combined with 107 walks, Kelley posted a .502 on base percentage (OBP). His ten home runs in 1895 were a franchise record.^[9] The Orioles won the NL pennant in 1894, 1895, and 1896. These Orioles teams were known to break the rules in order to win, including tampering with their bats and the playing field.^[10] In 1897, Kelley agreed to serve as the coach of the Georgetown Hoyas, the college baseball team of Georgetown University.^[11]

By 1898, Kelley earned an annual salary of $2,500 ($69,840 in current dollar terms), plus a $200 ($5,587 in current dollar terms) bonus for serving as team captain.^[3] Due to insolvency, the Brooklyn Superbas purchased the Orioles after the 1898 season and transferred Kelley, Hanlon, Joe McGinnity, Hughie Jennings and Willie Keeler.^[12] Wanting an opportunity to manage, and to remain near Baltimore, Kelley requested a transfer to the Washington Senators, but Washington did not have enough talent to send to Brooklyn to make a trade.^[12] With John McGraw remaining in Baltimore, Hanlon named Kelley team captain.^[12] The Superbas won the NL pennant in 1899 and 1900. Hanlon led the team with a .319 batting average in 1900.^[12][13] Kelley moved back to the infield, becoming the regular first baseman in 1901.^[13]

After the 1901 season, Kelley denied reports that he would jump from the Superbas to the Detroit Tigers of the American League (AL), the former Western League which had decided to compete with the NL by creating franchises in east coast cities that housed NL franchises.^[14] However, the opportunity to return to Baltimore proved irresistible to Kelley, and after the AL's successful 1901 season, he jumped from the Superbas to the Baltimore Orioles AL.^[13][15] Kelley's father-in-law, John Mahon, was president and principal share holder of the AL's Orioles.^[16]

Kelley was named Orioles' captain and received some stock in the team.^[13] McGraw, player-manager of the Orioles, resigned from the team to take over as manager of the New York Giants on July 7, 1902. In his absence, Kelley and Wilbert Robinson took over in the interim.^[17] Under indefinite suspension by Ban Johnson by July 1902 for fighting with umpires,^[3] Kelley entertained the idea of leaving the Orioles with McGraw, who was becoming frustrated with Johnson, and had begun negotiating to join the New York Giants of the NL.^[18] With the team in financial straits,^[19] Kelley sold his shares of the Orioles to Mahon, who had purchased McGraw's shares when he left for New York, becoming principal shareholder of the Orioles.^[3] Mahon then sold controlling interest in the Orioles to Andrew Freedman, principal owner of the Giants, and John T. Brush, principal owner of the Cincinnati Reds, on July 17.^[3] In the day they owned the franchise, they released the best players on the Orioles from their contracts so that they could be signed by National League teams: Kelley and Cy Seymour signed with the Reds, while McGinnity, Roger Bresnahan, Dan McGann, and Jack Cronin signed with the Giants.^[20][21] Johnson, along with Orioles minority owners, took control of the Orioles franchise, which had to forfeit their game that day as they did not have enough players.^[3] Kelly stated that the Orioles owed $12,000 ($322,338 in current dollar terms), and that selling his shares was the only way Mahon could pay the team's debts.^[3]

The Superbas lodged a complaint against the Reds, claiming that Kelley was still under their control, seeking compensation from the Reds.^[22][23] However, the other NL owners saw the situation as a coup for their league, and compelled Hanlon to drop his complaint.^[24] Kelley did not immediately report to Cincinnati, instead traveling to Boston to attempt to convince members of the Boston Americans to join him in the NL.^[24] Kelley joined the Reds on July 31.^[19]

With rumors that Kelley was negotiating to become the Reds' manager, incumbent manager Bid McPhee resigned, and Kelley succeeded him as manager.^[24] Kelley served as manager of the Reds from 1902 until 1905. He was dismissed as manager after the 1905 season, and replaced by Hanlon.^[25] He remained as a Reds player for the 1906 season. He batted .228 during the 1906 season, and the Reds released him.^[25]

Kelley's 1909 American Tobacco Company baseball card

Kelley signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the Class–AA International League (IL) in 1907, receiving a $5,000 salary ($124,714 in current dollar terms), the highest for a minor league player to date.^[3] Kelley batted .322 for the Maple Leafs as a part-time player, spending time in left field and first base.^[25] The Maple Leafs won the IL pennant that season.^[3]

With Fred Tenney set to leave the Boston Doves of the NL for the Giants,^[26] the Doves claimed Kelley from the Maple Leafs,^[25][27] signing Kelley to a two year contract^[28] with an annual salary of $5,500 ($142,267 in current dollar terms).^[3] Kelley announced that he would play left field.^[29] Kelley feuded with Doves' owner George Dovey, as Dovey wanted George Browne fined for "indifferent play", which Kelley refused to do.^[30] Dovey fired Kelley in December 1908.^[25] Kelley threatened legal action against Dovey, stating in the press that Dovey was releasing him to cut salary.^[30][31] Kelley and Dovey settled their case.^[32]

Later career[link]

Maple Leafs president James McCafferey secured Kelley's return to the club in 1909.^[28][33] He played with the Maple Leafs through 1910, managing the Maple Leafs from 1912 to 1914, winning a second pennant in 1912.^[3]

After the 1914 season, the Maple Leafs released Kelley. The New York Yankees considered hiring Kelley as their manager after the 1914 season.^[34] Kelley scouted for the Yankees in 1915 and 1916.^[3][35] Former teammate Wilbert Robinson, then manager of the Brooklyn Robins, hired Kelley and McGinnity to join his coaching staff for the 1926 MLB season.^[3] Kelley and McGinnity were not retained after the season.^[36]

As a player, Kelley had 11 consecutive .300-plus seasons during his MLB career. Kelley was also known as a good base runner and stole a career-high 87 bases in 1896. He retired with a career .317 batting, .402 OBP, 65 home runs (including a career high 10 in 1895), 1,421 runs, 1,194 RBI and 443 stolen bases in 1,853 career games. Additionally, he was known as a great leader.^[37] He compiled a 338–321 win–loss record as a MLB manager. Kelley set a MLB record with nine hits in a doubleheader.^[38]

Hall of Fame induction[link]

Kelley was considered by the Veterans Committee for induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964,^[38] but was not selected. He was voted into the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee in 1971.^[39]

Personal life[link]

Kelley married Margaret Mahon on October 26, 1897. Keller served as Kelley's best man, and McGraw and Jennings served as groomsmen.^[40]

See also[link]

References[link]

Bibliography

• Fleitz, David L. (2007). More More ghosts in the gallery: Another sixteen little-known greats at Cooperstown. McFarland & Company. ISBN 0-7864-3133-4. http://books.google.com/books?id=4nROXhSvZo0C&pg=PA121&dq=%22joe+kelley%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=aE9uT9iZF6n-iQL39O2wBQ&ved=0CD8Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22joe%20kelley%22&f=false. Retrieved March 24, 2012. 

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Neal Boortz
Neal Boortz at a FairTax Rally in February 2008
Born	(1945-04-06) April 6, 1945 (age 67) Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Education	Pensacola High School Texas A&M University John Marshall Law School
Occupation	radio host, author, and political commentator
Spouse	Donna Boortz
Children	Laura
Website
boortz.com

Neal A. Boortz, Jr. (born April 6, 1945) is an American radio host, author, and self-described libertarian^[1] political commentator. His nationally syndicated talk show, The Neal Boortz Show, airs throughout the United States on Dial Global (formerly Jones Radio Networks). It is ranked seventh in overall listeners, with 4.25+ million per week.^[2] The content of the show centers on politics, current events, social issues and miscellaneous topics of interest, which Boortz discusses with callers, correspondents and guests. Boortz touches on many controversial topics and refers to himself as an "equal opportunity offender."

Boortz has been involved in talk radio since the beginning of his career as a broadcaster in 1969, while a student at Texas A&M University, where he was an on-air personality at WTAW-AM. After finishing at A&M he moved to Atlanta and became a fan of WRNG-AM, Atlanta’s first talk radio station. Boortz was an avid listener and regular caller to the morning show, which was hosted by Herb Elfman. But the untimely passing of Elfman created an opening for a new morning show host and after a two-week “trial run,” Boortz was offered the permanent position.

Boortz has received many industry accolades including being named one of the “25 Most Important Radio Talk Show Hosts in America” by Talkers magazine, and one of “Georgia’s 100 Most Influential People” by Georgia Trend. Boortz was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 2009, marking him as one of the most durable personalities in the field of talk radio.

Boortz's first book was The Commencement Speech You Need To Hear in 1997,^[3] followed by The Terrible Truth About Liberals, in 1998.^[4] In 2005, he co-wrote The FairTax Book with Congressman John Linder, proposing to implement a variant of a national retail sales tax in lieu of federal income taxes, payroll taxes, estate tax, etc. The FairTax incorporates a "pre-bate" of taxes up to those paid up to the poverty level. Due to his involvement with the FairTax, Boortz is featured in the documentary film An Inconvenient Tax.

Biography[link]

Early life & education[link]

Boortz was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, which was his mother's home. Neal's father was a World War II pilot in the Marine Corps and later served in the Korean War and Vietnam War. Describing himself as a "military brat", Neal lived in many locations throughout the country (most notably, in the small community of Thrall, Texas).^[5] Boortz spent his first two years of High School at Tustin Union High School in Tustin, California. The family then moved to Florida where he attended Pensacola High School, graduating in 1963. He attended Texas A&M University from 1963 to 1967. Boortz states "I was in the Corps of Cadets. Fighting Seagram's Seven, to be exact, Ed Zatopek, C.O."^[6][7] Boortz then attended John Marshall Law School, in Atlanta, Georgia where he earned a Law Degree.^[8]

Personal life[link]

Neal Boortz makes his permanent home in Naples, Florida, spending a few months in Atlanta, Georgia. He lives with his wife, Donna.^[9] They have one married daughter, Laura and a granddaughter born in July of 2009. Neal is an avid pilot and enjoys spending his free time playing golf or flying. He has said that "There's nothing like flying upside down to clear your mind ... among other things." He has been known to defend aviation on-air and point out trade idiocy to aviators. Since early 2000, Boortz has been a motorcycle enthusiast. Boortz owns a Mooney Ovation3 and a Super Decathlon airplane.^[10] Boortz is an Episcopalian.^[10]

Professional career and rise to fame[link]

Before going into radio, Boortz held many jobs including writing speeches for then Georgia Governor Lester Maddox. He began his radio career in College Station, Texas in the 1960s at WTAW-AM under the name of Randy Neal while attending Texas A&M University.^[11][12] After attending A&M, Boortz went to Atlanta in 1967 to visit his parents; he liked the area and decided to stay. He began searching for local broadcasting industry jobs, but experienced many rejections. For two years, Boortz worked at Rich’s Department Store as an assistant buyer in fine jewelry where he, in his words, "had the pleasure of assisting Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.", and also worked in carpeting. Boortz went on to write speeches for the Governor of Georgia, Lester Maddox. In 1974, Boortz started attending law school in his spare time.

When Boortz moved to Atlanta, a new radio station named WRNG-AM came into existence. WRNG, which called itself "Ring Radio," was Atlanta’s first talk radio station. Boortz was an avid listener and would call their morning talk show host, Herb Elfman, that led to a friendship between them. While watching the news one evening, he heard that Elfman had committed suicide. The next morning Boortz showed up at the front door of WRNG and announced that he was ready to take Elfman's place. Even though the management told him that "they were going to search for a 'qualified' host to take his place", Boortz was offered to be a temporary two-week replacement. In the interim, the evening host was moved to mornings and Boortz hosted the evening. Two weeks later, Boortz was moved to the morning show and has been doing talk radio in Atlanta ever since.^[8]

Radio personality[link]

After graduating from the then-unaccredited John Marshall Law School in Atlanta in 1977, Boortz practiced law in a solo law firm from 1977 through 1993.^[6] Boortz continued to work as both a radio personality and attorney until 1993, when he signed an exclusive contract with WSB to host a daily radio show. In 1999, his show became nationally syndicated through WSB's owner Cox Radio. His syndicated show originates from WSB-AM 750 in Atlanta. The Neal Boortz Show features Boortz, producer Belinda Skelton, interviewees, and callers. On the air and on his website (boortz.com) Boortz admonishes, "Don't believe anything you read on this web page or, for that matter, anything you hear on The Neal Boortz Show unless it is consistent with what you already know to be true, or unless you have taken the time to research the matter to prove its accuracy to your own satisfaction." On numerous occasions, Boortz has cautioned his listeners to take no heed nor place any credence in anything he says, as he is merely an "entertainer."^[8]

In the February 1995 issue of Talkers Magazine, Neal Boortz was named one of the "25 Most Important Radio Talk Show Hosts in America" and one of the "100 Most Powerful & Influential People in Georgia" in the January 1995 issue of Georgia Trend magazine.^[13][14] As an entertainer, Neal was a 2002 NAB Marconi Radio Awards finalist and Radio & Records NewsTalk Personality of the Year for 2002.^[15] NewsMax.com Magazine's "Top 25 Talk Radio Host" list selected Boortz as the ninth most influential host in the nation.^[16]

In 2007, Boortz and his radio show was awarded the honors of "Best Radio On-Air Personality" and "Best Radio Program, Any Type" by The Georgia Association of Broadcasters. He is also a recipient of the Georgia Radio Hall of Fame 2007 Career Achievement Award, joining fellow nationally syndicated WSB talk host Clark Howard and legendary longtime University of Georgia Bulldogs football radio voice Larry Munson, among several others.^[17] The Neal Boortz Show originates from the nation's eighth (8th) largest radio market^[18] and is ranked the sixth overall most listened to radio program in the country.^[2] Neal was one of the finalists for the National Association of Broadcaster's 2008 "Marconi Award" as the nation's best syndicated radio personality (the award went to Glenn Beck).^[19]

Author[link]

Boortz on a book tour for Somebody's Gotta Say It

Boortz's first foray into authorship was in 1997 with The Commencement Speech You Need To Hear, in which he delivers his opinions on various topics in the form of a commencement speech he would give to new college graduates, if ever invited to do so.^[3] His second book, entitled The Terrible Truth About Liberals, was published in 1998, and contains reprinted material from his first book, along with a significant amount of new material.^[4]

His third book (co-authored by Georgia Congressman John Linder) entitled The FairTax Book, explains the proposal to implement a national retail sales tax in lieu of the federal income taxes, payroll taxes, estate tax, etc.^[20] The hardcover version held the #1 non-fiction spot on the New York Times bestseller list for the last two weeks of August 2005 and remained in the top ten for seven weeks.^[21] The paperback released in May 2006 contains additional information, an afterword and several revisions of misstatements made in the hardcover edition. It also spent several weeks on the New York Times bestseller list.^[21] Boortz claims to have donated 100% of his royalties from the FairTax book to charity and has commented on his radio show that he has not made one cent from the book.^[22] As of July 2006, Boortz claims his charitable donations from book proceeds exceed one hundred thousand US dollars.^[22] The book is one of his most frequent topics of discussion.

His fourth book entitled Somebody's Gotta Say It was released on February 20, 2007,^[23] and debuted at #2 spot on the New York Times bestseller list, second only to Barack Obama's "Audacity of Hope".^[24] He occasionally writes columns on the Internet news/commentary site Townhall.com and other online magazines.

His latest book is titled FairTax: The Truth.^[25] This book attempts to answer the critics of the Fair Tax proposal and claims to correct some of its myths and misrepresentations. It achieved #4 on the New York Times Best Seller list for the week of March 2, 2008 for paperback nonfiction.

Politics[link]

Boortz supports a complete overhaul of the U.S. tax system and the release of all non-violent drug offenders who are currently in prison. He tends to support Republican candidates and Republican tax policy, though he occasionally clashes with Republicans on social issues.^[26] He has stated that he is a libertarian,^[26][27] however, some feel his views are more in line with "republitarian" philosophy that embraces incrementalism domestically,^[20] and a generally interventionist foreign policy based on self-interest, national defense and the expansion of freedom.^[28] Neal disagrees with the Libertarian Party platform on several key issues including his firm support of the war in Iraq,^[28] incremental tax reform,^[20] and his opposition to the unrestricted immigration policy advocated by the Libertarian Party.

While Boortz criticizes the major parties saying "I believe that the principal difference between the Democrats and the Republicans is that the Democrats just want to grow our Imperial Federal Government a bit faster than the Republicans do."^[10] He sides with liberals on some social issues such as abortion, same-sex marriage, and civil liberties.^[23] He agrees with fiscal conservatives in advocating less government spending and decreasing corporate regulation. He is an advocate for freedom of speech. In line with the traditional views of the Libertarian Party, Boortz supports eliminating the war on drugs, lowering taxes, shrinking the size of government, and emphasizing personal responsibility.^[23] He has repeatedly stated his belief that global climate change is not man-made. His stances on many of these issues make him popular among conservative Republicans, who, due to their larger numbers in comparison to Libertarians, make up the majority of his listeners and callers.^{[citation needed]} Boortz is perhaps most widely known for his enthusiastic support of the FairTax plan.^[8]

Boortz tends to advocate Conservative platforms. Boortz's post-9/11 politics include support for the US-led War on Terror, a more aggressive foreign policy,^[28] and the USA Patriot Act. Boortz is also strongly in favor of a crackdown on illegal immigration, including harsh penalties for businesses who employ illegals. These views occasionally put him in conflict with the Libertarian Party. For instance, Justin Raimondo of Antiwar.com has called Boortz a "statist, not a libertarian" and a "liberventionist" and has urged the Libertarian Party to "Boot Boortz".^[29] Boortz counters that the issues of the greatest importance after the 9/11 attacks are those in which terrorism has dominated.

Prior to the 2006 midterm elections, Boortz opined that perhaps it would be a good thing to have the Republicans lose power in Congress, forcing them to wake up and stop taking their base for granted. Boortz told one disgruntled caller:

I am happy about it [the defeat]. It's the only way to get these Republicans to wake themselves up and say, 'You have abandoned what you were put in office for.'^[30]

Boortz creates controversy among conservatives for his support of abortion rights (on which Boortz does not allow calls), for his refusal to condemn homosexuality or gay marriage,^[23][31] and for his negative comments regarding Baptists and the Biblical story of creation, though he considers himself to be a Christian who keeps his religious views very private.^[23] Additionally, he causes a stir among some Southerners, coining the term "Flaggots" for his frequent jabs at them and at Confederate issues (such as governmental support of the Confederate flag).^[32]

Honors[link]

Boortz was inducted in the National Radio Hall of Fame in 2009.^[33]

[edit] The Neal Boortz Show

Boortz hosts the nationally syndicated talk show, The Neal Boortz Show, which airs live from 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM ET Monday through Friday. His nicknames include: "The Talkmaster", "Mighty Whitey", "The Mouth of the South", "America's Rude Awakening", and the "High Priest of the Church of the Painful Truth".^[11] He routinely criticizes politicians, Muslim extremism,^[34] the homeless, public schools (which he calls 'government schools'), liberals, opponents of the Iraq war, teachers, smokers, the obese, Chevrolet Camaro drivers, cats, and welfare recipients. On air, Boortz refers to himself an "equal opportunity offender".

Boortz markets his talk radio show as "insensitivity training", with some of his statements have created controversy over the years. For example, Boortz believes that ADD and ADHD are "medical frauds" and a scam that teachers, parents, and drug companies use.^[35][36] Boortz has also received criticism because he refers to homeless people as "urban outdoorsmen".^[37][38][39] Boortz controversially refers to public education as "tax payer funded child abuse" and accuses parents of child abuse for sending their children off to "government schools".^[39] Boortz has made controversial statements that are critical of politicians and other statements that offend Christian conservatives. He has repeatedly criticized Senator Hillary Clinton, the late Senator Ted Kennedy, former Senator Max Cleland, former Representative Cynthia McKinney.^[40]

Boortz has expressed a negative opinion about the lack of Muslim outrage for the actions of Muslim Terrorists and the riots that erupted in response to the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy.^[41] Boortz has sparred with Bill O'Reilly, goading O'Reilly to call Boortz a "vicious son of a bitch" on The O'Reilly Factor.^[42] Boortz has made controversial statements about Muslim extremists."^[43] At the height of the Terri Schiavo case, Boortz strongly criticized groups that fought against the removal of Schiavo's feeding tube.^[44] After the Virginia Tech shootings, Boortz criticized the media, saying, "When the history of this event is written, we will have 25 students standing meekly waiting for this guy to execute them."^[45] While public reaction to Boortz's comments was muted, members of the Virginia Legislature tried to have Boortz's show removed from local radio stations.^[46] In March 2008, Boortz attracted controversy by playing an audiotape of a nine-year-old where he repeatedly ridiculed the child’s speech,^[47] leading to an unsuccessful FCC petition to deny Boortz’s employer the right to purchase five local radio stations.^[48][49][50]

Death of Royal Marshall[link]

On Saturday January 15, 2011, the show’s longtime engineer and board operator Royal Marshall died. Marshall collapsed at his Atlanta home. Paramedics responded to his wife's 911 call but were unable to revive him. Marshall was pronounced dead at Grady Hospital at about 1 AM that Saturday morning. Marshall was 43. He had worked with Boortz’s show for 17 years according to the WSB (AM) (Boortz’s flagship station) biography for Marshall. After Marshall’s death was announced at noon that day on WSB, a moment of silence was held followed by an hour of Boortz’s show in honor of Marshall.^[51] Georgia has dubbed the intersection of Courtland Street and Ralph McGill Boulevard in Atlanta the "Royal Marshall Memorial Intersection".^[52]

See also[link]

• Cox Radio
• FairTax

Notes[link]

Further reading[link]

• Boortz, Neal (1997). The Commencement Speech You Need To Hear (Hardcover ed.). Longstreet Press. ISBN 978-1-56352-434-9. 
• Boortz, Neal (1998). The Terrible Truth About Liberals (Paperback ed.). Longstreet Press. ISBN 1-56352-685-9. 
• Boortz, Neal; Linder, John (2006). The FairTax Book: Saying Goodbye to the Income Tax and the IRS (Paperback ed.). Regan Books. ISBN 0-06-087549-6. 
• Boortz, Neal (2007). Somebody's Gotta Say It (Paperback ed.). Regan Books. ISBN 0-06-087820-7. 
• Boortz, Neal; Linder, John (2008). The FairTax: The Truth (Paperback ed.). Regan Books. ISBN 978-0-06-154046-2. 

External links[link]

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• Various Boortz Webcasts (Live and Delayed)
• List of radio stations streaming The Neal Boortz Show
• Listen to The Boortz Show Online
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Russell Mills is a British artist who was born in Ripon, Yorkshire, UK in 1952. He paints, creates multimedia installations, designs stage sets and lighting and has produced record covers and book covers for Brian Eno, the Cocteau Twins,^[1]Michael Nyman, David Sylvian, Peter Gabriel, and Nine Inch Nails.^[2]

As a recording artist he has collaborated with many musicians, for example David Sylvian, Ian McCulloch and Peter Gabriel. He has released 2 CDs with his recording project Undark, one of them on the British ambient label Em:t Records.

He is Visiting Tutor at the Royal College of Art.^[3] Visiting Professor at the Glasgow School of Art^[4] and regularly lectures in universities in the UK and abroad.

Early work[link]

While in art school in the late 1970s and early 1980s, Mills interpreted and illustrated the lyrics of Brian Eno's "vocal" albums (and side projects with 801, Cluster and others) as a capstone to his artistic training, in the manner of a final thesis. The collected illustrations were later published as a book, More Dark Than Shark, which has long been out of print and difficult to obtain.

The general style of the illustrations is a combination of pen and pencil sketching with pastels and watercolor paints used for coloration. Human figures, animals, and room interiors are frequently depicted, all of which are noticeably absent from later work. Elements of Mills' "collage" style begin to emerge with the incorporation of materials such as fabrics and metals into the drawn/painted work.

Emergence as music packaging designer[link]

In the 1980s, Russell Mills began receiving commissions to design record album covers and associated packaging. Stylistically, his work at this time became much more abstract, abandoning figurative representation in favor of symbolic allusions. He regularly treated the canvas as a sculptural plane, with materials such as metals, powders, bones, feathers, beeswax, fabric, wires, animal skins and papers embedded in thick paints and pastes. Works of this period generally occupy the entirety of the canvas with little or no "negative space" left.

Notable album covers include:

• Roger Eno, Between Tides
• Japan, Exorcising Ghosts
• Harold Budd and Brian Eno, The Pearl
• Roger Eno, Voices
• David Sylvian, Gone to Earth
• Michael Brook, Hybrid
• Nine Inch Nails, The Downward Spiral
• The Overload (illustration for the Talking Heads song in their book, What the Songs Look Like)