About
Marty Riemer (last name rhymes with “Dreamer”) is a veteran broadcaster, podcaster, voice over talent and live event host that finds it very difficult to write about himself in the third-person. And yet, here he is – Hi, it’s me, Marty!
Now, back to 3rd person… Marty is that rare broadcaster who has spent most of his career – thirty plus years – in one market, a great market, Seattle. And lest you think, 30 years?! Must be stuck in a rut. He now divides his time between Seattle and Berlin, thereby averting the rut.
Having started in radio at the ripe age of 13, and while acquiring a master’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Washington, Marty went on to host shows at some of Seattle’s most renowned radio properties: KCMU (the precursor to KEXP), KZOK, KJR, KXRX, and his personal favorite, KMTT – The Mountain.
And while one toe always seems dipped in the broadcast world, he’s also gone on to establish himself in a variety of other media arenas...
Marty’s hairstyles over the years
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Don't care
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Bad hair
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No hair
He established one of the first daily, live-music and entertainment podcasts in Seattle. Through his production company, Twisted Scholar, Inc., he’s written, produced and hosted podcasts and videos for various clients.
For many years he hosted a wonderfully popular, eponymous annual live comedy festival – “The Marty Riemer Funny Festival.” He has interviewed some of the biggest names in entertainment, lent his voice to countless commercial and non-commercial works and most recently hosted a daily, live, drive-time radio show for the Seattle market that originated from his home in Berlin.
Through it all he has maintained a genuine curiosity for life that makes every project he takes on as intriguing and enjoyable as the first. And his ability to take direction, his light-heartedness mixed with a focus on detail makes him an ideal candidate for your next project.
Oh, and he has a wonderful, self-deprecating sense of humor (weird, because this is still Marty writing this).
Marty, signing off.
Marty side-hugging famous people
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Don Henley of The Eagles
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The Rolling Stones (I look photoshopped, but I was really there)
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Wicked Chris Isaac
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Rock band Heart reunites ... in my basement
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Peter Gabriel
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Little Steven from the E Street Band
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Minnie Driver
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Marc Cohn
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Dave Matthews
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Michael Franti & Spearhead
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John O'Hurley
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Vicci Martinez (Orange is the New Black)
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Mountain climbing legend Ed Viesturs
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Olympic skater Nancy Kerrigan
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American talk show legend Phil Donohue
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Midnight Oil / Australian Rep Peter Garrett
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Gilbert Gottfried
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Cartoonist (Dilbert creator) Scott Adams
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Famed producer T Bone Burnett
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Flight of the Conchords & Sklar Brothers
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Comedian, filmmaker Mike Birbiglia
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Dave Matthews (again)
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Actress Aisha Tyler from "Archer" and "Friends"
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Chris Balew from "Presidents of the United States of America"
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Actress Jenna Fischer from "The Office"
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Sir Patrick Stewart at Emerald City Comicon – just two bald guys hanging out
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Marty Riemer's Funny Festival