Christina Gonzalez, Belinda Skelton and Neal Boortz dedicating a tree in Royal Marshall's name on WSB property. CREDIT: Rodney Ho/rho@ajc.com
Royal Marshall, Neal Boortz’s irrepressibly cheerful right-hand man for more than 17 years, died of a heart attack a year ago.
His closest friends, family and colleagues are still trying to pick up the pieces. At AM 750 and 95.5FM News/Talk WSB, Marshall’s workplace for nearly two decades, the station Friday honored him with a bronze plaque and tree planted in his name. The plaque will be placed in the control room, his second home.
“Honestly, it still doesn’t feel real,” said Belinda Skelton, Boortz’s producer. “I keep thinking he’s coming back from vacation. But every day, I feel his loss. I miss that laugh.”
Boortz told the group at the dedication when he started doing his show in Naples, Fla. more often, he couldn’t visually signal Marshall when he was ready to go. But he said Marshall knew him so well, “he always knew where my mind …
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