Marshall Gilbert

Marshall Gilbert (born July 9, 1959) is best known for his conservative talk shows, which aired on a number of different radio stations in Palm Springs, California for more than a dozen years.

Gilbert was born into a family of lawyers and for a brief time, considered the law himself. But being raised in Beverly Hills, California and being exposed to the influence of his uncle, Milton Berle, with whom he toured from 1978–79, Gilbert decided the microphone would be more fun than drawing up tort papers.

Gilbert moved to Palm Springs in the 1980s and soon discovered his other passion—conservative politics. He became close friends with entertainer Sonny Bono who was about to make a run for Palm Springs mayor. Gilbert served as campaign manager for Bono's successful run and remained a close friend of the family, being named godfather to two of Sonny and Mary Bono's children.

After Bono's election, he appointed Gilbert chairman of the Palm Springs Airport Commission. He was also appointed to serve on the tourism board, designed to bring visitors to the Coachella Valley as a vacation destination.

Gilbert's radio program aired on both KPSI and KNWZ in Palm Springs, where he earned a reputation as a fiery defender of conservative causes, yet was unfailingly fair and respectful to his opponents.

A staunch conservative, Gilbert is pro-life, against amnesty for illegal aliens and is supportive of the Second Amendment.

He has interviewed every president from Ronald Reagan to George W. Bush and met with Bill Clinton in the Oval office. Political guests on his radio show included Vice President Dan Quayle, feminist attorney Gloria Allred, author Anne Rice, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Ann Coulter, Bill Press, Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Sen. Barbara Boxer.

Gilbert also interviewed may show business personalities, including his uncle Berle, Shecky Green, Sid Caesar, Henny Youngman, Rodney Dangerfield, Morey Amsterdam, Don Rickles and Dennis Miller, to name a few.

Gilbert also used his microphone as a "Bully Pulpit" for worthy causes, such as helping to raise $365,000 for Hurricane Katrina victims.

Gilbert's outspokenness sometimes got him in trouble, most recently when discussing the fallout of the passage of Proposition 8, which outlawed gay marriage in California. He took a gay Palm Springs city councilmember, Ginny Foat to task for calling for a boycott of businesses whose owners donated money to the Prop 8 cause. The councilmember denied calling for a boycott, but was caught on videotape doing just that by a news crew. Gilbert brought up the fact that this councilmenber had twice been tried for murder.

Station management fired Gilbert and his co-host, Gary Stone, the following day.[1][2]

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