R.I.P.: Longtime Dayton Personality Marshall B. Phillips

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Longtime Dayton radio personality Marshall B. Phillips was found dead in his apartment Sunday afternoon.

He was 58 according to the Dayton Daily News.

A neighbor told police he noticed the front door to Phillips’ apartment at 6:30 p.m. Friday.

The neighbor went into the apartment Sunday and found the former night DJ for WTUE 104.7 FM dead on the couch.

Phillips was a popular WTUE DJ in the 1980s and 1990s and worked in sales for Clear Channel.

Before WTUE, he worked at WAZU in Springfield as Marshall Amp.

Chris Geisen, former co-host of WTUE’s Kerrigan & Christopher Morning Show, said he always enjoyed the time he spent with Phillips on and off the air.

“Marshall was a good friend and a Dayton radio icon. His unique voice filled Dayton radio airwaves at night and his friendliness filled our hearts as well,” Geisen said. “He was a big part of my radio career and will remain in the hearts and minds of Dayton rock radio listeners for a long time.”
Miami County Coroner Steve Huffman ruled the death to be from natural causes, according to the police report.

Phillips, whose birthday was Sept. 30, had struggled with liver and other health issues in recent years,