John Ivany Marshall

MARSHALL John Ivany Marshall January 15, 1938 - July 15, 2007 John Ivany Marshall passed on Sunday, July 15, 2007 in Baton Rouge Louisiana. He was 69 years old. John Marshall, with his wife Carole Marshall, owned and operated Shadow Broadcast Services a/k/a ""Shadow Traffic'' and Traffic Scan Network, Inc. in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, providing traffic reports for radio and television. Mr. Marshall, one of the first believers of the ""ten second'' advertising spot - now a well recognized standard - led a group of individuals who created an entire new segment of news and information in traffic reporting. In 1980, Mr. Marshall and two partners started MetroScan Traffic in New Orleans which Mr. Marshall operated until it was sold to Marco Communications. Thereafter, he and Carole came to Baton Rouge to start Shadow buying Traffic Patrol in the process and re-introducing the service. During the 14 years of its operation under Mr. Marshall's guidance, Shadow has been the predominant provider of air borne radio traffic reports having been heard on up to 22 stations simultaneously. Shadow continues to provide traffic information expanding into television and internet areas. Mr. Marshall began his radio career in Albany, New York as a salesman for WPTR. Thereafter he became sales manager at WOKO in Albany, NY, eventually becoming station manager for WWDC/DC 101 in Washington, DC. He and his family moved to Louisiana in 1976 when Mr. Marshall began working as at WGSO/WQUE in New Orleans, where he was station manager until moving onto traffic. Mr. Marshall was born in Newton, Massachusetts and grew up in Newport, Vermont attending Norwich University and Champlain College. Mr. Marshall served as a member of the U.S. Army Military Reserve. Despite his many accomplishments, Mr. Marshall was most proud of his family. Mr. Marshall married Carole Ann Mitchell in Boston, Massachusetts in 1961. Together they had five children - April Mitchell Marshall Nosacka mother of seven children who is married to Mark Nosacka, Jonathan Scofield Marshall an entertainment attorney who is married to Tricia Helfer, Albert-Dean Ivany Marshall a building contractor who is engaged to Julie Simpson, Samuel Weber Marshall a chief financial officer who is married to Stephanie Artell Marshall and Sarah Ann Dallas Marshall Newton an architect who is married to Brad Newton - and eight grandchildren - Peter John Marshall, Rachel Nosacka, Rebecca Nosacka, Sarah Nosacka, Ruth Nosacka, John-Paul Nosacka, John-Luke Nosacka and Henry Newton. Mr. Marshall is also survived by his sisters, Alice Elizabeth Woodward, Maryanne Baker, Evelyn Shirley Budolf and Roberta Plimpton Raynor. Mr. Marshall survived his brothers the late Albert Dickson Marshall and Samuel Whiting Marshall. Mr. Marshall was a member of the Downtown Baton Rouge Lion's Club, served as a board member of the Patrons of LSU Opera and the Opera Louisiane. He also served on the Forever LSU, CMDA steering committee. Visiting will take place at Rabenhorst Funeral Services, 825 Government Street, Baton Rouge, LA, from 4:00PM until 8:00PM on Tuesday, July 17th, 2007. Visiting will resume at First United Methodist Church, 930 North Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA on Wednesday, July 18th at 1:30PM with a service to follow at 3:00 PM. In lieu flowers, those wishing to make a donation may do so in John Marshall's name to one of his many charities - the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra, Patrons of LSU Opera, Downtown Baton Rouge Lion Club's ""Cub Site Program'', Cat Haven or Opera Louisiane.