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Marshall Trimble is also one of the most sought-after banquet and convention speakers in the state!
In recent years Marshall's been the recipient of many honors. In 1999 he
was inducted into the Phoenix College Alumni Hall of Fame. In 2000 he was
selected as one of Arizona's representatives in the Library of Congress'
"Local Legacies." In 2002 he received the first "Copper
Star
Award" from the State Society of Arizona in Washington D.C. That same
year, Governor Janet Napolitano appointed him co-chairman of the
countdown to the state's centennial. The following year he received the
Scottsdale Jaycees "Distinguished Service Award," In 2004 the
Daughters
of the American Revolution honored him with their Medal of Honor for leadership
and patriotism. That same year he was inducted into
Scottsdale's Hall of Fame, and the Arizona Veteran's Hall of Fame.
Over the years he's appeared on ABC, NBC and CBS national television
shows. He's been the opening act for
such national stars as Rex Allen, Waylon Jennings, and the Oak
Ridge Boys.
He’s been
featured many times on PBS programs on history and folklore, including the
award-winning KAET production "Legends and Dreamers."
In 2001, the Westin Kierland Hotel in Scottsdale
was planning a new resort and spa using the theme,
"Essence of
Arizona." Trimble was hired as a consultant and for
the next two years advised and wrote plaques describing the state's history and
culture that are found throughout the hotel.
At the opening the hotel named him a charter "Arizona
Culturekeeper". "Marshall's
Outpost," a pavilion at the resort is named in his honor.
While enjoying the reputation of being one of America's most popular raconteurs of this nation's
colorful folk history, Marshall Trimble is also considered the dean of Arizona
historians. He’s taught
The state's largest newspaper, the "Arizona
He hosted the Arizona
Historical Foundation’s Barry M.
Goldwater Lecture Series for more than twenty
years. In 1999 he was inducted into the Phoenix College Alumni Hall of Fame. In
2000 he was selected as one of
Arizona’s representatives in the Library of Congress’
Local Legacies. In 1997 the governor
of Arizona
named him the state’s Official Historian.
In January 2000 he replaced the late Rex Allen as radio spokesman for
Saba’s
Western Stores. He's also a spokesman for Prescott’s famed Palace Restaurant and Saloon.
A prolific writer, his nineteen books include the award-winning "Arizona: A Cavalcade of
History", "A Roadside
History of Arizona" and "Arizona: A Panoramic History of a
Marshall Trimble began his career as a folk singer during the 1960's and today appears on stage, radio and
television as a humorist and storyteller of
Trimble grew up in the small northern Arizona
town of
Ash
Fork
and his homespun humor
is a reflection of those times. His
Irish roots are also reflected in his colorful stories. His book, "It Always Rains After A Dry
Spell," a collection of legends, tall tales and humorous true tales, was a
finalist for the Ben Franklin Award for humor.
His latest books are "Never Give A Heifer A Bum Steer,"
"Arizona 2000: A Yearbook for the Millennium," and
"Pulling Legs Attached to Tenderfeet." In 2003, he wrote the
introduction and was a contributing writer on the
In 2000, he was selected as one of Arizona's representatives in the Library of Congress Local Legacies. 2002 Marshall received the first "Copper Star Award' from the State Society of Arizona Washington, DC. That same year, Governor Janet Napolitano appointed him co-chairman of the countdown to the state's centennial. The following year he received the Scottsdale Jaycees "Distinguished Service Award," and in 2004 he was the recipient of the Daughters of the American Revolution's medal of Honor, their highest award for leadership and patriotism. Also in 2004, he was inducted into Scottsdale's Hall of Fame and the Arizona Veteran's Hall of Fame. In 2005 Marshall served as President of the Arizona Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame.
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