Five Questions For The Ocean’s “Forbes and Marshall” Forbes & Marshall are the hosts of 98.5 The OCEAN’S popular morning show. They are one of the only married morning show teams in Canada and have two children, Noah and Adam. Join Forbes & Marshall weekday mornings from 5:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Lisa: I heard him on the radio first and liked his voice. He wasn’t anything like I imagined he’d look like though. I thought he would be a 50-year-old with a pot belly!
Who’s Forbes and Who’s Marshall? Lisa: When we first started at The OCEAN they wanted to call us just Michael and Lisa, but we were stubborn and wanted Forbes and Marshall because last name duos seemed to be all the rage. Marshall is my maiden name and because we were married, we thought it might be playful to keep people guessing. It worked too well and some people still think that there’s something going on between us and feel sorry for whoever we’re married to! In case you’re wondering, it’s Michael Forbes and Lisa Marshall. How did you two meet? Michael: We tell people that we were both were starving DJs that met in a grocery store and when we both reached for the same box of Kraft dinner, our eyes met and it was love at first sight. The truth is not far off though … we were starving DJs in Regina when Lisa got a gig at the same radio station and it was my job to show her the ropes. Have you ever met someone for the first time and felt like you’ve known them all your life? That’s how we felt. It was almost as if we were picking up where we left off. We really did start out as best friends and then it became something more.
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Most married couples say they couldn’t work together – how do you two do it? Michael: This by far is the number-one question we get asked almost on a daily basis because most married couples can’t imagine being stuck in a room and in a high-pressure situation and sound like they’re having fun. I’d say the one word to describe how we do it? Lisa. She is patient and usually very positive. It takes me five cups of coffee and a cold shower to get going in the morning but she’s trained herself to be pleasant from the moment she wakes up. Lisa: I’d be lying if I said we didn’t fight once in a while but we’ve learned to do it, hide the evidence and get it over with in a two-minute commercial break!
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What’s the best and worst celebrity interviews you ever did? Lisa: We have talked to a lot of people over the years from TV stars to astronauts. What a thrill it is to talk to Olympians, musicians, inventors, authors and just everyday people. Our favourite interview has to be Jann Arden … she is funny, generous and isn’t afraid to share something of herself … we always look forward to those times. Michael: I think the most difficult interview was a few years ago when Loretta Switt came into the studio. She was promoting a play of hers and it was quite obvious she was not a morning person. She felt it necessary to be a diva and refused to answer any questions about the show that made her famous! How can “Hot Lips Hoolihan” not talk about M*A*S*H?! She was definitely a candidate for a Section 8. Thankfully that day Lisa talked me out of dressing like Corporal Klinger! What is your most memorable moment at The OCEAN? Michael: People still ask us about the time that I walked naked on the Empress lawn. I lost an on-air bet and promised to walk naked. Sure enough on the morning of the big event, I kid you not, there were a couple hundred people waiting (including the police). At the appointed time, I stepped out of a van with a dog on a leash named “Naked.” I was booed! Lisa: They should have thanked him, it’s bad enough I have to see him naked.