Marquis Neal is a senior technical director at WBUR. He most recently worked as senior technical director for Radio Boston, WBUR's daily local news show.
Born and raised in the Dorchester area of Boston, Marquis is what you would consider homegrown talent. He attended the New England Institute of Art and received his bachelor's degree in audio and media technology.
Starting out as a broadcast radio technician, and most recently serving as the technical director for WBUR and NPR’s Only A Game up until the show ended, Marquis has worked up the audio department ladder at WBUR.
In his spare time, he is an aspiring entrepreneur in the entertainment and cannabis industries. He also loves sports, particularly Boston sports, of course.
Recently published
Getting to know Bred Hampton, known for photographing Celtics' Jayson Tatum
Photographer Bred Hampton joins Radio Boston.
He was a football player. Then, in Boston, he found opera
Radio Boston talks with opera singer Morris Robinson.
The Lemonheads' Evan Dando reflects on Boston roots ahead of hometown show
Alt-rocker Evan Dando joins Radio Boston to reflect on his musical career, which began in Back Bay in the 1980s.
GLD FSTVL returns to Boston's City Hall Plaza to celebrate Hip-Hop
This weekend, Boston's City Hall Plaza is hosting The GLD FSTVL. It's a free festival celebrating hip-hop music and culture. It'll feature Ghostface Killah of the Wu-Tang Clan, along with...
Boston's new mixtape is a way to bolster local talent
Boston's new mixtape dropped this month. It features six local DJs and 17 musicians across different genres. "Dear Summer Vol. 2," which follows last year's "Dear Summer Vol. 1" is...
Advertisement
Three women reflect on their rise in Boston media, and those who came before them
We discuss ambition, inspiration and change with three women in Boston media.
High cost, shortage of liquor licenses makes life difficult for Boston's aspiring restauranteurs
Radio Boston delves into the challenges restaurants face to obtain liquor licenses.
Celebrating different kinds of love this Valentine's Day
"The Jar is a 21st-century model to help people create, catalyze and deepen meaningful relationships with people who are like them and not like them," founder Ben-Aharon said. "It allows...
When will you be able to visit a cannabis café in Massachusetts?
Radio Boston talks with Cannabis Control Commission Bruce Stebbins about where cannabis cafés stand today.
Mass. Cannabis Control Commission wrestles with internal and external challenges
The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission is under an unwelcome microscope, as drama between suspended Commission chair Shannon O'Brien and state treasurer Deb Goldberg overshadows the work of regulating a $5...