Editing Neal Boortz (section)

=== Full-time radio career ===
While in law school, Boortz returned to work at WRNG. In 1983 he moved to the larger news-talk radio station [[WGKA|WGST]]. He later recounted how he would often go into work at his law office at 5 a.m., work there for several hours, then go to WGST, and finally back to the law office until 11:00&nbsp;p.m.<ref name="devotee" /> In 1992, Boortz asked [[WBIN (AM)|WGST]] for a raise; a salary equal to his combined income as an attorney and a radio host. When WGST refused, Boortz left. He got his raise when he signed an exclusive contract with [[AM 750]] [[WSB (AM)|WSB]] to host a weekday radio show. Shortly after that, he closed his law office. In 1995, [[Talkers Magazine]] named Boortz one of the "25 Most Important Radio Talk Show Hosts in America". That same year, ''Georgia Trend'' magazine added Boortz to its list of the "100 Most Powerful & Influential People in Georgia"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lp.org/lpn/9807-conv-1998-speakers.html|title=Elder, Boortz, and McWilliams round out Convention '98 line-up|access-date=2007-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070703074051/http://www.lp.org/lpn/9807-conv-1998-speakers.html|archive-date=July 3, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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In 1999, his show became [[radio syndication|nationally syndicated]] through WSB's owner [[Cox Radio]]. The show continued to be based in Atlanta. ''The Neal Boortz Show'' featured Boortz, producers Belinda Skelton and Royal Marshall, interviews, and callers. On the air and on his website, Boortz admonished his listeners to take no heed nor place any credence in anything he said, presenting himself as merely an "entertainer."<ref name="PMSB" /> As an entertainer, Boortz was a 2002 [[NAB Marconi Radio Awards]] finalist and [[Radio & Records]] NewsTalk Personality of the Year for 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://coxradiosyndication.com/shows/boortz1.html|publisher=Cox Radio Interactive & Cox Radio|title=Neal Boortz|access-date=2006-08-16|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060810074513/http://coxradiosyndication.com/shows/boortz1.html|archive-date=2006-08-10}}</ref>

In 2007, Boortz and his radio show were awarded "Best Radio On-Air Personality" and "Best Radio Program, Any Type" by The [[Georgia Association of Broadcasters]]. He was also a recipient of the Georgia Radio Hall of Fame 2007 Career Achievement Award.<ref>[http://www.grhof.com/07%20CAI%20NEAL%20BOORTZ.htm "Neal Boortz accepts his award from Pete Spriggs, WSB Program Director", www.grhof.com] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610221253/http://www.grhof.com/07%20CAI%20NEAL%20BOORTZ.htm |date=June 10, 2015 }}. Retrieved 2008-12-28.</ref> The ''Neal Boortz Show'' originated from the nation's ninth largest radio market<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/$rol.exe/headline_id=b10238 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070802224028/http://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/$rol.exe/headline_id=b10238 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-08-02 |title=Atlanta Moves Ahead of DC in Fall 2007 Market Rankings|publisher=RADIO ONLINE and Arbitron|date=2007-09-20|access-date=2007-09-21}}</ref> and was ranked the sixth overall most listened to radio program in the country.<ref name="rank">{{cite web|url=http://www.talkers.com/main/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=34 |title=The Top Talk Radio Audiences |publisher=Talkers Magazine |date=2008-10-15 |access-date=2008-10-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080324045418/http://www.talkers.com/main/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=34 |archive-date=2008-03-24 }}</ref> In 2008, Boortz was a finalist for the [[NAB Marconi Radio Awards|National Association of Broadcasters "Marconi Award"]] as the nation's best syndicated radio personality.  (The award went to [[Glenn Beck]]).<ref>[http://www.nab.org/xert/corpcomm/pressrel/RS2008/Marconis/08_Marconi_Network_Personality.htm "Glenn Beck Named Network/Syndicated Personality Of The Year", www.nab.org]. Retrieved 2008-12-28.  {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081107203612/http://www.nab.org/xert/corpcomm/pressrel/RS2008/Marconis/08_Marconi_Network_Personality.htm |date=November 7, 2008 }}</ref>

Boortz was inducted in the [[National Radio Hall of Fame]] in 2009.<ref>[http://www.radiohof.org/talkshowhost/nealboortz.html "Radio Hall of Fame inductees: Neal Boortz"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712011206/http://www.radiohof.org/talkshowhost/nealboortz.html |date=July 12, 2011 }}, www.radiohof.org/</ref>

Boortz retired from full-time radio work in 2013.
<ref name="Ho">{{cite web|url=https://www.ajc.com/life/radiotvtalk-blog/neal-boortz-to-provide-daily-commentaries-on-xtra-10631230/MJLJMI2GZ5CDDMLGANH43LW77U/|title=Neal Boortz to provide daily commentaries on Xtra 106.3/1230|last=Ho|first=Rodney|date=January 24, 2022|work=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|access-date=September 18, 2022}}</ref>