Born of Norwegian parents in Detroit, Marty Ambrose was raised to believe anything was possible. Starting with a small role in the senior play at Cooley High, he performed in theatre right up until the present, also lending his bass voice to such groups as the Houston Symphony Chorus and the Sons of Orpheus.

While at the American Automobile Association in 1975, he volunteered to sit in for the resident traffic reporter on occasion, and after the ammonia truck disaster 1976, co-founded the area's first network traffic reporting service, Houston Traffic Central. In 1989 he joined Metro Networks, where he stayed as senior anchor and director of community relations until 2003.

He now enjoys his retirement part-time job at KUHF, while happily ensconced in the joys of empty nest-hood with beautiful, successful wife Mary.