[2] Marsland started his radio career in Adelaide on Community_radio station PBA-FM then commercially on the SAFM breakfast show with Greg Fleet, Marty Sheargold and James Brayshaw.

[4] Marsland also performed on Triple J, posing as Family First member Spencer Penrose on the Restoring the Balance radio show with Tony Moclair.

[citation needed] On 29 January 2008, Marsland became anchor/uncredited co-host of Triple M Melbourne's breakfast show Pete & Myf, and took a similar role as he had on Get This.

[citation needed] Instead, it was a final phone call home hours before Richard drove to Shiprock Falls in Victoria's Dandenong Ranges, where he was found dead in his car by a park ranger around 10:30 am on Saturday.

In an interview Mrs Alisson Marsland and her husband Peter, of Gawler River, South Australia, said their son had suffered depression and attempted suicide about 10 years ago but few people knew.

"[13] In December 2008, Martin and former co-host Ed Kavalee released a special tribute podcast on Triple M which featured selected clips of Marsland's contributions to Get This.

[14] Radio and TV comedy duo Hamish Blake and Andy Lee described Marsland as a person who "was deeply loved by everyone who had the privilege of being around him.

"[13] Comedian and TV host Wil Anderson paid tribute by stating, "he was one of the finest comedy writers I had the pleasure to work with.

"[13] TV host Rove McManus said "Richard was a talented writer and performer whose gentle, generous personality made him a popular member of our creative fraternity.

"[16] Adelaide radio host Amanda Blair said, "we all just want to remember him for the great person he was; warm, loving, generous, kind, funny, insightful and sensitive.