Pioneering DJ Art Laboe's oldies show will continue after his death.
The syndicated radio show led by the late Art Laboe, a pioneering DJ who read song dedications to generations of loyal listeners, will live on.Oct 18, 2022.
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Laboe worked in radio for almost 80 years.
In 1973, The San Francisco Examiner was already calling him the “dean of Los Angeles rock 'n' roll broadcasting,” and he would be on the air for almost a half-century more after that..
Chicana DJ "Old School Becky Lu" grew up listening to Art Laboe's syndicated radio show.
Now, she's taking over as host following Laboe's death in October at the age of 97..
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With his cheery baritone and enthusiasm for old rock, R\&B, doo-wop and soul, Art Laboe was a fixture of West Coast radio for 79 years.
The gregarious Los Angeles disc jockey was considered as much a voice of the city as Dodgers announcer Vin Scully or Lakers sportscaster Chick Hearn.
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In 1972, Laboe joined KRTH/Los Angeles as it became the first full-time “oldies” station.
Four years later, he returned to KRLA as a part-owner, on-air personality and program director..
After working at KFI and KRLA during the 1980s, Laboe moved to KGGI in 1991 with Art Laboe's Sunday Special at KGGI, which is syndicated throughout the western United States.
Laboe also hosts The Art Laboe Connection, a nightly request show on KHHT that is heard nationwide on iHeart Radio..
His show was broadcast in Los Angeles for more than 20 years on Hot 92.3 (KRRL-FM). “He was the voice of the real L.A.,” said Lou Adler, the famed record producer, manager and hardcore Laboe fan.Oct 10, 2022.
After working at KFI and KRLA during the 1980s, Laboe moved to KGGI in 1991 with Art Laboe's Sunday Special at KGGI, which is syndicated throughout the western United States.
Laboe also hosts The Art Laboe Connection, a nightly request show on KHHT that is heard nationwide on iHeart Radio..
In the 1990s, Laboe worked for radio station KGGI.
In January 2006, Laboe debuted another syndicated request and dedication radio show, The Art Laboe Connection.
The show began on weeknights on KDES-FM in Palm Springs and KOKO-FM in Fresno..
A fixture in radio for more than seven decades, Art Laboe started his radio career in 1943 at KSAN/San Francisco.
In 1949, he began his lengthy association with Los Angeles radio, hosting an all-night record show from Scrivner's Drive-In on KXLA (later KRLA)..
Laboe remained an L.A. institution, and his final show was produced during the week and broadcast October 9.
He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland maintains a permanent Laboe display..
The show goes on: 'Art Laboe Connection' now helmed by Indio native 'Old School Becky Lu'.
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