He spent 79 years on the radio, promoted shows and put popular songs together for compilation albums. By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Art Laboe, the DJ and music promoter who spent 79 continuous years on ...

The radio pioneer died Friday night at home in Palm Springs after catching pneumonia, his representative said Shafiq Najib is a former writer-reporter at PEOPLE. He left PEOPLE in 2023. Art Laboe, a ...

“Those Oldies But Goodies,” Shawn Kjos’ latest musical revue for The Harlequin (formerly the Harlequin Dinner Theatre), is a feel-good romp. The show weaves together more than three dozens pop hits, ...

FILE - DJ Art Laboe sits in his studio and talks about his 75 years in the radio business on Oct. 9, 2018, in Palm Springs, Calif. Laboe, a pioneering disc jockey who hosted a syndicated oldies show ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Art Laboe gets ready for his call-in dedication radio show in the KDAY studios in Palm Springs in 2015. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles ...

Randolph Scott and John Qualen in “Captain Kidd” from 1945. I like to watch those old shows on Turner Classic Movies. Lately I’ve been searching YouTube. I like YouTube. It’s a humongous repository of ...

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Art Laboe, the pioneering DJ credited with helping end segregation in Southern California, has died. He was 97. Laboe died Friday night after catching pneumonia, said Joanna ...

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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. - Art Laboe, the pioneering DJ credited with helping end segregation in Southern California, has died. He was 97. Laboe died Friday night after catching pneumonia, said Joanna ...