Art Laboe died Friday at the age of 97 after contracting pneumonia. He was known for sharing his love of oldies music for more than seven decades on the radio.
LOS ANGELES (AP) Art Laboe, the pioneering radio DJ who read heartfelt song dedications to generations of loyal listeners and was credited with helping end segregation in Southern California during an eight-decade broadcast career, has died. He was 97. Laboe died Friday night at home in Palm Springs, California, after catching pneumonia, said Joanna […]
Art Laboe, the pioneering radio DJ who read heartfelt song dedications to generations of loyal listeners and was credited with helping end segregation in Southern California during an eight-decade broadcast career, has died. He was 97.