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 ...

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (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 ...

Generations of Californians have never known a time without Art Laboe – spinning records on air, dedicating songs to dedicated listeners and turning younger audiophiles onto “oldies but goodies.” But ...

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Radio DJ Art Laboe, who is credited with coining the phrase “oldies but goodies” as well as helping end segregation in Southern California, has died. He was 97. A statement announcing the DJ’s death ...