Radio personality Johnny “The Duke” Allen, who helped propel hip-hop into mainstream music and started a disc jockey school during his four decades at top radio stations, has died from complications ...
Fans of top 40 and of the San Francisco radio scene will be interested to learn that former KFRC disc jockey Don Sainte-Johnn has issued a memoir.
Country music legend and Tulsa radio icon Billy Parker, known for decades at KVOO and charted singles, has died at 88.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Radio DJ Jim Ladd in 2010. (Alberto E. Rodriguez / WireImage via Getty Images) Longtime disc jockey Jim Ladd, a central figure in ...
Before there were music blogs, streaming services, and AI-generated playlists, there were radio disc jockeys. These radio technicians were, for many listeners, the difference between staying ...
The 1970s Los Angeles radio staple suffered a heart attack. By Christy Piña Associate Editor Jim Ladd, the famed rock radio disc jockey in 1970s Los Angeles who went on to host a show on SiriusXM, has ...
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In 1959, according to Chris Borden and Bob Sinclair, whether you liked it or not, ‘jocks’ were here to stay. Disc jockeys, that is. As more radio stations switched to a news, talk and music format, ...
Jim Ladd, a longtime FM disc jockey in Los Angeles and host of SiriusXM’s “Deep Tracks” classic rock channel, died Saturday. He was 75. Ladd, who was a staple of FM rock in Southern California since ...
Joey Mitchell, on-air radio personality for station KRAK in Sacramento is seen in 2000. Mitchell died Sunday at age 77, family announced. Jay Mather Sacramento Bee file Joey Mitchell, the beloved ...
Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a beloved local radio disc jockey and mother of two, was killed as she celebrated the Chief’s 2024 Super Bowl win with family, including her son, who was also wounded when gunfire ...