He spent 79 years on the radio, promoted shows and put popular songs together for compilation albums.
“My favorite place to be is behind that microphone,” Laboe said. “I have one of the best jobs in the world, playing the music, interacting with our listeners, doing their dedications and connecting them with their loved ones.”
One of the first DJs to play R&B and rock ‘n’ roll on Los Angeles/West Coast radio, Laboe gets credit for creating the oldies format in radio . He also owned and operated a nightclub that is now the site of The Comedy Store in Los Angeles. Laboe began his professional radio career at KSAN/San Francisco at age 18 in 1943, and he went on to work for several stations in Los Angeles. He also had stops in Palm Springs; Pomona, California; and Reno, Nevada.
He owned radio stations in Tucson, Arizona, and Fresno, California, and in connection with his radio shows presented, promoted and hosted concerts throughout the west, including one Saturday night at the Glen Helen Amphitheater in San Bernardino. Born Arthur Egnoian in Salt Lake City to an Armenian American family, Laboe in the mid-’50s set up his radio show at an L.A. drive-in, where he took dedication requests from those on hand and came up the idea of putting songs from different artists on the same album.Oldies but Goodies Vol.
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