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Geno Michellini, a familiar voice to Los Angeles rock fans as the afternoon DJ during the ’80s and ’90s on KLOS, died March 2 at age 77. The death was not widely reported until Monday.
Ladd began his career in 1969 at KNAC, a small Long Beach rock station. After two years there, he moved to Los Angeles station KLOS.In 1974 he moved to KMET, known to its legions of listeners as "The Mighty Met", where he would remain for most of the next 13 years (returning to KLOS in 1984, but going back to KMET again, 2 months before they changed format), while also hosting and producing ...
In 2005, Al Ramirez, another longtime late-night DJ at KLOS, died of natural causes at the age of 54. Cynthia Fox, former KMET and KLSX personality hosted the weekday show In Tune at Noon, featuring a daily celebration of events in rock and roll history and the news. She left KLOS in July 2013 and eventually joined rival classic rock station KSWD.
Jim Ladd, veteran Los Angeles rock DJ and host of SiriusXM’s classic rock channel “Deep Tracks,” died Dec. 17 at his home in Los Angeles of a heart attack. He was 75. Ladd’s colleague, DJ ...
Geno Michellini, Familiar Voice to L.A. Rock Fans as KLOS Drive-Time DJ in '80s and '90s, Dies at 77. Former KROQ 'Kevin & Bean' Co-Host Kevin Ryder Joins Rival KLOS in Afternoons.
Tracht was born and grew up in the South Bronx with his younger sister, Diana, and parents, Alfred and Gertrude Tracht. His father was a native New Yorker, who sold dental supplies; his mother was a Lutheran immigrant from Germany who stayed home to raise her two children until they were in high school, then became an educator.
His last day at KLOS was August 17, 2012. [3] Thompson and his wife now host The Mark & Lynda Podcast, which focuses primarily on relationship issues. [ 4 ] In addition, Thompson co-hosted the Pro Football Slam podcast with Los Angeles Times journalist Sam Farmer [ 5 ] during the 2013-2014 football season.
Radio DJ Dusty Street, who gained fame in Southern California through her long stint as an on-air talent for KROQ, died Saturday at age 77.