Radio Veteran and Music Legend Art Laboe Charms a Large Crowd at PPB’S January Luncheon Luncheon Photos by Roxanne Schorbach (Schorbach.Com)
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WHO’S WHAT / WHAT’S WHERE February, 2019 A Non-Profit Organization of Broadcast and Media Professionals Radio veteran and music legend Art Laboe charms a large crowd at PPB’s January luncheon Luncheon Photos by Roxanne Schorbach (Schorbach.com) Celebrating the 75+ year career of ART LABOE: former L.A. City Councilman Because of a recent fire at Sportsmen’s Lodge, the Art Laboe luncheon was held at TOM LaBONGE, former president of the SCBA MARY BETH GARBER, D.J. RICK the Airtel Plaza Hotel in Van Nuys. This is the view from the speaker’s podium, DEES, honoree Laboe, D.J. and PPB President “SHOTGUN TOM” KELLY, D.J. and taken with a wide angle lens. game show host WINK MARTINDALE, D.J. JACQUES “ROMEO” MASTIN, actor and comic PAUL RODRIGUEZ. TIP LANDAY, honoree ART LABOE, PPB President “SHOTGUN TOM” SPIDER HARRISON, RICK DEES, The man who coined the phrase “Oldies PPB Board Member JHANI KAYE. KELLY, JACQUES “ROMEO” MASTIN honoree ART LABOE. but Goodies,” honoree ART LABOE, takes photos with group of young admirers. JOANNA MORONES, R DUB!, JOE LINDSAY, XAVIER (Back Row) RON ALEXENBURG holds an The award-winning Unstrumental a’cappella THE X-MAN, honoree ART LABOE. Art Laboe bobblehead doll, DON KELLY, group from Calabasas High School performed at (Front Row) CHRIS WOOD, honoree ART the ART LABOE luncheon. They are the reigning LABOE, STEVE RESNIK. Southern California ICHSA Champions. We’d Like To Hear From You: Many people contributed to the success of the Art Laboe luncheon by If you attended the January luncheon at Airtel Plaza Hotel in Van spreading the word before and after the event, including: Nuys, please let us know what you thought of the facilities, the food and service, and anything else you’d like us to know. GERRY FRY and JOHN NEWTON on-line Send your comments to: KEVIN CARTER and STEVE RESNIK in RAMP -- <[email protected]> -- PPB, PO Box 8673, Calabasas 91372 RICHARD WAGGONER in The Daily Breeze -- Voicemail - 323.463.2121 DON ANTHONY in Jockline Daily PPB Diamond Circler and veteran BOB HOPE writer ROBERT RAY DeTOURNAY is a writer with a career as a pro- L. MILLS has been tweeting longer than You Know Who, having ducer/director/editor in TV. About his new book, The posted 11,000 daily topical jokes since 2009. You can join the fun Boy at Booth Memorial, Ray says, “Those who know by following him at: https://twitter.com/thelaughmakers?lang=en. me have asked, ‘Why would an 83-year-old man His photo website featuring rehearsal sessions of 2005 PPB honoree, decide to write a novel?’ It goes back to 1999 when JOHNNY VANA’s Big Band Alumni, has had 3500+ views by fans I wanted to do something to commemorate the turn in ten countries: BigBandAlumni.blogspot.com. of the century. ‘What was I doing 50 years ago?’ I wondered. It was 1949 and my mother had accepted a position as head nurse in a Salvation Army home Board Member JOHN GOLDHAMMER’s and hospital in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The job offered company, Lipstick, Inc., has launched a new room and board if we lived on the grounds. For the product line called StickyLickits - the only edible next year I took my meals with 10 Salvation Army women who were stickers designed for fruits and veggies. The like nuns, and was surrounded by 50 teenage girls who were not. All “Stickers You Can Eat” are designed to get kids were pregnant…all unwed. The novel chronicles the struggle to hide to eat fruits and vegetables. They’ve signed a my situation from neighborhood kids, new high school classmates and licensing agreement with Nickelodeon for Paw the Catholic Church. I was fourteen.” For more info go to http://the- Patrol and SpongeBob Square Pants characters boyatboothmemorial.com. as stickers. Also, Lipstick will be shooting a com- mercial for Belgium and French television in early March and John LORRAINE HILLMAN has been honored by just finished writing five, five-minute comedy series similar Tosh.0 the Television Academy for her four decade news for a YouTube network called A&D. career at CBS KNXT/KCBS, her tenure at CBS-TV City during the Playhouse 90 years, and her time Hey, that young skinny at ABC news with an interview which is available guy in the center looks at www.TelevisionAcademy.com. Fayette Woman remarkably like the famous magazine recently published a 10-page article fea- turing Lorraine entitled Making the News. You can ”SHOTGUN TOM” KELLY! read it at www.FayetteWoman.com. Upon further review, we found out that Shotgun ED ARNOLD is sorry he wasn’t able to attend the recently gave up bread and luncheon for ART LABOE, but he and his wife, Dixie, were celebrating has dropped some serious her birthday and their upcoming 57th wedding anniversary in Hawaii, poundage, making it easier where they renewed their wedding vows on Waikiki Beach. for him to run all over his native San Diego and emcee Actor/singer BILL A. JONES is about to random concerts -- like this have his Manhattan debut. On March recent Beach Boys show at Humphreys by the Bay, where he was 30th he’ll be performing at The Triad lovingly sandwiched between actor/drummer JOHN STAMOS Theater in New York City. He says, “If and lead singer MIKE LOVE. Considering it’s been over three you know anyone who might be able years since he left his afternoon show on KRTH, Shotgun says he to attend (yourself included), please is amazed and gratified by the huge reception he receives from the let them know.” The show will “take hometown crowd. “Shotgun Tom” can now be enjoyed weekdays you on a musical journey that shines the spotlight on The Great Gentlemen from 4:00-9:00pm PT (7-11pm ET) on SiriusXM channel 60s on 6. of Song. Songwriters ROGERS AND NOTE: Mike Love is scheduled to be honored by PPB on May 17th. HART, GEORGE AND IRA GERSH- WIN, ANTHONY NEWLEY, LESLIE BRICUSSE, HARRY WOODS, BART Book review by past PPB President CHUCK STREET HOWARD and more. Ticket details at www.BillAJones.com. I recently had the pleasure of reading PPB member NEIL ROSS’s excellent book PPB Board Member JIMMY Vocal Recall, A Life in Radio and Voiceovers. WELDON (the voice of the Han- The book is about his trials and tribulations na-Barbera cartoon character Yakky in radio and as a voice actor. During his 18 Doodle) continues to send out special years in radio as a personality disc jockey, reports about his travels around the he worked his way up from “podunk” state and his encounters with young stations to iconic broadcast outlets such as people. The 73rd edition was just published. The stories are always KCBQ in San Diego, KYA in San Francisco, interesting, heart-warming and well and KMPC in Los Angeles. In spite of worth a read. The mission statement hard work and ample talent, it was hard to of The Center for Youth Patriotism stay employed. Many of us radio veterans is: “To instill in California youth a can relate to the insecurity and instability sense of civic, non-partisan pride that is par for radio. and a better understanding of our common heritage, through the use of audio/visual programs and personal presentations.” To subscribe to the Eventually, Neil orchestrated a transition into freelance voice- e-mailed newsletter, send a note to [email protected]. over work and found the success and financial stability that he had always craved. Besides “voicing” several thousand radio LOUIS GABRIELE recently traveled to Oakland for a District Union commercials, he announced for the Academy Awards and the Leadership Conference and one of the highlights of the event was train- Prime Time Emmys. And he served as a voice actor in hundreds ing by JIM DUNLAP of the Nevada Police Department. Louis wrote a of cartoons during the 80s and 90s. Along the way he performed report on the training he received and how best to act in an emergency with other iconic voice actors and worked for directors like to keep yourself and your loved ones safe. If you’d like a copy, send a STEVEN SPIELBERG and ROBERT REDFORD. note to [email protected]. In November, BOB FOX turned 90. He invited about 20 people to join One word of caution: prepare to stay up late into the night him and his wife for lunch at their home in the Pacific Palisades. Bob reading this captivating book. I really enjoyed the book and I has known nine of the celebrants since they attended Beverly Hills High believe that you will too! Visit www.NeilBook.com. School together. That group stays in contact often and meet as a group at least three times per year. Board Member BILL DeFOI has been appointed PPB Friendship Chair. Of his new If there are any pilots or aviation enthu- position, Bill says, “First and foremost, it is a siasts in the group, new PPB member genuine pleasure to serve as the Friendship MARK CHIOLIS will be moderating a panel of air racing champions entitled Chair for PPB. I feel my purpose is to reach out Air Racing the World’s Fastest Motorsport – to fellow members who are facing illness and Secrets and Stories from the Champions. The those families who have suffered a loss of a event will take place at the Planes of Fame Museum from 10:00am-noon family member and offer words of encourage- on March 16.