1. James William Ladd was an American disc jockey, radio producer and writer.
17 Facts About Jim Ladd
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Jim Ladd was one of the last notable remaining freeform rock DJs in United States commercial radio.
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Jim Ladd first gained national prominence as host of the hour long nationally syndicated radio program Innerview, which aired weekly on over 160 stations nationwide for twelve years.
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Jim Ladd began his career in 1969 at KNAC, a small Long Beach rock station.
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Jim Ladd joined Waters on the tour that followed, and appeared in the three music videos for the album.
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Jim Ladd played an all-night DJ in Cameron Crowe's 1989 film Say Anything.
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Jim Ladd's work has been featured in major motion pictures such as Tequila Sunrise, Rush, She's Out of Control, and Defendor starring Woody Harrelson.
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For several years, Jim Ladd worked only on-and-off on the radio because he refused to follow a playlist, as most station owners demanded.
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However, Jim Ladd was laid off when the station abruptly abandoned its rock format two months later.
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In 1991 Jim Ladd released a semi-autobiographical book titled Radio Waves: Life And Revolution On The FM Dial, based on his radio career and the rise and fall of freeform rock radio in LA, from the genesis of freeform on the West Coast through the demise of KMET in 1987.
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The names of many people and radio stations Jim Ladd encountered during that two-decade period were swapped for pseudonyms; however, Raechel Donahue has said that she insisted Jim Ladd use her real name and that of her late husband Tom Donahue in the book.
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Jim Ladd's show routinely led its time slot in Arbitron ratings.
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On October 26,2011, Jim Ladd was among various staffers fired from KLOS following the acquisition of station owner Citadel Broadcasting by Cumulus Media.
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On November 5,2011, Jim Ladd gave a three-hour farewell broadcast on AM station KFI in Los Angeles.
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On May 6,2005, Jim Ladd received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in recognition of the first 38 years of his groundbreaking radio career at 7018 Hollywood Boulevard.
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Jim Ladd was married to writer, poet and musician Helene Hodge.
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Jim Ladd died of a heart attack on December 17,2023, at the age of 75.