In Praise of Jim Ladd

January 17, 1948-December 16, 2023

This DJ came to my attention at the end of the ‘60s at a small local station, KNAC. He soon popped up at KLOS, and around 1974 landed at KMET, where he stayed for more than a decade. His cultural tenure was substantial, and went well beyond spinning records. In my 20s his thematic playlists and the midnight “headphones” show were just so amazing at that…