Talk:Art Laboe

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Dedications

Does anyone have any references about all of the dedications on his show being coded messages from prison inmates? - an anon IP

LOL, I seriously doubt it. Art Laboe represents West coast pop culture, midcentury (1950s-70s) American pop music, and he was quite popular among young Hispanics/Latinos in Southern CA, but he reaches out to all racial and ethnic groups, and generations born in the late 20th century are also among his audience. 67.49.89.214 (talk) 00:28, 25 September 2016 (UTC)

Coded messages to inmates! That is an interesting concept. It certainly happens and the FBI is well aware of it. [1]

As is wikipedia (in this instance, written code) [2]

Despite the besides-the-point response you got, I think there might be something to this. First of all, I'm from Eminem turf. Never HEARD of this dude until this week. So he was definitely not just a regional act, but a NICHE one. (Certainly have heard of Chick Hearn/Wolfman Jack/Vin Scully, but not this guy.) So yeah, despite the claims that he brought ALL races together, it appears he was mainly a conduit to Latinos. But, to be fair, his passing did prompt a sizeable article in the UK Daily Mail. So, he was not ENTIRELY a niche, regional act.

Here's what I've uncovered so far...

"Laboe maintained a fan base, especially among Mexican-Americans who followed him from station to station."

"The concert series (at El Monte), and the lowrider culture that grew around it, sealed the devotion of Art Laboe’s working-class Chicano fan base."

"His Oldies but Goodies are not the songs of Oldies stations (elsewhere.) Laboe’s repertoire consists primarily of Chicano Soul"

"Current and former gang members were some of his most loyal fans."

"His show has been a longtime favorite among prisoners in the California Department of Corrections, and callers often dropped hints:"

"Laboe reads parts of letters written by inmates."

" His show (effectively) functions like a Post Secret ...from the neighborhood....bilingual declarations."

"I don't judge, Laboe said."

And the payoff pitch..

"(Laboe) credits ONE group of listeners for keeping him on the air after 75 years: family members who want to send messages to loved ones in prison."

Hmmmm....

[3] [4] 2600:1702:2350:20F0:40F3:FB04:701A:B6EA (talk) 10:24, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

adding a section to the Art Laboe page

I am adding a Social Impact to Los Angeles section to this page. HDStudent (talk) 01:37, 5 December 2018 (UTC)

accuracy regarding KSAN and assisting the military

The recent edits have resulted in material changes to the information about Laboe's involvement with the military and his initial work at KSAN.

The 2 October 2022 revision indicates that his initial radio experience with KSAN was on Treasure Island.

Also take a look at the edit of 13 February 2020. This one little piece of the article seem to be quite jumbled.

If I am recalling correctly, other sources indicate that KSAN would have had its studio and broadcast tower at the Western Merchandise Mart in downtown San Francisco. Fabrickator (talk) 18:13, 11 October 2022 (UTC)

KSAN late-night timeslot

Per the revision of 09:28, 13 October 2022, Laboe's late-night timeslot started "shortly before" the midnight signoff.

However, according to Memories of El Monte: Art Laboe's Charmed Life On Air, he actually had a one-hour timeslot, just as had been stated in earlier revisions of the article. I don't know why people mess with us like this, but I understand even less why we continue to tolerate it. Fabrickator (talk) 04:18, 16 October 2022 (UTC)