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  • Charlie Tuna, Longtime Los Angeles DJ, Dies at 71

    03/01/2016 7:59:22 AM PST · by bigbob · 12 replies
    Variety ^ | 2-29=16 | LAMARCO MCCLENDON
    Radio personality and TV announcer Charlie Tuna died Feb. 19 at his home in Tarzana, Calif. He was 71. According to his website, he died in his sleep. A fixture on Los Angeles radio starting in the late ’60s, Tuna was part of the legendary KHJ Boss Jock lineup and helped launch KROQ-AM and KIIS. He served as both program director and morning man for KIIS AM and FM. Tuna, whose real name was Art Ferguson, was a native of Kearney, Nebraska. He was said to have worked on more stations and formats than anyone in Los Angeles radio history....