Jed the Fish, the longtime KROQ DJ whose tastes set up the station as a major musical influence in the 1980s and ’90s, died Monday morning. He was 69. “A legend of the airwaves, Jed was a pioneering ...

When CBS Radio was trying to cut costs (i.e. talent) from their radio stations three years ago in an ill-fated attempt to attract a potential buyer, one of the victims was Freddy Snakeskin, who had ...

Back when KROQ was known as the “Roq of the ’80s,” it wielded the power to make or break music artists like no other radio station in town — or the entire country. It was the new wave era, and some ...

As the sweet, upbeat music of Culture Club filled the air, patrons kicked off their shoes, raised their drinks high in the air and danced in the sand as the sun set into the Pacific Ocean during the ...

DJ Jed the Fish, seen onstage at the 25th KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas at the Forum, died Monday morning in hospice at home. He was 69. (Kevin Winter / Getty Images) Jed the Fish, the longtime KROQ ...