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Southern California's pioneering DJ Art Laboe dies at age 97

Pioneering DJ Art Laboe, who spent seven decades on the air in Southern California, died Friday at age 97.

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Tom Dreisbach is a correspondent on NPR's Investigations team focusing on breaking news stories.
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