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In 2005, Jim Ladd received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a fitting tribute to a man who forever altered the landscape of rock radio
Jim Ladd, the longtime FM deejay known who hosted a SiriusXM show for 12 years and was the inspiration for Tom Petty's album 'The Last DJ,' has died at 75.
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Jim Ladd, the Los Angeles radio icon who inspired Tom Petty's 'The Last DJ,' dies at 75. See tributes from the Doors, Grace Slick, and more.
DJ who ‘never stopped caring’ was the inspiration for Tom Petty’s 2002 song and album, ‘The Last DJ’
Veteran Los Angeles rock DJ and host of SiriusXM‘s classic rock channel Deep Tracks Jim Ladd has died aged 75 from a heart attack.