Larry Mantle’s L.A.: The beloved radio host reflects on 40 years of ‘AirTalk’

Picture this: It’s summer 1985. You’re sitting in morning traffic on the 101. Aretha Franklin’s “Freeway of Love,” a top 10 hit that year, plays, ironically, in the background. When it cuts to commercial, you turn the dial — because there were dials back then — to 89.3 KPCC-FM and a new show called “AirTalk.” … Read more

Listen: LBC host confronts nudist caller for faking ‘imaginary’ wife’s voice in bizarre phone-in

This is the moment a radio presenter confronts a nudist caller for appearing to fake his “imaginary”wife’s voice in a bizarre live phone-in. LBC host Henry Riley took a call from a listener named Clive, during his show on Sunday (23 February). Clive discussed how he and his wife Cynthia had been visiting nudist beaches … Read more