Entertainment & Arts
Charlie Griffin, known for National Geographic’s ‘Wicked Tuna’ series, and his dog Leila died in a boating accident, the Coast Guard confirmed. He was 65.
March 6, 2024
California
Longtime Los Angeles radio disc jockey Charlie Tuna, who not only hosted the morning radio show for popular and influential station KHJ-AM in the late 1960s but also went on to be a key player in the launch of latter-day powerhouses KROQ-AM and KIIS-FM, has died.
Feb. 29, 2016
World & Nation
When Sam La Budde landed a job as cook on a Panamanian tuna boat, he told the captain that the video camera he carried along for the four-month trip was “just a gift from my father.”
April 12, 1988
World Now
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Jan. 6, 2012
Business
The giant fish, which can fetch as much as $64 a pound in Tokyo’s fish markets, was caught red-handed snacking on fresh salmon after breaking through the netting of an offshore fish farm.
Aug. 29, 2019
Tom Rogers, a retired advertising copywriter whose beret- and sunglasses-wearing hipster tuna became an icon of pop culture, died June 24 in Charlottesville, Va., where he lived with his son’s family.
July 18, 2005
For the Record
Charlie Tuna: In the March 1 California section, the obituary of veteran L.A. radio disc jockey Charlie Tuna said he once served as host for the “Scrabble” TV game show.
March 2, 2016
Music
Deejay Charlie Tuna plans to lure listeners to KLAC as it switches from syndication to swing music.
Dec. 10, 1998
CHAUNCEY, THE COUGAR The Lincoln-Mercury big cat appeared in TV commercials from 1973 to 1981.
July 16, 1987
‘Dolphin-Safe’ StarKist Tuna Arrives: The first 100 cases, enough for 10,000 tuna sandwiches, were unveiled at a Beverly Hills restaurant.
June 20, 1990