Veteran LA Broadcaster Ed Arnold Dies at 86
Arnold worked at several radio stations in the Los Angeles area before joining KTLA in the late sixties as an announcer. He left the station in 1975 to join KABC until 1986. He also served as the voice of public TV station KCET, was a sports personality for radio stations KRLA, KHTZ and KMPC, was a co-host and managing editor of PBS SoCal/KOCE-TV's Real Orange and was an announcer for the internationally televised Hour of Power religious program. He went back to KTLA in 1986 and worked there until 1999.
In addition to his wife he is survived by his son, his daughter-in-law and his grandchildren.
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