Laurie Kaye

Apr 20, 2024 | culturesonar.com | Laurie Kaye

Editor’s Note: Former radio executive Laurie Kaye is the author of Confessions of A Rock ‘N Roll Name-Dropper: My Life Leading Up to Lennon’s Last Interview.She was part of the RKO radio team that interviewed John Lennon before his death on that same day of Dec. 8, 1980, and shared this excerpt with us from her book. ***On December 8, 1980, I was overflowing with excitement, anticipation, and disbelief as I approached the Dakota Apartments on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.

Aug 22, 2023 | podcasts.apple.com | Chris Jericho |John Lennon |Paul McCartney |Ringo Starr |George Harrison |Laurie Kaye

Writer and producer Laurie Kaye spent a fateful day with John Lennon and Yoko Ono at the legendary Dakota apartment building on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Little did she know as she entered the building in December 1980 that not only would it would be John’s last interview, but that Laurie herself would come face-to-face with his killer.