Tom Hatten, Longtime Los Angeles Radio/TV Personality, Dies At 92

Hatten (Photo: KTLA Video)

TOM HATTEN, the longtime LOS ANGELES television and radio personality, has passed away at 92, according to TRIBUNE CW affiliate KTLA/LOS ANGELES.

HATTEN was well-known to generations of LOS ANGELES residents for his long stint at KTLA (1952-92) as an announcer and host of the "FAMILY FILM FESTIVAL" and POPEYE cartoons, and for his reports as Entertainment Editor at then-CBS RADIO News KNX-A in 1978-2007.  He also acted in several TV shows, including "GOMER PYLE, U.S.M.C.," "HOGAN'S HEROES," "THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES," "GET SMART," "HAWAII FIVE-O," "NEWHART," "WINGS," "LOIS AND CLARK: THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN," and "THE NICK CANNON SHOW," and movies including "SPIES LIKE US" and "EASY COME, EASY GO."

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