Paul Werth

Paul Werth, a radio and television personality and live concert and radio producer who brought Bing Crosby back to live performances with a concert at the Music Center, has died of cancer in Los Angeles. He was 69. Werth's entertainment career began in the 1950s in New York, where he produced concert performances for Harry Belafonte, the Weavers, Woody Guthrie, the Modern Jazz Quartet and Stan Getz.

Paul Werth's name appeared in the Hollywood Reporter twice on Jan. 8. It was on the obituary page, where the trade magazine listed his credits as a radio and concert producer. And there it was again, 31 pages later, toward the end of the long list of Grammy nominees. For Werth's daughter, Michelle McKee of Santa Clarita, the last few weeks have been the definition of bittersweet. "This would've probably been the culmination of [his career]," McKee said.

Paul Werth's name appeared in the Hollywood Reporter twice on Jan. 8. It was on the obituary page, where the trade magazine listed his credits as a radio and concert producer. And there it was again, 31 pages later, toward the end of the long list of Grammy nominees. For Werth's daughter, Michelle McKee of Santa Clarita, the last few weeks have been the definition of bittersweet. "This would've probably been the culmination of [his career]," McKee said.

Paul Werth, a radio and television personality and live concert and radio producer who brought Bing Crosby back to live performances with a concert at the Music Center, has died of cancer in Los Angeles. He was 69. Werth's entertainment career began in the 1950s in New York, where he produced concert performances for Harry Belafonte, the Weavers, Woody Guthrie, the Modern Jazz Quartet and Stan Getz.

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