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Gordon Barton McLendon (June 8, 1921 – September 14, 1986) was a radio broadcaster. Nicknamed "the Maverick of Radio", McLendon is widely credited for perfecting, during the 1950s and 1960s, the commercially successful Top 40 radio format created by Todd Storz.
Sep 14, 2019 · Gordon McLendon is considered the creator of format radio and one of the most innovative programmers in the medium’s history. McLendon was born on June 8, 1921, in Paris, Texas and purchased station KNET/Palestine in 1946.
Sep 13, 2019 · Learn how the radio legend and entrepreneur Gordon McLendon founded the first movie studio between New York and California in 1958. Read about his two low-budget horror films, The Giant Gila Monster and The Killer Shrews, and the cast and crew involved.
Apr 1, 1995 · Learn about the life and achievements of Gordon McLendon, a radio programming innovator and sportscaster who owned stations across the US and ran for Senate in Texas. Find out how he became known as the Old Scotchman, the Bill Mauldin of the Pacific, and the author of The Killer Shrews.
Gordon McLendon was born on 8 June 1921 in Paris, Texas, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for The Killer Shrews (1959), The Giant Gila Monster (1959) and Victory (1981). He was previously married to Susan Stafford and Anna Gray (Gay) Noe.
- June 8, 1921
- September 14, 1986
Gordon Barton McLendon (June 8, 1921 – September 14, 1986) was a radio broadcaster. Nicknamed "the Maverick of Radio", McLendon is widely credited for perfecting, during the 1950s and 1960s, the commercially successful Top 40 radio format created by Todd Storz.
Gordon McLendon, the Texas broadcaster who is credited (along with Todd Storz and Bill Stewart) with the creation of Top 40 radio, owned KLIF in Dallas, Texas. In 1953 he switched from live music and magazine-style programming to records and disc jockeys.
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