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Gordon Barton McLendon (June 8, 1921 – September 14, 1986 [1]) was an American 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. [2] He also developed offshore pirate radio broadcasting to both ...
Sep 13, 2019 · Gordon McLendon moved to Dallas in 1947 and started a radio station the same year—KLIF, the Mighty 1190, broadcasting out of Oak Cliff. In the early 1950s, he turned KLIF into one of the first ...
In 1959, he created the “beautiful music” format for KABL/San Francisco. In the early 1960s, he started the first “all-news” radio station at WNUS/Chicago. One of WNUS’ reporters was future CNN anchor Bernard Shaw. Gordon McLendon died on September 14, 1986. He was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1994.
How Gordon McLendon stormed Texas with Top 40 . . . da doo ron ron. ... So with his son, Bart, acting as manager, McLendon dropped the progressive-rock format of KNUS-FM, KLIF’s old sister ...
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Sep 16, 1986 · Gordon McLendon, the Texas broadcaster who built the Liberty Sports Network, pioneered "Top 40" radio and became one of the wealthiest men in America, has died at his Lake Dallas, Tex., ranch ...
Nov 1, 2011 · KLIF (Dallas): Top 40, 1954-1972. KLIF in Dallas ("The Mighty 1190") stands among the most celebrated stations in Top 40 history thanks to radio industry legend Gordon McLendon. He ran KLIF like a flame tank across the North Texas plains, commanding, at times, an audience share of over 50 percent. Among the station's widely copied promotional ...
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Gordon Barton McLendon (June 8, 1921 – September 14, 1986) was a radio broadcaster. He was 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. He also developed offshore pirate radio broadcasting to both Scandinavia ...
