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Dec 6, 1985 · DALLAS -- Gordon McLendon, the 'Old Scotsman' who pioneered Top 40 radio, was in critical but stable condition today from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, a family spokesman said.
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 ...
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- June 8, 1921
- Gay (Noe) Mclendon
- September 14, 1986
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 ...
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 ...
Jan 25, 2019 · In 1988, KVIL’s Ron Chapman – a protege of Gordon McLendon – went on the air and asked listeners to send in $20 checks. He didn’t say why. Just send in the check, and thank you. One announcement only. Within three days KVIL received nearly $250,000. We had to beg people to stop sending them.
Oct 3, 2001 · McLendon re-created many baseball games and was known to occasionally embellish scant facts sent by ticker tape. “Branca enters the game,” he is heard to say. “He wears No. 13.
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Oct 21, 2020 · Gordon Barton McLendon was born on June 8, 1921, in Paris, Texas, although his parents, Barton R. and Jeanette (Eyster), lived nearly 70 miles away in Idabel, Oklahoma. B.R. McLendon, a lawyer and native Mississippian, had decided for some unknown reason that his first child had to be born in Texas. B.R. got rich through investments in oil ...
