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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. The following year, McLendon moved to Dallas and launched KLIF.
Apr 1, 1995 · McLendon, who had traveled to Vietnam as a correspondent, criticized the Vietnam War and voiced fears that the conflict would lead to financial bankruptcy as well as involvement in other East Asian land wars.
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 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...
Gordon B. McLendon. COVERING SPORTS AND TOP 40. In addition to developing the Top 40, all-News and Easy Listening formats, Gordon B. McLendon is recognized for his outstanding sports broadcasts as “The Old Scotchman” on his Liberty Broadcasting System during the late 1940s and early 1950s.
Oct 21, 2020 · Learn how Gordon McLendon created the first national network of daily baseball broadcasts in 1948, despite major-league opposition and his own fabrications. Read about his career, innovations, and controversies in radio and other fields.
