Edward K. Gaylord

Who was Edward K. Gaylord?

Edward King Gaylord, often referred to as E.K. Gaylord, was the owner and publisher of the Daily Oklahoman newspaper, as well as a radio and television entrepreneur. Born in Kansas and educated in Colorado, he worked on several publications before moving to Oklahoma and buying an interest in the Daily Oklahoman. He built the publication into a statewide newspaper and took over its parent company in 1918.

After his death in 1974, Gaylord's family continued to have a hand in the newspaper until the publisher and parent, OPUBCO, was sold to Phil Anschutz.