Gordon McLendon
Businessperson, Film actor
1921 – 1986
Who was Gordon McLendon?
Gordon Barton McLendon was a radio pioneer and pirate 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 and the British Isles. In addition, he was active in circles of conservative business-political power in the 1960s until the time of his death. McLendon co-founded the Association of Former Intelligence Officers. He was a member of the Suite 8F Group.
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- Born
- Jun 8, 1921
Paris - Also known as
- Gordon McClendon
- Profession
- Education
- Harvard Law School
- Yale University
- Employment
- Intelligence officer
- Lived in
- Texas
- Died
- Sep 14, 1986
Lake Dallas
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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