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Born | Gordon Barton McLendon June 8, 1921 |
Died | September 14, 1986 Lake Dallas, Texas, U.S. | (aged 65)
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Gordon Barton McLendon (June 8, 1921 – September 14, 1986[1]) 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.[2] 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.
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