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Gordon McLendon


 

Gordon McLendon of Dallas, Texas, is widely credited for perfecting with great commercial success, the Top 40 radio format during the 1950s and 1960s which was first invented by Todd Storz.

Related Topics:
Dallas - Texas - Top 40 - Radio format - 1950s - 1960s - Todd Storz

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McLendon also is noted in radio history as the originator of the "beautiful music" format on his KABL in Oakland, CA near San Francisco in 1959.

Related Topics:
KABL - Oakland, CA - San Francisco

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McLendon was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1994.

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