Gordon McLendon, American broadcaster and businessman (died 1986)

Gordon McLendon

American broadcaster (1921–1986)

Gordon Barton McLendon was an American 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. He also developed offshore pirate radio…