# Gordon McLendon

> 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 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.

*American broadcaster (1921-1986)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Business Professional
- **Category:** Business Professionals
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1921-06-08
- **Died:** 1986-09-14
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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 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.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 47.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 24.9 / 100  (trend: BREAKOUT)
- **Historical depth:** 3.6 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 100.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0572741/ (@nm0572741)

## Sources
- [Gordon McLendon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_McLendon)
- [Gordon McLendon](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_McLendon)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/aa2b9ed1-dfe2-4406-937d-6d9616127652)
- [The Movie DB](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/999981)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5585552)

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