Edward K. Gaylord
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| Born | March 5, 1873 Muscotah, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | May 30, 1974 (aged 101) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
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| Spouse | Inez Kinney (m. 1914) |
| Children | 3 |
Edward King Gaylord (March 5, 1873 – May 30, 1974), often referred to as E.K. Gaylord, was the owner and publisher of The Daily Oklahoman newspaper (now The Oklahoman), as well as a radio and television entrepreneur. A native of Kansas and educated in Colorado, he worked on several publications[1] before moving to Oklahoma and buying an interest in The Daily Oklahoman.[2] He built the publication into a statewide newspaper and took over its parent company, the Oklahoma Publishing Company (OPUBCO), in 1918.[2] After his death in 1974, Gaylord's family continued to run the newspaper until OPUBCO was sold to The Anschutz Corporation in 2011.
Early life and career
Born on a farm near Muscotah in Atchison County, in eastern Kansas, Gaylord attended Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[1] His older brother, Lewis, talked him into buying the Colorado Springs Telegraph and later got him to work as the business manager of the St. Joseph Dispatch in Missouri.[1]
Oklahoma
Gaylord came to Oklahoma City in December 1902 and bought an interest in The Daily Oklahoman, which had been founded in 1889.[2] He became the paper's business manager in January 1903.[2] Gaylord married Inez Kinney of New York City in 1914.[1] In 1918, he became president of OPUBCO, the newspaper's parent company.[2] He built The Daily Oklahoman into a statewide newspaper, took part in the statehood movement, and was responsible for building a small experimental radio operation into the state's first major radio station, WKY.[1] He also established the state's first television station, WKY-TV.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Dary, David, "Gaylord, Edward King," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Archived May 31, 2010, at the Wayback Machine (accessed June 8, 2010).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Dary, David, "Daily Oklahoman Archived 2014-08-24 at the Wayback Machine," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Archived May 31, 2010, at the Wayback Machine (accessed June 8, 2010).