. . . "American broadcaster" . . "Gordon Barton McLendon (June 8, 1921 \u2013 September 14, 1986) was a radio pioneer and pirate radio broadcaster. He was 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."@en . . . . "1986-09-14Z"^^ . . "2.5E8"^^ . . "1921-06-08Z"^^ . . . "McLendon, Gordon"@en . "1921Z"^^ . "Gordon Barton McLendon"@en . . . . . . . . "1986Z"^^ .