Edward King Gaylord | |
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Born | Muscotah, Kansas, U.S. | March 5, 1873
Died | May 30, 1974 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | (aged 101)
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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.