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John Gilliland

December 02, 2023

John Sanford Gilliland Jr. (October 18, 1935 – July 27, 1998) was an American radio broadcaster and documentarian best known for the Pop Chronicles music documentaries and as one of the original members of The Credibility Gap. He was born and died in his hometown of Quanah, Texas. He worked for a number of radio stations in Texas and California including KOGO in San Diego (1961–1965), KRLA 1110 in Los Angeles (1965–1970), and KSFO (AM) in San Francisco (1971–1978).

John Gilliland
"John Gilliland at KSFO, c. 1971" Courtesy of The John Gilliland Collection.
Born
John Sanford Gilliland Jr.

(1935-10-18)October 18, 1935
Quanah, Texas
DiedJuly 27, 1998(1998-07-27) (aged 62)
Quanah, Texas
Career
ShowThe Pop Chronicles
Station(s)KRLA 1110
ShowThe Credibility Gap
Station(s)KSFO
WebsiteJohn Gilliland's Pop Chronicles

Career edit

Texas radio edit

His radio career began in 1952 with KOLJ in his native Quanah, Texas.[1] While attending Texas Christian University, he worked as a disc jockey at KCUL in Fort Worth.[2][3] His shows were The House of Wax and The Man on the Beat. From 1959-1961 he worked for KLIF in Dallas.[4] He also worked at KILT in Houston.[5]

California radio edit

At the news department of KOGO in San Diego, Gilliland used the pseudonyms of John Land and Johnny Land.[4]

In 1965, Gilliland came to the news department of KRLA radio in Los Angeles County,[6] where he became one of the original members of The Credibility Gap which mixed topical humor along with their news broadcasts.[7] Fellow founding member Richard Beebe said of him that

Even though John was an integral part of the "Gap," working on the Pop Chronicles was always number one for him. It seemed like he was always working on it. John was a very talented guy and a lot of fun.[8]

Gilliland researched this radio documentary, The Pop Chronicles, for over two years prior to its broadcast.[6] He interviewed many famous musicians for this show.[9] It covered popular music of the 1950s and 1960s, was originally broadcast on KRLA 1110, later broadcast on many other stations,[10][11] and now can be heard online.[12]

Starting in 1971, at KSFO in San Francisco, he hosted weeknights 7pm-midnight.[13] In response to market research showing that most of its daytime audience preferred watching television at night, KSFO hired Gilliland in 1971 to host a five-hour variety block of music and entertainment evenings from 7 p.m. to midnight; Gilliland would continue as host until 1978.[14][15] His shows included rebroadcasts of his Pop Chronicles, an old-time radio hour (called "The Golden Age of Radio" or "The Great American Broadcast"), Mystery Theater, The Comedy Hour,[16][15] and The Great LPs. While working there he also produced and broadcast, beginning in 1972,[10] The Pop Chronicles 40s, about the popular music of the 1940s.[17][14] He was succeeded in his on-air time slot at KSFO by Jerry Gordon.[18]

Retirement edit

Gilland left KSFO in 1978 and returned to his native Texas.[4] He edited and in 1994 published Pop Chronicles: the 40s as a four-cassette audiobook,[19][20] which was rereleased later as The Big Band Chronicles.[21][22] During his retirement he hosted a late night show on KREB in Houston[23] and did some work for KIXC in Quanah. He died in 1998. In 2003, Gilliland's sister donated the Pop Chronicles tapes to the University of North Texas Music Library where they form . Later his 700 reel-to-reel tapes of various old radio shows was added.[5][24]

Discography edit

  • 1968: An Album of Political Pornography, with Lew Irwin and The Credibility Gap (Blue Thumb)[25]
  • 1994: Pop Chronicles the 40s: The Lively Story of Pop Music in the 40s (Mind's Eye) ISBN 978-1-55935-147-8. OCLC 31611854.[19]

References edit

Citations edit

  1. ^ *Vernon, Sondra Stewart (July 14, 1988). "Music plays on for longtime broadcaster: Semiretired disc jockey boasts collection that documents the history of popular records". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
  2. ^ "Vox Jox" (PDF). Billboard. 1955-07-02.
  3. ^ "Disk Jockeys' regional record reports" (PDF). Cashbox. 1956-07-07.
  4. ^ a b c . Library.unt.edu. Archived from the original on June 17, 2008. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
  5. ^ a b "ARSC Conference 2008 - Session Abstracts" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-08-03.
  6. ^ a b Hopkins, Jerry (October 4, 1969). "'Pop Chronicles' Chronicle Pop". Rolling Stone. No. 43. p. 34.
  7. ^ "Lew Irwin Sets Record Straight on Origins of 1110/KRLA Credibility Gap" (PDF). sakionline.net. July 15, 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  8. ^ "~Los Angeles Radio People, Archives". Laradio.com. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
  9. ^ Gilliland, John (1997). "On Chronicling Pop". In Barrett, Don (ed.). Los Angeles radio people: Volume 2, 1957-1997. Valencia, CA: Db Marketing. ISBN 978-0-9658907-0-0. OCLC 38994418. (The pages in this book are not numbered, but Gilliland's essay is located between the E and F entries.)
  10. ^ a b MacKenzie, Bob (1972-10-29). (PDF). Oakland Tribune. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-09.
  11. ^ Pop chronicles. 36 (RU 11-1 [Sept. 1970]). OCLC 50111827.
  12. ^ Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 1" (audio). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries.
  13. ^ "2008 ARSC Conference Recordings (Association for Recorded Sound Collections)". Arsc-audio.org. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
  14. ^ a b "John Gilliland - Pop Chronicles: The Forties". Bay Area Radio Museum. November 5, 1972. from the original on August 1, 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
  15. ^ a b Johnson, Joseph S.; Jones, Kenneth K. (1978) [1972]. "Station Profiles: KSFO". Modern Radio Station Practices (PDF) (2nd ed.). Belmont, California: Wadsworth. ISBN 0-534-00550-0 – via AmericanRadioHistory.com.
  16. ^ "KSFO-560 Program Log" (PDF).
  17. ^ "The Pop Chronicles Of The 1940s". RadioEchoes. 1972-10-29.
  18. ^ . Radio-info.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2013. Retrieved 2010-02-17. Alt URL
  19. ^ a b Gilliland, John (1994). Pop Chronicles the 40s: The Lively Story of Pop Music in the 40s (audiobook). ISBN 978-1-55935-147-8. OCLC 31611854.
  20. ^ Pop chronicles [WorldCat.org]. Worldcat.org. OCLC 31611854.
  21. ^ Ruhlmann, William. The Big Band Chronicles at AllMusic. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
  22. ^ The big band chronicles (Audiobook on tape, 1997). [WorldCat.org]. OCLC 38555138.
  23. ^ R&R Radio & Records: Segues
  24. ^ "John Gilliland Collection, 1955-1991 | Music Library". Findingaids.library.unt.edu. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  25. ^ . Magicofjuju.blogspot.com. 2006-12-21. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2009-11-16.

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John Sanford Gilliland Jr October 18 1935 July 27 1998 was an American radio broadcaster and documentarian best known for the Pop Chronicles music documentaries and as one of the original members of The Credibility Gap He was born and died in his hometown of Quanah Texas He worked for a number of radio stations in Texas and California including KOGO in San Diego 1961 1965 KRLA 1110 in Los Angeles 1965 1970 and KSFO AM in San Francisco 1971 1978 John Gilliland John Gilliland at KSFO c 1971 Courtesy of The John Gilliland Collection BornJohn Sanford Gilliland Jr 1935 10 18 October 18 1935Quanah TexasDiedJuly 27 1998 1998 07 27 aged 62 Quanah TexasCareerShowThe Pop ChroniclesStation s KRLA 1110ShowThe Credibility GapStation s KSFOWebsiteJohn Gilliland s Pop Chronicles Contents 1 Career 1 1 Texas radio 1 2 California radio 1 3 Retirement 2 Discography 3 References 3 1 Citations 3 2 SourcesCareer editTexas radio edit His radio career began in 1952 with KOLJ in his native Quanah Texas 1 While attending Texas Christian University he worked as a disc jockey at KCUL in Fort Worth 2 3 His shows were The House of Wax and The Man on the Beat From 1959 1961 he worked for KLIF in Dallas 4 He also worked at KILT in Houston 5 California radio edit At the news department of KOGO in San Diego Gilliland used the pseudonyms of John Land and Johnny Land 4 In 1965 Gilliland came to the news department of KRLA radio in Los Angeles County 6 where he became one of the original members of The Credibility Gap which mixed topical humor along with their news broadcasts 7 Fellow founding member Richard Beebe said of him thatEven though John was an integral part of the Gap working on the Pop Chronicles was always number one for him It seemed like he was always working on it John was a very talented guy and a lot of fun 8 Gilliland researched this radio documentary The Pop Chronicles for over two years prior to its broadcast 6 He interviewed many famous musicians for this show 9 It covered popular music of the 1950s and 1960s was originally broadcast on KRLA 1110 later broadcast on many other stations 10 11 and now can be heard online 12 Starting in 1971 at KSFO in San Francisco he hosted weeknights 7pm midnight 13 In response to market research showing that most of its daytime audience preferred watching television at night KSFO hired Gilliland in 1971 to host a five hour variety block of music and entertainment evenings from 7 p m to midnight Gilliland would continue as host until 1978 14 15 His shows included rebroadcasts of his Pop Chronicles an old time radio hour called The Golden Age of Radio or The Great American Broadcast Mystery Theater The Comedy Hour 16 15 and The Great LPs While working there he also produced and broadcast beginning in 1972 10 The Pop Chronicles 40s about the popular music of the 1940s 17 14 He was succeeded in his on air time slot at KSFO by Jerry Gordon 18 Retirement edit Gilland left KSFO in 1978 and returned to his native Texas 4 He edited and in 1994 published Pop Chronicles the 40s as a four cassette audiobook 19 20 which was rereleased later as The Big Band Chronicles 21 22 During his retirement he hosted a late night show on KREB in Houston 23 and did some work for KIXC in Quanah He died in 1998 In 2003 Gilliland s sister donated the Pop Chronicles tapes to the University of North Texas Music Library where they form The John Gilliland Collection Later his 700 reel to reel tapes of various old radio shows was added 5 24 Discography edit1968 An Album of Political Pornography with Lew Irwin and The Credibility Gap Blue Thumb 25 1994 Pop Chronicles the 40s The Lively Story of Pop Music in the 40s Mind s Eye ISBN 978 1 55935 147 8 OCLC 31611854 19 References editCitations edit Vernon Sondra Stewart July 14 1988 Music plays on for longtime broadcaster Semiretired disc jockey boasts collection that documents the history of popular records Dallas Morning News Retrieved 2010 02 17 Vox Jox PDF Billboard 1955 07 02 Disk Jockeys regional record reports PDF Cashbox 1956 07 07 a b c Biography University of North Texas Libraries Library unt edu Archived from the original on June 17 2008 Retrieved 2009 08 03 a b ARSC Conference 2008 Session Abstracts PDF Retrieved 2009 08 03 a b Hopkins Jerry October 4 1969 Pop Chronicles Chronicle Pop Rolling Stone No 43 p 34 Lew Irwin Sets Record Straight on Origins of 1110 KRLA Credibility Gap PDF sakionline net July 15 2010 Retrieved 28 March 2019 Los Angeles Radio People Archives Laradio com Retrieved 2009 08 03 Gilliland John 1997 On Chronicling Pop In Barrett Don ed Los Angeles radio people Volume 2 1957 1997 Valencia CA Db Marketing ISBN 978 0 9658907 0 0 OCLC 38994418 The pages in this book are not numbered but Gilliland s essay is located between the E and F entries a b MacKenzie Bob 1972 10 29 Radio Returns to the 40s PDF Oakland Tribune Archived from the original PDF on 2012 02 09 Pop chronicles 36 RU 11 1 Sept 1970 OCLC 50111827 Gilliland John 1969 Show 1 audio Pop 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