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Lou Gordon (journalist)
American journalist and talk show host / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lou Gordon (May 17, 1917 – May 24, 1977) was a television commentator and talk show host, newspaper columnist, radio host, and influential political reporter, based in Detroit, Michigan. Gordon was known as a flamboyant, irreverent, and controversial interviewer. He hosted The Lou Gordon Program, a twice-weekly, 90-minute television show, that was seen Saturday and Sunday nights on WKBD-TV. Produced from 1966 to 1977,[1] The Lou Gordon Program was also syndicated across most of the larger media markets in the United States to the Kaiser Broadcasting group of stations, as well as several non-Kaiser stations. Three 90-minute television shows were taped per week - two for telecast only on WKBD, the other for nationwide broadcast.
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Born | (1917-05-17)May 17, 1917 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
Died | May 24, 1977(1977-05-24) (aged 60) |
Spouse | Jacqueline "Jackie" Gordon |
Children | A. Scott Gordon, Ruth Gordon Howard, Jon L. Gordon, Deborah L. Gordon, Carol Braitman |
Career | |
Show | The Lou Gordon Program |
Station | WKBD-TV Detroit |
Network | Syndicated through Kaiser Broadcasting |
Country | United States |
The show's theme song was MacArthur Park, composed by Jimmy Webb and performed by Richard Harris; the portion of the song used for the show's theme was the long, jazzy climactic orchestral break approximately 3/4 way through the recording.
The show was co-hosted by Lou's wife, Jackie Gordon (1932-1999), who would read questions sent by viewers to Lou. Lou would then give his opinions on the viewer's question.
In addition to his television program, Gordon wrote a twice-weekly column for The Detroit News, which usually reflected, or elaborated on, topics recently featured on his television program.[2]
During the 1967–68 Detroit newspaper strike,[3] Gordon published Scope Magazine[4] in order to fill the news-hole made by a lack of daily newspapers in Detroit. Lou Gordon was the president of Scope Publishing, as well as a writer, and published the weekly until the Detroit newspaper strike ended.[4] Scope Magazine also featured his wife, Jackie, as advice columnist.[4]