John Gilliland

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John Sanford Gilliland, Jr. (October 18, 1935 – July 27, 1998) was a radio broadcaster and documentarian. He was born and died in his hometown of Quanah, Texas. He worked for a number of stations in Texas and California including KOGO in San Diego (1961-1965), KRLA in Los Angeles (1965-1970), and KSFO (AM) in San Francisco (1971-1978).

While at KRLA he created the radio documentary "The Pop Chronicles" about, and featuring, popular music of the 1950s and 1960s. He also performed with The Credibility Gap.

At KSFO he hosted his "Pop Chronicles", an old-time radio hour, "Mystery Theater", "The Comedy Hour", and "The Great LPs". While working there he also produced "The Pop Chronicles 40’s" about the popular music of the 1940s.

After his death, Gilliland's sister donated the Pop Chronicles tapes to the University of North Texas Music Library where they form The John Gilliland Collection.

[edit] Discography

• 1968 - An Album Of Political Pornography, with Lew Irwin and The Credibility Gap (Blue Thumb)
• 1994 - Pop Chronicles the 40's: The Lively Story of Pop Music in the 40's (Soundelux)

[edit] Online sources

• Biography at The John Gilliland Collection at the University of North Texas Music Library
• Los Angeles Radio People, G
• Obituary from http://www.laradio.com
• The Pop Chronicles Presents The Forties originally broadcast November 5, 1972, from the Bay Area Radio Museum

[edit] Other Sources

Gilliland, John. "On Chronicling Pop." in Los Angeles radio people : Volume 2, 1957-1997, by Don Barrett. Imprint Valencia, CA : db Marketing, c1997. (The pages in this book are not numbered, but Gilliland's essay is located between the E and F entries.)