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As National Program director, Don Keyes oversaw the programming operations for all of the McLendon Stations from 1957-1966.  These legendary radio stations included KLIF, Dallas-Fort Worth; KILT, Houston; KTSA, San Antonio; KEEL, Shreveport; WYSL, Buffalo; KABL, San Francisco; WYNR (later WNUS) Chicago;  XTRA News, Los Angeles, WAKY Louisville and  KADS (later KOST) Los Angeles.
Veteran radio programmer and station owner Don Keyes died in Dallas on Monday, January 23, 2006 from medical complications following a heroic struggle.  A public memorial service was held  January 28 at the St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Garland, Texas.
 

Click here to listen to Don Keyes introduce the Gordon McLendon audio excerpts "BONUS AUDIO CHAPTER!

What Kent Burkhart says about Don Keyes' "Gordon McLendon and Me" -- "Don has also produced an amazing CD about his association with the aforementioned Gordon McLendon including a McLendon sound bite. If you are a broadcaster you need a copy. I think every school and University should have a copy of contemporary radio history…and this CD is it ... There are ideas in the CD that you as a broadcaster can expand in today’s world. Gordon’s son, Bart, called Don and ordered 50 of them..."

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Next Monday: Another chapter from "Gordon McLendon and Me"
Previous Chapters:
 1 - “How I Stopped Calling Him Mr. McLendon”
 2 - "The Miracle By the Bay ... KABL"
 3- “Why All-News?  Why Not!”
 4-"Gordon - The Practical Joker"
 5-"His Sense of Self"
 6-“The Practical Joker - Part Two –Including the Joke that Backfired”
 7-"Hooray for Hollywood!"
 8-"You Can't Win 'Em All"
 9-"Gordon, Me and the FCC"
 10-"Senator McLendon?  Sorry!"
 11-"Al Kelly"
 12-Most of my people come from ... "