John Gilliland
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
July 27, 1998 (aged 62)
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