Edward K. Gaylord, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Centenarian plus newspaper owner and publisher
Date of Birth: 05-Mar-1873
Date of Death: 30-May-1974
Profession: newspaper editor
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Edward K. Gaylord
- Edward King Gaylord (March 5, 1873 – May 30, 1974), often referred to as E.K.
- Gaylord, was the owner and publisher of the Daily Oklahoman newspaper (now The Oklahoman), as well as a radio and television entrepreneur.
- Born in Atchison, Kansas and educated in Colorado, he worked on several publications before moving to Oklahoma and buying an interest in the Daily Oklahoman.
- He built the publication into a statewide newspaper and took over its parent company in 1918.After his death in 1974, Gaylord's family continued to have a hand in the newspaper until the publisher and parent, OPUBCO, was sold to Phil Anschutz.
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