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Gordon Dryden, talkback radio pioneer of the 1970s

Gordon Dryden, talkback radio pioneer of the 1970s

Gordon Dryden is shown here as host of the Radio i Powerline talkback show in 1973. Dryden was one of the pioneers of talkback radio, which became a regular feature on the New Zealand airwaves in the early 1970s.

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Brian Pauling, 'Radio - A turning point for radio – the legacy of the 1960s', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/42812/gordon-dryden-talkback-radio-pioneer-of-the-1970s (accessed 5 May 2024)

Story by Brian Pauling, published 22 Oct 2014