Charles H. Gabriel, Jr.
KLX Program Director and Chief Announcer, 1926
Charles
Hutchinson Gabriel, Jr. (1892-1934) was KLX's music
director and chief announcer. He came
to KLX in 1926 from WGN in Chicago where he had been the music
director. After a few years at KLX, he moved on to NBC in
San Francisco. During his lifetime, Gabriel is said to have
composed more than 7,000 songs - mostly gospel tunes, and is today
considered one of the most prolific of gospel tune composers.