Charles H. Gabriel, Jr.
KLX Program Director and Chief Announcer, 1926

Charles H. Gabriel Jr.

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.

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