Museum of Broadcasting Hall of Fame

Allen Gray
2001 Charter Inductee

In over 60 years in broadcasting, Allen Gray has risen from student announcer to station owner, doing it all with honesty, charm, integrity, and style. His career began at WSUI at the University of Iowa in 1939. He joined KMA Shenandoah, Iowa, while still in school, then moved to KORN Fremont, Nebraska, and later to KFAB, Omaha, Nebraska, where he was named one of the top twelve radio announcers in the nation. He moved to WCCO Minneapolis/Saint Paul in 1951, where he served as director and talent for the CBS "Housewives Protective League" and also hosted the late-evening "Starlight Salute" program. He returned to WCCO in the late 1960s after spending several years at WCBS New York City. He operated an advertising agency and did freelance radio and television work before building his own station, KLKS FM Breezy Point, in 1984.