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Gordon Dryden, talkback radio pioneer of the 1970s

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Gordon Dryden, talkback radio pioneer of the 1970s

Gordon Dryden is shown here as host of the Radio i Powerlinetalkback 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, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/42812/gordon-dryden-talkback-radio-pioneer-of-the-1970s (accessed 9 June 2026).

Story by Brian Pauling, published 24 September 2013.