Ken Gordon

Kenneth Gordon (born 1930) is a Trinidadian businessman and former politician.

For the Massachusetts politician, see Ken Gordon (American politician). For the South African cricketer, see Kenneth Gordon (cricketer).
Kenneth Gordon
Born1930 (age 92–93)
NationalityTrinidadian
Occupation(s)Businessman and former publisher

Biography

After attending Saint Mary's College in Port of Spain, Trinidad, he went away to the United States and United Kingdom for further studies. He entered broadcasting in 1949 as a radio announcer for Radio Trinidad. He later became chairman of a conglomerate. In 1986 he was appointed a Minister of Tourism under the National Alliance for Reconstruction as a senator.

He married three times, his present wife being Marguerite Gordon. He has four children.

He was instrumental in introducing the first private television station in the English Caribbean, CCN TV6, and Prime Radio, which is owned by Trinidad and Tobago Express Newspapers Limited, in 1991. He was the chairman[1] of that company until 2006, when he became chairman of the West Indies Cricket Board.[2] On 28 October 2011 he was appointed Chairman of the Trinidad and Tobago Integrity Commission.[3]

His autobiography, Getting it Write: Winning Caribbean Press Freedom, came out in 1999 from Ian Randle Publishers.[4]

Notes
  1. "History, One Caribbean Media Ltd". Archived from the original on 2013-06-25. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
  2. "Gordon appointed World Cup chairman". CricInfo. September 10, 2005. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
  3. Marcia Braveboy, "Trinidad Integrity Commission members appointed; embattled chairman stays put", Caribbean News Now!, 25 June 2013.
  4. Desmond Allen, "Thanks 'Butch' for 'Getting it Write'", Jamaica Gleaner, 3 January 2000.
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