Kenneth Gordon (born 1930) is a

Trinidadian Trinidadians and Tobagonians, colloquially known as Trinis or Trinbagonians, are the people who are identified with the country of Trinidad and Tobago. The country is home to people of many different national, ethnic and religious origins. As a ...

businessman and former politician.

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 Radio Trinidad was the oldest radio station in Trinidad and Tobago. It began broadcasting in 1947 at 11B Maraval Road in Port of Spain on the frequency 730 AM. Over the years, the station successfully hosted a wide variety of programmes inclu ...

. He later became chairman of a conglomerate. In 1986 he was appointed a Minister of Tourism under the

National Alliance for Reconstruction The National Alliance for Reconstruction (NAR) was the governing party in Trinidad and Tobago between 1986 and 1991. The party has been inactive since 2005. History The party was established in 1986, aiming to be a multi-racial party. Nohlen, D ...

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 The Caribbean Communications Network Television 6 (CCN TV6) is a Trinidadian free-to-air television network. It operates an analog NTSC television system, broadcasting on channels 6 and 18 in the island of Trinidad and channel 19 in Tobago. Its ...

, and Prime Radio, which is owned by

Trinidad and Tobago Express The ''Trinidad and Tobago Express'', better known as ''Daily Express'' (and the weekend editions ''Saturday Express'' and ''Sunday Express''), is one of three daily newspapers in Trinidad and Tobago. The ''Daily Express'' as per its masthead is p ...

Newspapers Limited, in 1991. He was the chairman of that company until 2006, when he became chairman of the

West Indies Cricket Board Cricket West Indies (CWI) is the governing body for cricket in the West Indies (a sporting confederation of over a dozen mainly English-speaking Caribbean countries and dependencies that once formed the British West Indies). It was originally ...

. On 28 October 2011 he was appointed Chairman of the Trinidad and Tobago Integrity Commission. His autobiography, ''Getting it Write: Winning Caribbean Press Freedom'', came out in 1999 from

Ian Randle Publishers Ian Randle (born 7 July 1949) is a Jamaican publisher. He is the founder of an eponymous independent publishing company whose main focus is on English-language readers. He has won awards including the Prince Claus Award in 2012 and the 2019 Boc ...

.Desmond Allen, "Thanks 'Butch' for 'Getting it Write'", ''Jamaica Gleaner'', 3 January 2000.
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"Ken Gordon, a jewel of the Caribbean".
Small Kitchen Chef Ja, 22 March 2013 {{DEFAULTSORT:Gordon, Ken Trinidad and Tobago media executives Maria Moors Cabot Prize winners Government ministers of Trinidad and Tobago 1930 births Living people Trinidad and Tobago businesspeople Trinidad and Tobago broadcasters Members of the Senate (Trinidad and Tobago)