Gene Klavan

Gene Klavan (May 4, 1924 – April 8, 2004) was an American disc-jockey (DJ), columnist and author.

Klavan was born in Baltimore, Md. and attended Baltimore City College (high school). His radio career began at WTOP in Washington D.C. following brief stints at Baltimore's WITH-AM and WCBM-AM.

Klavan is most known for his time as half of the morning program "Klavan and Finch." The program ran from 1952 to 1968; prior to 1952, Dee Finch had co-hosted the show with Gene Rayburn. Co-host Finch departed and Klavan continued solo until 1977. He wrote a biography in 1964, We Die at Dawn, that largely focused on the morning show. He followed it up in 1972 with Turn That Damned Thing Off, a book about the news media industry. In 1977 he moved to 710 WOR and left radio in 1980. He later became a commentator at WCBS-TV, a host for the AMC channel, and a columnist for Newsday.

Klavan's sons Andrew Klavan and Laurence Klavan are best-selling authors and screenwriters.

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