Edward L. Gaylord (b. 1921, d. 2003) was a billonaire businessman who built a media empire that included the Daily Oklahoman, the Nashville Network TV Channel, and the Country Music Television Channel (CMT).

Gaylord inherted the Daily Oklahoman and other family assets worth 50 million dollars in 1974. Gaylord attended Stanford University and graduated with a degree in business. Edward L. increased the family fortune forty-fold, up to 2 billion dollars when he died 2003. He also purchased the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee when it was in dire financial straits and kept it operating. He created The Nashville Network TV Channel, and also the Country Music Television, or CMT, which is similar to the MTV. 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... For other meanings of Stanford, see Stanford (disambiguation). ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Daily Oklahoman newspaper, renamed The Oklahoman, remains in the family. It is led by Edward's daughter, publisher Christy Gaylord Everest. Mrs. Everest had led a major modernizing of the newspaper in recent years. Mrs. Everest is assisted in the operating of the newspaper by her sister, Louise Gaylord Bennett. The statewide newspaper for Oklahoma. ...

The Gaylord family of Oklahoma City is very generous. They have founded the world-famous National Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, and has given the University of Oklahoma contributions totalling over 50 million dollars in the last three decades. They have founded the Gaylord School of Communications which has a brand new facility constructed with large Gaylord donations to that effort. The citizens of the State of Oklahoma are very grateful for their generous giving. The State Capitol of Oklahoma Looking at Downtown Oklahoma City The Flag of Oklahoma City Oklahoma City (sometimes abbreviated as OKC) is the capitol and largest city of the state of Oklahoma in the United States of America. ...