He briefly traveled with an all-male vocal group called The Blenders.
[2][3] He created the Lucky Lager Dance Time radio show in 1955 with the McCann-Erickson advertising agency.
"[3] The publication gathered information from various radio stations and was used to measure song popularity.
It was also said that "every record company subscribed to and quoted the Gavin Report...Everybody copied him, but he originated the thing.
"[4] In 1983, after being diagnosed with cancer, he sold the Gavin Report to the staff and became publisher emeritus.