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The Old-Time Radio Digest!
Volume 2016 : Issue 15
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ISSN: 1533-9289
Today's Topics:
This week in radio history 28 Februa [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
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Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2016 22:32:37 -0500
From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
To: otr-digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: This week in radio history 28 February to 5 March
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1932 Radio's greatest effort of on the spot news coverage began as NBC
and CBS rushed to Hopewell, NJ to cover the kidnaping of the Charles and
Anne Lindbergh baby.
1941 Commercial FM broadcasting began in the [removed] when station W47NV
in Nashville, TN started operations on this day.
1941 Duffy's Tavern debuted on CBS.
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1945 Mystery fans remember this day when they gathered around the
radio set to listen to the Mutual Broadcasting System as Superman
encountered Batman and Robin for the first time.
1952 Whispering Streets debuted on ABC, remaining on the air until 1960.
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1877 Emile Berliner came up with something called the microphone.
1925 Calvin Coolidge took the oath of office in Washington DC. The
presidential inauguration was broadcast on radio for the very first time.
1930 - "The Redhead", Red Barber, began his radio career this day.
Barber broadcast on WRUF at the University of Florida in Gainsville. He
soon became one of the best known sports voices in America.
1942 Shirley Temple had a starring role in Junior Miss on CBS. The
show, heard for the first time, cost $12,000 a week ($176,319 in 2015
dollars) to produce and stayed on the airwaves until 1954.
1951 Sir John Gielgud, starring as Hamlet, was heard on The [removed] Steel
Hour on the NBC.
1952 President Harry Truman dedicated the Courier, the first seagoing
radio broadcasting station, in ceremonies in Washington, DC.
Joe
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