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This week in radio history 1-7 Septe [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
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Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2019 00:07:30 -0400
From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
To: otr-digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: This week in radio history 1-7 September
From Those Were The Days
9/1
1922 The first daily news program on radio was The Radio Digest, on
WBAY. The program, hosted by George F. Thompson, the program's editor,
originated from New York City.
9/2
1931 15 Minutes with Bing Crosby debuted on CBS.
9/5
1938 The NBC Red network broadcast Life Can Be Beautiful for the first
time. The program was "an inspiring message of faith drawn from life."
The program aired until 1954.
9/6
1920 The first prizefight broadcast on radio featured Jack Dempsey
knocking out Billy Miske in the third round of a bout in Benton Harbor,
MI. WWJ in Detroit was the station that fight fans were tuned to.
Joe
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