1942 in radio
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The year 1942 saw a number of significant happenings in radio broadcasting history.
Events
- 1 January: All radio broadcasting in the Netherlands comes under full control of the country's Nazi occupiers. Publication of the only authorized programme guide, De Luistergids, begins.
- 9 January: Blue Network Company, Inc. was incorporated by RCA to hold the assets of the NBC Blue Network,[1] in case NBC would lose their case against the FCC in court to maintain ownership of two networks.
- 29 January: Desert Island Discs first broadcast on the BBC Forces Programme from the U.K., presented by Roy Plomley. Vic Oliver is the first castaway.[2] The programme will still be running more than 70 years later.
- 23 February: Fireside chat: On Progress of the War.
- 24 February: The Voice of America begins short-wave radio broadcasting using CBS and NBC transmitters. Its first programmes are in German.
- 27 February: James Stanley Hey, a British Army research officer, helps develop radio astronomy, when he discovers that the sun emits radio waves.
- 28 April: Fireside chat: On Our National Economic Policy.
- 26 July: Gene Autry takes his oath of office to join the United States Army during the broadcast of Gene Autry's Melody Ranch.[3]
- 7 September: Fireside chat: On Inflation and Progress of the War.
- 12 October: Fireside chat: Report on the Home Front
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Debuts
- 24 January: Abie’s Irish Rose debuts on NBC.[4]
- 3 February: Red Ryder debuts on NBC Blue West Coast.[1]
- 1 March: KBON, Omaha, Nebrasaka, a Mutual affiliate, begins broadcasting on 1400 kHz with 250 W power (full-time).[5]
- 4 March: Junior Miss (1942–1954) debuts on CBS.
- 22 March: The Better Half debuts on Mutual.[4]
- 3 April: People Are Funny debuts on NBC.
- 5 April: The Army Hour debuts on NBC.
- 13 April: Are You a Genius? debuts on CBS.[4]
- 6 May: The Radio Doctor (Charles Hill) makes his first BBC radio broadcast giving health care advice.
- 9 June: Cheers from the Camps debuts on CBS.[4]
- 18 July: Chips Davis, Commando debuts on CBS.[4]
- 30 July: Stage Door Canteen debuts on CBS.[4]
- 3 August: An American in England debuts on CBS.[4]
- 6 September: Mayor of the Town debuts on NBC.[4]
- September: The Brains Trust first broadcast under this title on BBC Home Service radio.[6]
- undated: WJLD, Bessemer, Alabama, begins broadcasting on 1400 kHz with 250 W power.[7]
- 2 October: The Cisco Kid debuts on Mutual.[4]
- 10 October: Campana Serenade debuts on NBC.[4]
- 20 October: Songs by Sinatra debuts on CBS.[8]
- 31 October: The Bob Hawk Show debuts on CBS.[4]
- 9 November: Ceiling Unlimited debuts on CBS.[4]
Closings
- (undated) - Harold Teen ends its run on network radio (Mutual). [9]
- 3 January: The Bishop and the Gargoyle ends its run on network radio (Blue Network).[4]
- 3 April: Captain Flagg and Sergeant Quirt ends its run on network radio (NBC).[4]
- 26 June: Arnold Grimm's Daughter ends its run on network radio (NBC).[4]
- 23 August: Great Plays ends its run on network radio (Blue Network).[4]
- 11 September: The Bartons ends its run on network radio (NBC).[4]
- 22 September: Cheers from the Camps ends its run on network radio (CBS).[4]
- 3 November: The Avenger (radio program) ends its run on WHN.[4]
- 22 December: An American in England ends its run on network radio (CBS).[4]
Births
- 7 August: Garrison Keillor, American public radio host of A Prairie Home Companion
- 20 September: Dan Davis, American radio personality on ESPN Radio.
- 11 December: Bud Ballou, American disc jockey and radio personality during the 1960s and 1970s.
- Bill Brown, New York City television and radio personality (WCBS-FM, WPLJ, WNEW-FM)
- Larry Monroe, 29-year veteran with KUT in Austin, Texas.[10]
References
- 1 2 Cox, Jim (2008). This Day in Network Radio: A Daily Calendar of Births, Debuts, Cancellations and Other Events in Broadcasting History. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-3848-8.
- ↑ Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-14-102715-0.
- ↑ French, Jack & Siegel, David S. (eds.) (2014). "Radio Rides the Range: A Reference Guide to Western Drama on the Air, 1929-1967. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-7146-1. Pp. 76.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Dunning, John. (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3.
- ↑ "KBON Goes MBS March 1" (PDF). Billboard. February 28, 1942. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ↑ "The Brains Trust". Radio Days. Archived from the original on 8 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
- ↑ Alicoate, Jack, Ed. (1944). The 1949 Radio Annual. Radio Daily Corp. P. 347.
- ↑ Young, William H.; Young, Nancy K. (2007). Music of the World War II Era. ABC-CLIO, Incorporated. p. 118. ISBN 9780313338915. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ↑ Sies, Luther F. (2014). Encyclopedia of American Radio, 1920-1960, 2nd Edition. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-5149-4. Pp. 145-146.
- ↑ Curtin, Kevin. "Larry Monroe 1942-2014". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
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