1941 in radio
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The year 1941 saw a number of significant happenings in radio broadcasting history.
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[edit] Events
- May 27 - Fireside chat: Announcing Unlimited National Emergency (longest fireside chat)
- September 11 - Fireside chat: On Maintaining Freedom of the Seas
- December 9 - Fireside chat: On the Declaration of War with Japan
[edit] Debuts
- January 7 - Inner Sanctum Mysteries (1941-1952) debuts on the NBC Blue Network.
- March 1 - W47NV starts operations as the first commercial FM radio station.
- March 1 - Duffy's Tavern debuts on CBS.
- March 28 - Hollywood Premiere, hosted by Louella Parsons, debuts on CBS.
- August 31 - The Great Gildersleeve debuts on the NBC Red Network.
[edit] Closings
[edit] Births
- April 2 - Dr. Demento, radio disc jockey specializing in novelty songs and pop music parodies.
- May 24 - Bob Dylan, American singer-songwriter, author, musician, poet and, of late, disc jockey who has been a major figure in popular music for five decades.
- July - Gary Burbank, longtime American radio personality on WLW in Cincinnati, Ohio.
[edit] Deaths
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