1908 in radio
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The year 1908 in radio involved some significant events.
Events
- 12 January[citation needed] â A long-distance radio message is sent from the Eiffel Tower for the first time.
Births
- 13 February â Pauline Frederick, American news broadcaster (died 1990)
- 4 March â Franklin Engelmann, English radio presenter (died 1972)
- 26 March â Henry (Hank) Sylvern, American radio personality (died 1964)
- 25 April â Edward R. Murrow, American news broadcaster (died 1965)
- 7 May â Valentine Dyall, English character actor (died 1985)
- 1 June â Percy Edwards, English animal impersonator (died 1996)
- 27 June â David Davis, born William Eric Davis, English children's radio broadcaster (died 1996)
- 5 July â Don Dunphy, American sportscaster (died 1998)
- 31 July â Bill Shadel, American news anchor (died 2005)
- 15 August â Wynford Vaughan-Thomas, Welsh news broadcaster (died 1987)
- 11 September â Alvar Lidell, English radio announcer and newsreader (died 1981)
- 19 October â Alan Keith, born Alexander Kossoff, English actor and longtime classical music presenter (died 2003)
- 20 November[citation needed] â Alistair Cooke, English-born news commentator[1] (died 2004)
- 20 December â Norman Hackforth, Indian-born British musical accompanist and radio "mystery voice" (died 1996)
