1908 in radio
Events
- January 12 – A long-distance radio message is sent from the Eiffel Tower for the first time.
- In 1908, John Reinartz first became interested in radio, through "The Electrical Experimenter".[1] This interest led to the development of the Reinartz tuner and other radio advancements.[1]
Births
- March 4 – Franklin Engelmann, English radio presenter (died 1972)
- March 26 – Henry (Hank) Sylvern, American radio personality (died 1964)
- April 25 – Edward R. Murrow, American news broadcaster (died 1965)
- May 7 – Valentine Dyall, English character actor (died 1985)
- June 1 – Percy Edwards, English animal impersonator (died 1996)
- June 27 – David Davis, born William Eric Davis, English children's radio broadcaster (died 1996)
- July 5 – Don Dunphy, American sportscaster (died 1998)
- August 15 – Wynford Vaughan-Thomas, Welsh news broadcaster (died 1987)
- September 11 – Alvar Lidell, English radio announcer and newsreader (died 1981)
- October 19 – Alan Keith, born Alexander Kossoff, English actor and longtime classical music presenter (died 2003)
- November 20 – Alistair Cooke, English-born news commentator (died 2004)
- December 20 – Norman Hackforth, Indian-born British musical accompanist and radio "mystery voice" (died 1996)
References
- Dilks, John (2014). "The Life of John L. Reinartz, K6BJ, 1XAM, 1QP". QST. 98(2): 96–97.
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