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. is incorporated by RCA in the United States to hold the assets of the NBC Blue Network,[1] in case NBC loses their case against the FCC in court to maintain ownership of two networks.
- 29 January – The BBC Forces Programme transmits the first edition of Desert Island Discs, presented by Roy Plomley. Vic Oliver is the first castaway.[2] The series will still be running (on BBC Radio 4) more than 75 years later.
- 23 February – Fireside chat by the President of the United States: 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.
- 6 March – U.S.-born Nazi propaganda broadcaster Jane Anderson ("The Georgia Peach") gives a talk from Berlin which reveals that elite Germans are still dining in luxury despite widespread food insecurity in the country, which is successfully used by U.S. counterpropaganda,[3][4] leading to her being dropped from the airwaves.
- 28 April – Fireside chat: On Our National Economic Policy.
- 6 May – The Radio Doctor (Charles Hill) makes his first BBC Radio broadcast giving avuncular health care advice to British civilians.
- 19 May – A subsequently famous BBC outside broadcast recording captures the song of the common nightingale with the sound of Royal Air Force Lancaster bombers flying overhead.[5]
- 26 July – Gene Autry takes his oath of office to join the United States Army during the broadcast of Gene Autry's Melody Ranch.[6]
- September – The Brains Trust first broadcast under this title on BBC Home Service radio in the United Kingdom.[7]
- 7 September – Fireside chat: On Inflation and Progress of the War.
- 12 October – Fireside chat: Report on the Home Front.
- 8 November – Aspidistra medium wave radio transmitter goes into service in the south of England for black propaganda and military deception purposes against Nazi Germany.
Debuts
- 24 January: Abie’s Irish Rose debuts on NBC.[8]
- 3 February: Red Ryder debuts on NBC Blue West Coast.[1]
- 1 March: KBON, Omaha, Nebraska, a Mutual affiliate, begins broadcasting on 1400 kHz with 250 W power (full-time).[9]
- 4 March: Junior Miss (1942–1954) debuts on CBS.
- 22 March: The Better Half debuts on Mutual.[8]
- 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.[8]
- 19 April: WJLD, Bessemer, Alabama, begins broadcasting on 1400 kHz with 250 W power.[10]
- 1 May: In Person, Dinah Shore debuts on the Blue Network.[8]
- 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.[8]
- 17 June: Suspense debuts on CBS following its 1940 pilot on Forecast.
- 18 July: Chips Davis, Commando debuts on CBS.[8]
- 30 July: Stage Door Canteen debuts on CBS.[8]
- 2 August: Hop Harrigan debuts on ABC.[8]
- 3 August: An American in England debuts on CBS.[8]
- 28 August: Canteen Girl debuts on NBC.[11]
- 6 September: Mayor of the Town debuts on NBC.[8]
- 13 September: Radio Reader's Digest debuts on CBS.[8]: 565
- 20 September: The Electric Hour debuts on CBS.[8]
- 2 October: The Cisco Kid debuts on Mutual.[8]
- 7 October: The Man Behind the Gun debuts on CBS.[8]: 430-431
- 10 October: Campana Serenade debuts on NBC.[8]
- 14 October: Cresta Blanca Carnival debuts on CBS.[8]: 183-184
- 20 October: Songs by Sinatra debuts on CBS.[12]
- 31 October: The Bob Hawk Show debuts on CBS.[8]
- 9 November: Ceiling Unlimited debuts on CBS.[8]
- Eva Duarte (later Eva Perón, First Lady of Argentina) makes her debut as a radio actress in Muy Bien on Radio El Mundo.[13]
Closings
- (undated) - Harold Teen ends its run on network radio (Mutual).[14]
- 3 January: The Bishop and the Gargoyle ends its run on network radio (Blue Network).[8]
- 3 April: Captain Flagg and Sergeant Quirt ends its run on network radio (NBC).[8]
- 26 April: Songs by Dinah Shore ends its run on network radio (NBC-Blue).[8]
- 26 June: Arnold Grimm's Daughter ends its run on network radio (NBC).[8]
- 23 August: Great Plays ends its run on network radio (Blue Network).[8]
- 11 September: The Bartons ends its run on network radio (NBC).[8]
- 22 September: Cheers from the Camps ends its run on network radio (CBS).[8]
- 25 September: The Story of Bess Johnson ends its run on network radio (NBC).[15]
- 27 September: Joe and Mabel ends its run on network radio (NBC).[8]
- 3 November: The Avenger (radio program) ends its run on WHN.[8]
- 22 December: An American in England ends its run on network radio (CBS).[8]
Births
- 7 August: Garrison Keillor, American public radio host of A Prairie Home Companion.
- 12 August: David Munrow, English early music performer and presenter (Pied Piper on BBC Radio 3) (suicide 1976).
- 29 August: Larry Monroe, 29-year veteran with KUT in Austin, Texas (d. 2014).[16]
- 20 September: Dan Davis, American radio personality on ESPN Radio.
- 24 October: Frank Delaney, Irish-born novelist and radio presenter (d. 2017).
- 11 December: Bud Ballou, American disc jockey and radio personality during the 1960s and 1970s (d. 1977).
- 24 December: Anthony Clare, Irish-born psychiatrist and BBC radio presenter (d. 2007).
- 26 December: Emperor Rosko (Mike Pasternak), American disc jockey on both sides of the Atlantic.
- Bill Brown, New York City television and radio personality (WCBS-FM, WPLJ, WNEW-FM).
References
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Nazi Announcer Spills Beans". Lewiston Morning Tribune. 26 March 1942. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ^ "Germany: Sweets & Cookies". Time. 6 April 1942. Archived from the original on 14 October 2010.
- ^ "Nightingales sing with RAF bombers overhead". BBC News. 24 March 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "The Brains Trust". Radio Days. Archived from the original on 8 October 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab 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. 28 February 1942. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ Alicoate, Jack, Ed. (1944). The 1949 Radio Annual. Radio Daily Corp. P. 347.
- ^ "Radio Roundup". The Morning Call. New Jersey, Paterson. 25 August 1942. p. 10. Retrieved 11 July 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Fraser, Nicholas; Navarro, Marysa (1996). Evita: the Real Life of Eva Perón. New York: W.W. Norton & Co. p. 26. ISBN 9780393315752.
- ^ Sies, Luther F. (2014). Encyclopedia of American Radio, 1920-1960, 2nd Edition. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-5149-4. pp. 145-146.
- ^ Cox, Jim (2015). "Hilltop House". The Great Radio Soap Operas. McFarland. pp. 71–76. ISBN 9781476604145.
- ^ Curtin, Kevin. "Larry Monroe 1942-2014". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 20 September 2014.