1956 in radio explained
Events
Debuts
- January 22 – Fort Laramie debuts on CBS.
- January 27 – CBS Radio Workshop debuts on CBS.
- January 29 – Indictment debuts on CBS.
- 19 May – First edition of the popular record request programme Sveriges bilradio (1956–1973) on Sveriges Radiotjänst (forerunner of Sveriges Radio).
- June – My Word! is piloted on the BBC Midland Home Service, chaired by John Arlott.[2]
- August 15 – WWRI-West Warwick, Rhode Island begins broadcasting.
Closings
Births
- February 22 – Hugh Hewitt, American lawyer, academic and radio host
- February 27 – Tim Brando, American radio host and sportscaster
- March 1 – Helen Boaden, British broadcasting executive
- March 27 – Dale Arnold, American sportscaster
- May 4 – Charlotte Green, English radio newsreader and announcer
- June 2 – Susan Rae, Scottish radio newsreader and announcer
- July 4 – Mark Belling, radio talk-show host for WISN in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- July 16 – Jerry Doyle, American actor and radio talk show host
- September 1 – Bernie Wagenblast, American editor and broadcaster
- October 6 – Jimmy Cefalo, American sportscaster, game show host and play-by-play commentator for Miami Dolphins, former NFL player
- October 30 – Juliet Stevenson, British actress
- November 8 – Richard Curtis, British scriptwriter
- November 27 – John McCarthy, British journalist
- December 26
- December 29 – Fred MacAulay, Scottish comedian
- December 31 – Shelagh Rogers, Canadian radio host
- Steve Buckley, Boston Herald sports columnist, Boston, Massachusetts sports radio station WEEI broadcaster from 1993
- Christopher O'Riley, American classical pianist and host of weekly NPR program From the Top
Deaths
- May 20 - Max Beerbohm, British theatre critic, humorist and broadcaster, 83
Notes and References
- http://english.irib.ir/home/about-us About us: IRIB English Radio
- http://kalw.org/post/my-word-my-music-fond-farewell My Word, My Music ~ A Fond Farewell
- Cox, Jim (2008). This Day in Network Radio: A Daily Calendar of Births, Debuts, Cancellations and Other Events in Broadcasting History. McFarland & Company, Inc. .
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044265/trivia Guiding Light trivia
- Dunning, John. (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Oxford University Press. .