The year 1934 saw a number of significant happenings in radio broadcasting history.
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Events edit
- 1 January – In New Zealand, station 3YL Christchurch is opened.[1]
- 14 January – The Lucerne Frequency Plan, reallocating long and short wave frequencies in Europe, comes into force.
- February – The government of France suppresses radio reporting of the Stavisky Riots.[2]
- 26 March – In New Zealand, station 4YO Dunedin is opened.[1]
- 1 April – NIROM (Nederlandsch-Indische Radio-omroepmaatschappij), the Dutch East Indies Radio Broadcasting Corporation, begins broadcasting from studios in Batavia and Surabaya.[3]
- 6 May – "Day of the Saar": all Germany's radio stations broadcast propaganda material aiming to influence the result of the 1935 Saar status referendum.[4]
- 28 June – Fireside chat: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt broadcasts a Review of the Achievements of the Seventy-third Congress.
- 1 July – The Federal Communications Commission is created, replacing the Federal Radio Commission in the United States.
- August – At the first congress of the Union of Soviet Writers, several of the union's most prominent figures, such as Alexander Serafimovich and Marietta Shaginyan, comment on the merits of radio as a medium for writers.[5]
- 30 September – Fireside chat: On Moving Forward to Greater Freedom and Greater Security.
- 7 October – In the United Kingdom, the new high-power longwave transmitter at Droitwich takes over from Daventry 5XX as the main station radiating the BBC National Programme.
- 10 December – WJBO is relocated from New Orleans to Baton Rouge and relaunched as WJBO 1150AM.
- EKCO introduces its distinctive round bakelite radio cabinets in the United Kingdom.
- date unknown – Radio Misr is launched in Egypt, the first radio station in the Arabic-speaking world.[6]
Debuts edit
- 13 January – Al Pearce and His Gang debuts on NBC Blue.[7]
- 10 March – Beatrice Fairfax debuts on NBC.[8]
- 17 March – The Growth of a Poet (about John Masefield) is broadcast by the BBC in Belfast, Northern Ireland.[9]
- 26 March – The Adventures of Frank Merriwell debuts on NBC.[8]
- 16 April – Babe Ruth debuts on the Blue Network.[8]
- April – Major Bowes Amateur Hour debuts on the New York City station WHN.
- 15 September – The Gibson Family debuts on NBC.[8]
- 29 September – The Quality Network cooperative is reorganized and renamed the Mutual Broadcasting System. The stations participating in the co-op, all serving as part-owners, include WOR-New York (Bamberger Broadcasting Service/Macy's), WGN-Chicago (Chicago Tribune), WLW-Cincinnati (Crosley Broadcasting Corporation) and WXYZ-Detroit (Kunsky-Trendle Broadcasting).
- 5 October – Hollywood Hotel debuts on CBS.[8]
- 14 October – Lux Radio Theater debuts on NBC Blue for its first year, before moving to CBS for the remainder of its run.
- December – The first episode of Ovaltiney's Concert Party is broadcast, with Harry Hemsley and Gladys Young as presenters.[10]
Endings edit
- 2 January – Blackstone Plantation ends its run on network radio (NBC).[8]
- 25 February – The American Revue ends its run on network radio (CBS).[8]
- 3 March – Tarzan of the Apes ends its run on WOR.[11]
- 16 November – Bring 'Em Back Alive ends its run on network radio (Blue Network).[8]
- 17 December – The Atwater Kent Hour ends its run on network radio (CBS).[8]
Births edit
- 1 January – Alan Berg (died 1984), Denver-based liberal radio talk show host, previously an attorney.
- 30 January – Tammy Grimes (died 2016), American actress and singer, host of the final season of CBS Radio Mystery Theater.[7]
- 4 March – John Dunn (died 2004), British radio presenter.
- 25 April – George Bogle, minister and religious broadcaster in Detroit, Michigan.
- 10 May – Gary Owens (died 2015), American radio host and voice actor.
- 5 June – Bryon Butler (died 2001), British radio football correspondent.
- 5 August – Gay Byrne (died 2019), Irish broadcaster.
- 18 December – Michael Freedland (died 2018), British journalist, biographer and broadcaster in London (You Don't Have To Be Jewish).
Deaths edit
- 8 June – Dorothy Dell, 19, US actress[12]
- 28 July – Marie Dressler, 65, Canadian-born actress,[13] whose 1933 birthday party, hosted by MGM, was broadcast live
- 30 August – Don Lee, 54, pioneer California broadcasting mogul.
- 10 September – George Henschel, 84, singer and pianist (a few months after his first radio performance as a singer)[14]
References edit
- ^ a b "An Encyclopedia of New Zealand". 1966. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
- ^ Anthony Adamthwaite (4 March 2014). Grandeur And Misery: France's Bid for Power in Europe, 1914-1940. A&C Black. p. 179. ISBN 978-1-4725-7802-0. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ Sonic Modernities in the Malay World: A History of Popular Music, Social Distinction and Novel Lifestyles (1930s – 2000s). BRILL. 9 January 2014. p. 57. ISBN 978-90-04-26177-8. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ K. Somerville (31 August 2012). Radio Propaganda and the Broadcasting of Hatred: Historical Development and Definitions. Springer. p. 170. ISBN 978-1-137-28415-0. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ Stephen Lovell (2015). Russia in the Microphone Age: A History of Soviet Radio, 1919-1970. Oxford University Press. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-19-872526-8. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ Jeffreys, Andrew, ed. (13 November 2013). The Report: Egypt 2013. Oxford Business Group. p. 268. ISBN 978-1-907065-91-0. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Dunning, John. (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3.
- ^ Matthew Feldman; Henry Mead; Erik Tonning (22 May 2014). Broadcasting in the Modernist Era. A&C Black. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-4725-1359-5. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "Harry Hemsley". lambiek.net. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ Cox, Jim (2002). Radio Crime Fighters: More Than 300 Programs from the Golden Age. McFarland. pp. 248–250. ISBN 9781476612270. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "What Never Was Told About the Tragic Crash of Lovely Dorothy Dell", The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 August 1934, p. 7
- ^ "Marie Dressler Loses Long Battle For Life". The Portsmouth Times. 29 July 1934. p. 1. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ George S. Bozarth; Johannes Brahms (2008). Johannes Brahms and George Henschel. Harmonie Park Press. ISBN 978-0-89990-140-4. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.