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