1924 in radio

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Radio

  • January 22 - The Central German Broadcasting Ltd ( Mirag ) is founded and goes on 2 March on the air.
  • February 12 - Calvin Coolidge holds the first speech by a U.S. president on the radio. From New York sent out, they reached an estimated 5 million listeners.
  • February 12 - The Eveready Hour has its premiere at the American radio station WEAF ( 1922-1946 ). The show is regarded as the first commercially - sponsored "variety program" in the history of broadcasting.
  • March 30 - started broadcasting from German hour in Bavaria ( Munich, founded by businessmen entertainment mbH)
  • May 2 - The Nordic Broadcasting Ltd ( NORAG ) goes on the air.
  • August 2 - start of operation of the sub- station of Nuremberg in Bavaria German hour
  • September 1 - the start of operation of the transmitter side of Augsburg in Bavaria German hour
  • September 14 - 2BE Belfast, operated by the " British Broadcasting Company " (now British Broadcasting Corporation), is the first radio station in Northern Ireland on air.
  • November 30 - The NORAG starts her second program, based in Bremen.
  • October 1 - The radio traffic AG ( RAVAG ) takes its official transmission on from a makeshift studio in Vienna on exchange ring.

TV

Born

  • January 21 - Benny Hill, British comedian ( The Benny Hill Show, 1969-1989 ) is as Alfred Hawthorn Hill was born in Southampton ( † 1992).
  • January 29 - Edi Finger, Austrian sports reporter is born in Klagenfurt († 1989).
  • March 2 - Wolf in der Maur, Austrian journalist, 1974-1984 Radio and television director of the ORF was born in Klagenfurt († 2005).
  • March 27 - Claus Gatterer, Austrian television journalist was born in Sesto († 1984).
  • May 4 - Otto Green Mandl, an Austrian cabaret artist, director and writer born in Hall in Tirol († 2000). Grünmandl, who is head of the literature department of the ORF studios Tyrol in the 1970s, is particularly known for his satirical Alpenländische interviews.
  • May 11 - Jörg Mauthe, Austrian liberal- conservative cultural politician, writer and radio editor ( satirical show The Watschenmann, 1950-1955, 1967-1974 ) was born in Vienna († 1986).
  • June 21 - Fritz Bauchwitz, Austrian-American radio journalist and presenter was born in Vienna († 2009).
  • July 12 - Heinz von Cramer, German author and radio drama is born in Stettin ( † 2009).
  • August 2 - OF Weidling, German TV entertainer is born as Otto Franz Weidling in Piesau († 1985).
  • August 15 - Werner Abrolat, German actor and voice actor ( Gonzo in the Muppet Show, Groundskeeper Willie in The Simpsons ) was born in Munich († 1997).
  • August 17 - Peter Garden, German actor, singer and showman was born in Munich.
  • November 30 - Allan Sherman, American television producer, actor and parodist is born in Chicago († 1973).
  • December 20 - Walter Davy, Austrian actor and television director, born in Vienna († 2003). The general public Davy is best known for playing the role of Schrems in the crime parody Kottan determined.
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