1968 in radio

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Generally

  • The Japanese electronics manufacturer Sony brings its first color TV with Trinitron tubes on the market.
  • April - highlight the " Dispossessed Springer " campaign. Trigger is the assassination of Rudi Dutschke.
  • Mai - In Paris, there will be days of student unrest. The criticism of the protesters is directed against the system of the Republic of de Gaulle in general, but in particular also against the political coverage of the ORTF. So one of the most popular posters of the MAI 68 shows a heavily armored police riot police, who speaks in a ORTF microphone. The text underneath reads: " La police vous parle tous les soirs à 20h. " ( The police speaks to you every day by 20 clock. )
  • June 27 - After the Paris student riots Jean -Jacques de Bresson was appointed director of the French state-owned broadcasting company ORTF. In this role, he lets supporters of the students refrigerate within the ORTF, and drop off shipments as the critical news magazine colonnes Cinq à la une.
  • August - Founding of the state broadcasting company Nauru Broadcasting Service after the island of Nauru has gained independence from Australia on 31 January.
  • August 22 - During the invasion of Warsaw Pact troops in Czechoslovakia, the logs of the head of the Czechoslovak Radio, Jiri Pelikan, using a mobile TV broadcasting station. Again and again, he also directed in German language (These are perhaps the last words that I can speak, please help the Czechoslovak People's ) dramatic appeals to the West.
  • November 27 - The German federal cabinet decision on the ratification of the so-called pirate radio law that dates back to a convention of the Council of Europe members. Any support of businesses operating in international waters of radio stations has since punishable.

Radio

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Born

  • April 29 - Michael Herbig, German comedian was born in Munich.
  • April 30 - Verona Pooth, German entertainer and talk show host ( Peep!, 1995-2000 ) was born in La Paz, Bolivia as Verona box bush.
  • May 28 - Kylie Minogue, Australian actress ( neighbors, since 1985 ) and singer born in Melbourne.
  • June 1 - Jason Donovan, Australian actor ( Neighbors, 1985 ) and singer was born.
  • August 9 - Gillian Anderson, American actress ( Dana Scully in The X-Files - The Files, 1993-2002 ) was born in Chicago, Illinois.
  • October 10 - Andreas Tuerk, German journalist, musician, music producer and web TV producer and television presenter born in Giessen.
  • 11 October - Jane Krakowski, American actress ( 30 Rock, 2006-2013 ) was born in the state of New Jersey.
  • November 10 - Tracy Morgan, American comedian and actor ( 30 Rock, 2006-2013 ) was born in New York City.
  • November 11 - Robert Palfrader, Austrian actor and cabaret artist ( Wir sind Kaiser ) was born in Vienna.

Died

  • March 7 - Werner Lieven, German actor, radio drama and voice actor dies 58- year in Munich. He was known among other things as a co-star of the television classic in green area on the beach of the river Spree and the voice of James Cagney in the movie One, Two, Three.
  • March 21 - Erwin Linder, German actor, radio drama and voice actor dies aged 64 during a recreational stay in Westerland / Sylt. He became known among other things, allow the title role of the radio play, My Name is Cox and the six-part television play The neckerchief.
  • 4th of July - Aline Bussmann, German actress, radio play spokesperson and publicist dies age of 79 in her hometown of Hamburg. She played for decades at Hamburg Ohnsorg Theater and was the publicist the estate of the writer Gorch Fock out.
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