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Overview of the events of 1918 in radio
1918 in radio details the internationally significant events in
radio broadcasting for the year 1918.
Events
Births
1 January –
Wolf Mittler , German broadcaster (d.
2002 )
16 April –
Spike Milligan , British comedian, writer, musician, poet and playwright (d. 2002)
26 April –
William Hardcastle , British radio news presenter (d.
1975 )
18 June –
Isobel Barnett , British broadcasting personality (suicide
1980 )
8 August –
Salty Brine , American radio host (d.
2004 )
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9 August –
Giles Cooper , Anglo-Irish broadcast dramatist (d.
1966 )
4 September –
Paul Harvey , American radio broadcaster (d.
2009 )
22 September –
Betty Wragge , American actress of the
Golden Age of Radio (d.
2002 )
26 September –
John Zacherle , American television and radio host, singer and voice actor (d.
2016 )
7 September –
Billy Graham , American minister whose sermons were broadcast on radio (d.
2018 )
References