14 January – In
Spain, radio station EAJ-24 Radio
Córdoba begins transmission, its first broadcast coming from the Conservatorio Superior de Música in the city.
12 March –
Fireside chat: On the Bank Crisis (the first fireside chat).
7 May –
Fireside chat: Outlining the New Deal Program.
31 May – As the first step towards removing advertising from public radio, the
French government introduces a broadcast receiving licence fee payable by owners of radio sets (15 francs per crystal set, 50 francs per valve radio).[2]
24 July –
Fireside chat: On the Purposes and Foundations of the Recovery Program. Roosevelt introduces the concept of the "
first 100 days".
28 July –
Sheila Borrett becomes the first female BBC Radio broadcaster.[3]
18 August – In
Germany, the
Volksempfänger ("people's receiver"), a readily affordable radio set designed to be capable, as far as possible, of picking up only the transmissions of government-controlled stations, is presented at the 10th
International Radio Show, Berlin.
22 October –
Fireside chat: On the Currency Situation.
3 December –
Les Crane (died
2008), San Francisco-based radio announcer and television talk show host who wins a
Grammy for his
recording of the poem Desiderata.
19 November –
Larry King (died
2021), American radio and television host (
WIOD).
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