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Overview of the events of 2008 in radio
Several events occurred in
radio in 2008.
Events
Debuts
Endings
Deaths
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January 16:
Frank Shozo Baba, Japanese American radio broadcaster, 93
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February 10:
Inga Nielsen, Danish soprano and radio performer, 61 (cancer)
[7]
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March 22:
Cachao, Cuban musician and 1940s radio star with The Maravillas (La Radiofónica), 89
[8]
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July 3:
Harald Heide-Steen Jr., Norwegian actor, comedian, singer and radio presenter, 68
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July 28:
Wendo Kolosoy, Congolese musician, 83
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August 5:
Reg Lindsay, Australian country singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and radio and television personality, 79
[9]
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August 16
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Dorival Caymmi, Brazilian singer, songwriter, actor, painter and radio presenter, 94
[10]
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Ronnie Drew, Irish folk musician and radio personality, 73
[11] (16 September 1934 – 16 August 2008)
[12]
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September 2:
Arne Domnérus, Swedish jazz musician, featured soloist with the Swedish Radio Big Band, 83
[13]
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September 18:
Mauricio Kagel, German-Argentine composer and creator of "Hörspiel",76
[14]
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September 24:
Vice Vukov, Croatian singer and politician, Eurovision entrant, 72
[15]
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September 26:
Bernadette Greevy, Irish mezzo-soprano, winner of a 1978
Jacob's Award for her performance in a radio concert, 68
[16]
References
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^ AA.
"Proslavljaju osmi rođendan: Radio BIR svečano uselio u nove prostorije". www.aa.com.tr/ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 19 February 2016.
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"CBS, AOL Stream Together in Radio Deal". MacNewsWorld.com. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
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"Independent radio Big FM changing hands". The New Zealand Herald. 23 April 2010.
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"المحطات الاذاعية في بغداد، العراق / Radio stations in Baghdad, Iraq — World Radio Map". Worldradiomap.com. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
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"GMA Network wins big at 39th Catholic Mass Media Awards". www.gmanetwork.com. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
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"Det här är Musikhjälpen - Musikhjälpen arkiv 2008" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 19 December 2008. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
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^ Mike Ashman (February 2008).
"Obituary for Inga Nielsen". Archived from
the original on 14 November 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
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Cachao's Mambo All Stars
Archived 2016-03-04 at the
Wayback Machine, Tempest Entertainment.
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^ Stephens (8 August 2008).
"Jackaroo's life spent on country roads leads to music stardom". The Age. Retrieved 28 December 2017. Note: source incorrectly gives birth date as 5 August.
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^ Bernstein, Adam (August 18, 2008).
"Dorival Caymmi, 94; Noted Brazilian composer, singer".
The Washington Post. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
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"The Medusa Fora – Dubliners + Ronnie Drew". Pogues.com. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
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"Dubliners musician Ronnie Drew dies". BreakingNews.ie. 16 August 2008. Archived from
the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
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Obituary: Arne Domnérus, telegraph.co.uk, 3 September 2008
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^ Adrian Jack (19 September 2008).
"Mauricio Kagel". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
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^ Bilešić, Romana (4 September 2007).
"Vice Vukov budi se iz kome nakon 22 mjeseca?" (in Croatian).
24 sata.
Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
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The Irish Times, "Death announced of soprano Bernadette Greevy", 29 September 2008, 14:38