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The year 1944 saw a number of significant happenings in radio broadcasting history.
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Events
- January 11 – Fireside chat: State of the Union Message to Congress.
- March 28 – New York City radio station WQXR bans singing commercials from being broadcast on its station.
- 30 April (six days before D-Day) – The American Broadcasting Station in Europe (ABSIE) is established, transmitting from the United Kingdom in English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, and Norwegian to resistance movements in mainland Europe.
- June 5 – Fireside chat: On the Fall of Rome.
- June 12 – Fireside chat: Opening Fifth War Loan Drive (last fireside chat).
Debuts
- January 25 – The black maid character Beulah, played by Marlin Hurt, debuts on Fibber McGee and Molly. In 1945, Beulah received her own spin-off show.
- March 7 – Columbia Presents Corwin, hosted by Norman Corwin, debuts on CBS.
- October 8 – The radio show The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet debuts.
Closings
Births
- January 7 – Jim Bohannon, television and radio personality and nationally syndicated talk show host
- March 28 – Rick Barry, former NBA player and broadcaster
- August 24 – Mike Barnicle, long-time newspaper writer and radio personality based in Boston
- Dr. Joy Browne, radio psychologist syndicated by the WOR Radio Network.
- Christine Craft, radio talk show host and former television anchorperson.
Deaths
- Boake Carter, 45, American news commentator in the 1930s and early 1940s.
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