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The year 1953 saw a number of significant happenings in radio broadcasting history.
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Events
- January 15 – Harry Truman becomes the first US president to broadcast his farewell address on radio and television.
- March 19 – The Academy Awards are simulcast on both radio and television. This marks the first time that the awards show appears on television.
- 3 May – The West German Federal President, Theodor Heuss, inaugurates the Deutsche Welle international radio service.
Debuts
- Ozark Jubilee begins as a weekly two-and-a-half-hour live broadcast over KWTO-AM on July 17. On August 2, ABC Radio begins carrying 25 minutes of the program nationally.
- Rocky Fortune, a half-hour detective drama starring Frank Sinatra, begins airing on NBC on October 6. It aired on Tuesday nights immediately following Dragnet on NBC's schedule.
Closings
- March 3 – Life with Luigi ends its run on CBS.
- March 31 – Cavalcade of America (1935-1953) ends its run on NBC.
Births
- October 7 – Buzz Burbank, newsman for The Don and Mike Show since December 2, 1991
- Bob Cruz (d. 1995), American Disc Jockey, hired to replace Jay Reynolds at WABC in 1976
Deaths
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