1980 in radio
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1980 in radio
| List of years in radio (table) |
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| ... 1970 . 1971 . 1972 . 1973 . 1974 . 1975 . 1976 ... 1977 1978 1979 -1980- 1981 1982 1983 ... 1984 . 1985 . 1986 . 1987 . 1988 . 1989 . 1990 ... In music: 1977 1978 1979 -1980- 1981 1982 1983 In television: 1977 1978 1979 -1980- 1981 1982 1983 In home video: 1977 1978 1979 -1980- 1981 1982 1983 |
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The year 1980 in radio involved some significant events.
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Events
- 20 March - The pirate radio station Radio Caroline sinks.
- 29 October - President Carter on a visit to Pittsburgh gives a nationally broadcast campaign interview to KDKA-AM of that city.
Debuts
- Alex Bennett returned to his native San Francisco, California to host a comedy-oriented morning show for album-oriented rock station KMEL. The show would last for the next 17 years on three different area radio stations.
Closings
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Births
- October 9 - Sarah X Dylan, radio and television personality in Portland, Oregon, United States, where she produces The Rick Emerson Show on KUFO
Deaths
- July 24 - Peter Sellers, English actor, comedian and radio personality (born 1925)
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