1984 in radio

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The year 1984 in radio involved some significant events.

Events

31 January – Irish schoolgirl Ann Lovett dies after giving birth alone in a Marian grotto. Reporting on the incident on The Gay Byrne Show on RTÉ Radio 1 uncovers many stories from listeners of rape, abortion and sexual abuse.^[1]
1 June –
Agana, Guam signs on the air for the first time. The first format is contemporary hit radio
music.

18 June – Controversial KOA/Denver radio talk show host Alan Berg gunned down in driveway of his home.
4 July – KBQC-FM (93.5 FM) in Bettendorf, Iowa signs on the air for the first time. The first format is middle of the road music with a community emphasis.
October –
CRTC
and the experiment lasts only a few months.
5 November – Morning Ireland, Ireland's highest-rated radio programme, is broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1 for the first time.
Sports writer Ralph Barbieri joins KNBR to host his own sports talk show. He lasts at the station, which is eventually sold by NBC and converted to a full-time sports radio format, up until 11 April 2012.^[2]

Deaths

27 January: Lou Crosby, 64, announcer for Gene Autry's Melody Ranch.^[3]
6 May:
old-time radio programs.^[4]

27 April: Richard Durham, writer and producer of the anthology series Destination Freedom
Jim Bannon, 73, actor in radio and Hollywood western films during the 1940s and 1950s.
liberal
radio talk show host and former attorney.
Howard Culver, 66, an American radio and television actor.
Fred Waring, 84, popular musician, bandleader and radio-television personality, died 29 July.^[5]

References

^ Byrne, Gay (13 February 2010). "The chameleon of Montrose". The Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 18 November 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
^ Spratt, Gerry (11 April 2012). "Ralph Barbieri let go by KNBR - Sports Events". Blog.sfgate.com. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
ISBN 978-0-7864-3848-8
.

^ "The voice of Dick Tracy dies at 85". The Deseret News. 8 May 1984. p. A 3. Retrieved 17 September 2016.

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[1] Byrne, Gay (13 February 2010). "The chameleon of Montrose". The Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 18 November 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2010.

[2] Spratt, Gerry (11 April 2012). "Ralph Barbieri let go by KNBR - Sports Events". Blog.sfgate.com. Retrieved 26 July 2015.

[coxotd-3] ISBN 978-0-7864-3848-8
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[dn-4] "The voice of Dick Tracy dies at 85". The Deseret News. 8 May 1984. p. A 3. Retrieved 17 September 2016.

[dunningota-5] ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3
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