1921 in radio details the internationally significant events in radio broadcasting for the year 1921.

List of years in radio (table)
In music
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Events

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Births

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  • 25 February – Patricia Ryan, English-born American child actress, continues performing on radio until her death (d. 1949)[10]
  • 5 March – Charlez ar Gall, Breton-language broadcaster (d. 2010)
  • 21 March – Antony Hopkins, British composer, pianist, conductor and music broadcaster (d. 2014)
  • 1 April – Steve Race, English pianist-composer and radio presenter (d. 2009)
  • 23 May – Humphrey Lyttelton, English jazz trumpeter and radio presenter (d. 2008)
  • 19 July – Harold Camping, American religious broadcaster (d. 2013)
  • 21 September – Jimmy Young, English singer and broadcaster (d. 2016)
  • 19 October – Bern Bennett, American radio and television announcer (d. 2014)
  • 24 December – Jimmy Clitheroe, English comic entertainer (d. 1973)

References

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  1. ^ Calvert, E. B. (January 1923). "History of Radio in Relation to the Work of the Weather Bureau". Monthly Weather Review. 51 (1): 9. doi:10.1175/1520-0493(1923)51<1:HORIRT>2.0.CO;2.
  2. ^ It Started Hear (1970) page 16. "A copy of the Harding text was obtained in advance and read on the air while the new President was speaking in Washington."
  3. ^ Walker and Hughes, James R. and Pat (1 May 2015). Crack of the Bat: A History of Baseball on the Radio. University of Nebraska Press. p. 21.
  4. ^ "KDKA Firsts". 1 April 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  5. ^ It Started Hear (1970) page 22.
  6. ^ "On-air to online: Dunedin researchers celebrate century since first radio broadcast by showcasing latest technology". 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Seine-Port et l'émetteur de Saint-Assise". archives.seine-et-marne.fr. Archived from the original on 2020-03-23. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  8. ^ "Alterations and Corrections: Miscellaneous: Amendments to Regulations", Radio Service Bulletin, January 3, 1922, page 10.
  9. ^ Balle, Francis (2020). Les médias: «Que sais-je?». Vol. 3694. Presses universitaires de France. p. PT17. ISBN 9782715403123.
  10. ^ DeLong, Thomas A. (1996). Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 through 1960. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-2834-2. p. 235.

See also

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