2008 in radio

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Several events occurred in radio in 2008.

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Events

February 11: The Bosnian commercial Islamic radio station Radio BIR begins broadcasting from Sarajevo.{{cite web|author1=AA|title=Proslavljaju osmi rođendan: Radio BIR svečano uselio u nove prostorije|url=http://aa.com.tr/ba/balkan/proslavljaju-osmi-ro%C4%91endan-radio-bir-sve%C4%8Dano-uselio-u-nove-prostorije/438628|website=www.aa.com.tr/ba|access-date=19 February 2016|language=bs}}
February 23: FM Hatsukaichi begins broadcasting in the Chūgoku region of Japan.
March 1: ADN Radio Chile, a sports and news service, begins broadcasting on 91.7 MHz FM from Santiago.
June 1: The eXpat Chart is launched on 4 English-language radio stations across Europe.{{cite web|url=http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/62022.html|title=CBS, AOL Stream Together in Radio Deal

|work=MacNewsWorld.com| access-date= 9 July 2010 }}

November 1: Big 106.2 is launched in Auckland, New Zealand.{{cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10640193&pnum=0|title=Independent radio Big FM changing hands | work=The New Zealand Herald | date=23 April 2010}}
date unknown: Iraqi public radio station Aredo FM begins broadcasting from Baghdad.{{cite web|url=http://worldradiomap.com/iq/baghdad |title=المحطات الاذاعية في بغداد، العراق / Radio stations in Baghdad, Iraq — World Radio Map |publisher=Worldradiomap.com |access-date=2018-05-01}}

Debuts

February 11: One on One with Igan, a Philippine weekday morning radio show, is launched, replacing Dobol A sa Dobol B. (See Endings.)
May 12: Super Balita sa Tanghali Nationwide, the midday newscast of DZBB in the Philippines, begins its run.{{Cite web|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/35122/gma-network-wins-big-at-39th-catholic-mass-media-awards/story|title=GMA Network wins big at 39th Catholic Mass Media Awards|website=www.gmanetwork.com|access-date=2018-03-11}}
December 13: Musikhjälpen, Swedish radio charity appeal{{cite web|url=http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=3286&artikel=2448710 |title=Det här är Musikhjälpen - Musikhjälpen arkiv 2008 |publisher=Sveriges Radio |date=19 December 2008 |access-date=7 December 2013|language=sv}}

Endings

January 30: Dobol A sa Dobol B, a Philippine weekday morning radio show, ends its first run, to be replaced by Morning Talk with Arnold Clavio.

Deaths

January 16: Frank Shozo Baba, Japanese American radio broadcaster, 93
February 10: Inga Nielsen, Danish soprano and radio performer, 61 (cancer){{cite news|url=http://www.gramophone.co.uk/obituaries_detail.asp?id=2995|title=Obituary for Inga Nielsen|author=Mike Ashman|date=February 2008|access-date=19 June 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081114133824/http://www.gramophone.co.uk/obituaries_detail.asp?id=2995|archive-date=14 November 2008}}
March 22: Cachao, Cuban musician and 1940s radio star with The Maravillas (La Radiofónica), 89[http://www.tempestentertainment.com/artist/cachaos-mambo-all-stars/ Cachao's Mambo All Stars] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040119/http://www.tempestentertainment.com/artist/cachaos-mambo-all-stars/ |date=2016-03-04 }}, Tempest Entertainment.
July 3: Harald Heide-Steen Jr., Norwegian actor, comedian, singer and radio presenter, 68
July 12: Tony Snow, American journalist, political commentator and anchor, 53{{Cite web |title=Former White House spokesman Tony Snow dies - CNN.com |url=https://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/12/obit.snow/ |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=www.cnn.com}}
July 28: Wendo Kolosoy, Congolese musician, 83
August 5: Reg Lindsay, Australian country singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and radio and television personality, 79{{cite news | url = http://www.theage.com.au/national/jackaroos-life-spent-on-country-roads-leads-to-music-stardom-20080807-3rta.html?skin=text-only | title = Jackaroo's life spent on country roads leads to music stardom | last = Stephens | work = The Age | date = 8 August 2008 | access-date = 28 December 2017 }} Note: source incorrectly gives birth date as 5 August.
August 16
Dorival Caymmi, Brazilian singer, songwriter, actor, painter and radio presenter, 94{{cite news |last=Bernstein |first=Adam |date=August 18, 2008 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/17/AR2008081702352.html |title=Dorival Caymmi, 94; Noted Brazilian composer, singer |work=The Washington Post |access-date=August 17, 2011}}
Ronnie Drew, Irish folk musician and radio personality, 73{{cite web|url=http://www.pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=5200&start=45 |title=The Medusa Fora – Dubliners + Ronnie Drew|publisher=Pogues.com|access-date=22 October 2013}} (16 September 1934 – 16 August 2008){{cite web|url=http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/mhqlmhidojkf|title=Dubliners musician Ronnie Drew dies|publisher=BreakingNews.ie|date=16 August 2008|access-date=22 October 2013|archive-date=23 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023055728/http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/mhqlmhidojkf/|url-status=dead}}
September 2: Arne Domnérus, Swedish jazz musician, featured soloist with the Swedish Radio Big Band, 83[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/2677532/Arne-Domnerus.html Obituary: Arne Domnérus], telegraph.co.uk, 3 September 2008
September 18: Mauricio Kagel, German-Argentine composer and creator of "Hörspiel",76{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/sep/19/obituary.mauricio.kagel|title=Mauricio Kagel|date=19 September 2008|author=Adrian Jack|website=The Guardian|access-date=19 February 2020}}
September 24: Vice Vukov, Croatian singer and politician, Eurovision entrant, 72{{cite web | url=https://www.24sata.hr/news/vice-vukov-budi-se-iz-kome-nakon-22-mjeseca-27703| title=Vice Vukov budi se iz kome nakon 22 mjeseca? | first=Romana | last=Bilešić | publisher=24 sata | language=hr | date=4 September 2007 | access-date=2018-07-25 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080226123321/http://www.24sata.hr/index.php?cmd=show_clanak&tekst_id=27703 | archive-date=26 February 2008 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all }}
September 26: Bernadette Greevy, Irish mezzo-soprano, winner of a 1978 Jacob's Award for her performance in a radio concert, 68[http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2008/0929/breaking56.htm The Irish Times, "Death announced of soprano Bernadette Greevy", 29 September 2008, 14:38]

References

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