1948 in radio

The year 1948 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting.__TOC__

Events

*March 22 – "The Voice of Firestone" becomes the first radio program to be aired on both AM and FM radio stations.

Debuts

*5 January – The first episode of the radio serial drama Mrs Dale's Diary is broadcast in the BBC Light Programme.
* March 23 – Take It From Here is first broadcast by the BBC.
* April 3 – The "Louisiana Hayride" from Shreveport makes its debut.
* September 21 – Life with Luigi premiers on CBS.

Closings

Births

* February 4 – Alice Cooper, American rock singer, songwriter, musician and radio host.
* John Batchelor, author and syndicated talk show host.
* Fritz Coleman, former disc jockey and current weathercaster for KNBC-TV in Los Angeles, California.
* Chet Coppock, American sports radio broadcaster.
* Citizen Kafka, New York City-based radio personality and folk musician.

Deaths

* Tom Breneman, 46, radio talk show host from 1941-1948, best known for the radio program, "Breakfast in Hollywood".