1944 in radio

The year 1944 in radio involved some significant events.__TOC__

Events

*January 11 - Fireside chat: "State of the Union Message to Congress".
*March 28 - New York City radio station WQXR bans singing commercials from being broadcast on its station.
*June 5 - Fireside chat: "On the Fall of Rome".
*June 12 - Fireside chat: "Opening Fifth War Loan Drive" (last fireside chat).

Debuts

*January 25 - The black maid character Beulah, played by Marlin Hurt, debuts on "Fibber McGee and Molly". In 1945, Beulah received her own spin-off show.
*March 7 - "Columbia Presents Corwin", hosted by Norman Corwin, debuts on CBS.
* October 8 - The radio show "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" debuts.

Closings

Births

* January 7 - Jim Bohannon, television and radio personality and nationally syndicated talk show host
* March 28 - Rick Barry, former NBA player and broadcaster
* August 24 - Mike Barnicle, long-time newspaper writer and radio personality based in Boston
* Dr. Joy Browne, radio psychologist syndicated by the WOR Radio Network.
* Christine Craft, radio talk show host and former television anchorperson.

Deaths

*Boake Carter, 45, American news commentator in the 1930s and early 1940s.