1931 in radio

The year 1931 in radio involved some significant events.__TOC__

Events

Debuts

*January 27 - "Clara, Lu ’n’ Em", the first daytime radio serial, debuts on the NBC Blue Network as a late-evening program. On February 15, 1932, the show moves to its morning time slot.
*February 5 - Eddie Cantor has his first radio appearance on Rudy Vallee's "The Fleischmann's Yeast Hour".
*September 2 - Bing Crosby made his solo debut on network radio on Sept. 2, 1931, and remained on air, with at least a weekly show, until the fall of 1962.
*December 25 - The Metropolitan Opera begins broadcasting its regular Saturday afternoon performances on the NBC Blue Network.

Closings

Births

*August 18 - Bernard "Buddy" Diliberto, (d. 2005), sports commentator in New Orleans for over 50 years.
*September 2 - Michael Dante, American radio talk show host, actor, stage and screen director and former professional athlete.

Deaths