1936 in radio

The year 1936 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting.__TOC__

Events

* January – Bing Crosby becomes full-time host of the Kraft Music Hall, following Paul Whiteman, after having been a guest host on December 5, 1935.
* March 30 – "Backstage Wife" moves from Mutual to the NBC Blue Network.
* September 6 – Fireside chat: "On Drought Conditions"
* September 17 – "Major Bowes Amateur Hour" moves from the NBC Red Network to CBS.
*2 November – The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) takes over responsibility for public service broadcasting in Canada from the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission (CRBC).
*11 December – King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom broadcasts a speech from Windsor Castle concerning his abdication of the throne.

Debuts

*January 31 – "The Green Hornet" debuts on WXYZ.
*February 29 – "The Ziegfeld Follies of the Air" debuts on CBS.

Closings

Births

*April 21 - James Dobson, chairman of the board of Focus on the Family, host of internationally-syndicated daily radio show of the same name.
*September 4 - Wayne Cody (d. 2002), radio and television sportscaster who spent the bulk of his career at KIRO in Seattle, Washington.
*September 11 - Roger Barkley (d. 1997), radio personality and talk show host, best remembered for his work with Al Lohman as part of "The Lohman and Barkley Show" on KFI Los Angeles, California.

Deaths