1937 in radio
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The year 1937 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting.
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[edit] Events
- March 9 - Fireside chat: On the Reorganization of the Judiciary.
- March 14 - The beginning of the Jack Benny - Fred Allen 12-year "feud" begins, when both comedians participate in "The Battle of the Century" at the Hotel Pierre.
- October 12 - Fireside chat: On Legislation to be Recommended to the Extraordinary Session of the Congress.
- November 14 - Fireside chat: On the Unemployment Census.
- December 12 - Mae West makes a risqué guest appearance on The Chase and Sanborn Hour that eventually results in her being banned from radio.
[edit] Debuts
- January 18 - Aunt Jenny’s Real Life Stories (1937-1956) debuts on CBS.
- January 25 - The Guiding Light (1937-1956) debuts on NBC Red Network
- March 29 - Our Gal Sunday (1937-1959) debuts on CBS.
- October 19 - Big Town debuts on CBS.
[edit] Closings
[edit] Births
- December 18 - Frankie Crocker (d. 2000), famous New York City radio disc jockey.
[edit] Deaths
- 20 July - Guglielmo Marconi, physicist and wireless telegraphy pioneer, aged 63.

