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The year 1943 saw a number of significant happenings in radio broadcasting history.

1 Events
2 Debuts
3 Closings
4 Births
5 Deaths

Events

May 2 - Fireside chat: On the Coal Crisis.
13 May - In the Netherlands, an ordinance issued by the German occupiers requires the surrender to the authorities of all radio sets.
July 28 - Fireside chat: On Progress of War and Plans for Peace.
September 8 - Fireside chat: Opening Third War Loan Drive.
December 3 - Edward R. Murrow delivers his classic "Orchestrated Hell" broadcast over CBS describing a Royal Air Force nighttime bombing raid on Berlin.
December 24 - Fireside chat: On Tehran and Cairo Conferences.

Debuts

January 10 - The Better Half, a quiz show, debuts on Mutual.
February 15 - My True Story debuts on the NBC Blue Network (later became ABC).
February 21 - Free World Theatre debuts on the NBC Blue Network (later became ABC).
March 25 - The Jimmy Durante and Garry Moore Show debuts on the NBC Red Network.
March 27 - Blue Ribbon Town debuts on CBS for a one year run.
April 3 - The Billie Burke Show airs on CBS Radio Saturday mornings until September 21, 1946.
June 28 - The Dreft Star Playhouse debuts on NBC.

Closings

Births

May 6 - Milton Cooper (d. 2001), American writer and shortwave broadcaster.
July 31 - William Bennett, American conservative pundit, politician and radio talk show host.
Jaye Michael Davis (d. 2006), American radio disc jockey and voice of Memphis's WDIA starting in 1977.

Deaths

Ben Bernie, 52, American jazz violinist and radio personality.

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