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Several events occurred in radio in 2008.

Events

February 11: The Bosnian commercial Islamic radio station Radio BIR begins broadcasting from Sarajevo.^[1]
February 23: FM Hatsukaichi begins broadcasting in the Chūgoku region of Japan.
March 1: ADN Radio Chile, a sports and news service, begins broadcasting on 91.7 MHz FM from Santiago.
June 1: The eXpat Chart is launched on 4 English-language radio stations across Europe.^[2]
November 1: Big 106.2 is launched in Auckland, New Zealand.^[3]
date unknown: Iraqi public radio station Aredo FM begins broadcasting from Baghdad.^[4]

Debuts

February 11: One on One with Igan, a Philippine weekday morning radio show, is launched, replacing Dobol A sa Dobol B. (See Endings.)
May 12: Super Balita sa Tanghali Nationwide, the midday newscast of DZBB in the Philippines, begins its run.^[5]
December 13: Musikhjälpen, Swedish radio charity appeal^[6]

Endings

January 30: Dobol A sa Dobol B, a Philippine weekday morning radio show, ends its first run, to be replaced by Morning Talk with Arnold Clavio.

Deaths

January 16: Frank Shozo Baba, Japanese American radio broadcaster, 93
February 10: Inga Nielsen, Danish soprano and radio performer, 61 (cancer)^[7]
March 22: Cachao, Cuban musician and 1940s radio star with The Maravillas (La Radiofónica), 89^[8]
July 3: Harald Heide-Steen Jr., Norwegian actor, comedian, singer and radio presenter, 68
July 12: Tony Snow, American journalist, political commentator and anchor, 53^[9]
July 28: Wendo Kolosoy, Congolese musician, 83
August 5: Reg Lindsay, Australian country singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and radio and television personality, 79^[10]
August 16
- Dorival Caymmi, Brazilian singer, songwriter, actor, painter and radio presenter, 94^[11]
- Ronnie Drew, Irish folk musician and radio personality, 73^[12] (16 September 1934 – 16 August 2008)^[13]
September 2: Arne Domnérus, Swedish jazz musician, featured soloist with the Swedish Radio Big Band, 83^[14]
September 18: Mauricio Kagel, German-Argentine composer and creator of "Hörspiel",76^[15]
September 24: Vice Vukov, Croatian singer and politician, Eurovision entrant, 72^[16]
September 26: Bernadette Greevy, Irish mezzo-soprano, winner of a 1978 Jacob's Award for her performance in a radio concert, 68^[17]

References

^ AA. "Proslavljaju osmi rođendan: Radio BIR svečano uselio u nove prostorije". www.aa.com.tr/ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 19 February 2016.
^ "CBS, AOL Stream Together in Radio Deal". MacNewsWorld.com. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
^ "Independent radio Big FM changing hands". The New Zealand Herald. 23 April 2010.
^ "المحطات الاذاعية في بغداد، العراق / Radio stations in Baghdad, Iraq — World Radio Map". Worldradiomap.com. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
^ "GMA Network wins big at 39th Catholic Mass Media Awards". www.gmanetwork.com. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
^ "Det här är Musikhjälpen - Musikhjälpen arkiv 2008" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 19 December 2008. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
^ Mike Ashman (February 2008). "Obituary for Inga Nielsen". Archived from the original on 14 November 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
^ Cachao's Mambo All Stars Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Tempest Entertainment.
^ "Former White House spokesman Tony Snow dies - CNN.com". www.cnn.com. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
^ Stephens (8 August 2008). "Jackaroo's life spent on country roads leads to music stardom". The Age. Retrieved 28 December 2017. Note: source incorrectly gives birth date as 5 August.
^ Bernstein, Adam (August 18, 2008). "Dorival Caymmi, 94; Noted Brazilian composer, singer". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
^ "The Medusa Fora – Dubliners + Ronnie Drew". Pogues.com. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
^ "Dubliners musician Ronnie Drew dies". BreakingNews.ie. 16 August 2008. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
^ Obituary: Arne Domnérus, telegraph.co.uk, 3 September 2008
^ Adrian Jack (19 September 2008). "Mauricio Kagel". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
^ Bilešić, Romana (4 September 2007). "Vice Vukov budi se iz kome nakon 22 mjeseca?" (in Croatian). 24 sata. Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
^ The Irish Times, "Death announced of soprano Bernadette Greevy", 29 September 2008, 14:38

[1] AA. "Proslavljaju osmi rođendan: Radio BIR svečano uselio u nove prostorije". www.aa.com.tr/ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 19 February 2016.

[2] "CBS, AOL Stream Together in Radio Deal". MacNewsWorld.com. Retrieved 9 July 2010.

[3] "Independent radio Big FM changing hands". The New Zealand Herald. 23 April 2010.

[4] "المحطات الاذاعية في بغداد، العراق / Radio stations in Baghdad, Iraq — World Radio Map". Worldradiomap.com. Retrieved 2018-05-01.

[5] "GMA Network wins big at 39th Catholic Mass Media Awards". www.gmanetwork.com. Retrieved 2018-03-11.

[sverigesradio1-6] "Det här är Musikhjälpen - Musikhjälpen arkiv 2008" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 19 December 2008. Retrieved 7 December 2013.

[7] Mike Ashman (February 2008). "Obituary for Inga Nielsen". Archived from the original on 14 November 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2009.

[8] Cachao's Mambo All Stars Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Tempest Entertainment.

[9] "Former White House spokesman Tony Snow dies - CNN.com". www.cnn.com. Retrieved 2024-06-10.

[10] Stephens (8 August 2008). "Jackaroo's life spent on country roads leads to music stardom". The Age. Retrieved 28 December 2017. Note: source incorrectly gives birth date as 5 August.

[11] Bernstein, Adam (August 18, 2008). "Dorival Caymmi, 94; Noted Brazilian composer, singer". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 17, 2011.

[12] "The Medusa Fora – Dubliners + Ronnie Drew". Pogues.com. Retrieved 22 October 2013.

[13] "Dubliners musician Ronnie Drew dies". BreakingNews.ie. 16 August 2008. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.

[14] Obituary: Arne Domnérus, telegraph.co.uk, 3 September 2008

[15] Adrian Jack (19 September 2008). "Mauricio Kagel". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 February 2020.

[16] Bilešić, Romana (4 September 2007). "Vice Vukov budi se iz kome nakon 22 mjeseca?" (in Croatian). 24 sata. Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 25 July 2018.

[17] The Irish Times, "Death announced of soprano Bernadette Greevy", 29 September 2008, 14:38

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