1943 in radio

The year 1943 in radio involved some significant events.__TOC__

Events

*May 2 - Fireside chat: "On the Coal Crisis"
*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.