1951 in radio

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The year 1951 in radio involved some significant events.

Events

1 January: The Archers begins its production run on BBC.
1 April: Paul Harvey News and Comment begins its 59-year-long run on the ABC Radio Network.
11 July: Alan Freed, the self-proclaimed "King of the Moondoggers," launches "The Moondog House" on WJW (AM) in Cleveland, Ohio (today WKNR). The nighttime program, dedicated to playing rhythm and blues records (of which Freed makes the first known usage of the term "rock 'n roll" to refer to the music), is sponsored by a local record shop owned by Leo Mintz.

1 March: Deborah Byrd, American science journalist, creator and executive producer internationally syndicated Earth & Sky radio series.
13 March: Angelo Cataldi, sports radio personality for WIP in Philadelphia.
22 April: Irwin Chusid, journalist, music historian and New Jersey radio personality.
22 July: Richard Bey, television and radio talk show host.
27 August: Skip Bayless, radio and television sports personality and columnist.
7 November: Tom Barnard, Minneapolis-St. Paul radio talk show host and former voice-over talent.