1962 in British radio
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This is a list of events from British radio in 1962.
Events
- 28 August - The BBC begins experimental stereo radio broadcasts.
- 30 October - The BBC Radio comedy The Men from the Ministry is first aired.
- Unknown - The Pilkington Committee on Broadcasting publishes its report. The Report recommended that the BBC should extend its activities to the creation of local radio stations in order to prevent the introduction of commercial radio.
Births
- 27 January - Adrian Allen, radio personality
- 21 February - Vanessa Feltz, television personality, broadcaster and journalist
- 26 March - Richard Coles, musician, journalist and Church of England priest
- May - Terry Christian, radio and television presenter
- 6 June - Sarah Parkinson, producer and writer of radio and television programmes (died 2003)
- 27 June - Michael Ball, actor, singer, and radio and TV presenter
- 16 December - Ian Payne, radio and television sports broadcaster
- 30 December - Kevin Greening, radio presenter who hosted the Radio 1 breakfast show from 1997 to 1998 (died 2007)
- Unknown - Adjoa Andoh, film, television, stage and radio actress
- Unknown - Jack Docherty, comedian
- Unknown - Mark Porter, television and radio presenter, and GP
- Unknown - Torquil Silvanus Matthew Septimus Riley-Smith, founder of the British radio station LBH, Britain's first gay radio station
- Unknown - Bob Shennan, radio executive, appointed Controller of BBC Radio 2 in 2009