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Today In Radio History

January 21

On this day in 1927, the first opera broadcast on a national Radio network occured. Radio listeners in Chicago, Illinois heard music from Faust.

On this day in 1946, "The Fat Man" debuted on the ABC Radio Network.

On this day in 1997, Dennis Main Wilson, a TV/radio producer, died at age 72.

On this day in 2004, F.C.C. Chairman, Michael Powell, anounced his resignation - 2 years before his term was to be up.

On this day in 2005, College DJ, Dave Plotkin, from Rollins College's WPRK-FM in Winter Park, Florida, set a record for the world's longest continuous broadcast by a single DJ. He stayed on the air for 110 hours.

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