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Today In Radio History

December 3

On this day in 1923, the first Congressional open session was broadcast on radio.

On this day in 1950, Paul Harvey began broadcasting his show nationally.

On this day in 2003, Canadian broadcast pioneer Allan Waters died in his sleep at the age of 84. Waters founded 1050/CHUM, once one of Canada's most prominent Top 40 radio stations.

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