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The year 1958 in radio involved some significant events.

Contents 1 Events 2 Debuts 3 Closings 4 Births 5 Deaths

[edit] Events

• February 24 - In Cuba, Radio Rebelde, radio of rebels of Fidel Castro, begins broadcasting from Sierra Maestra.
• April 1 - BBC Radiophonic Workshop established.
• November 23 - Have Gun, Will Travel debuts on radio.
• KGKO changed call sign to KBOX and adopts a Top 40 format to compete with Gordon McLendon's top-rated 1190 KLIF.

[edit] Debuts

[edit] Closings

[edit] Births

• May 23 - Mitch Albom, American author and radio personality
• June 29 - Jeff Coopwood, American actor, broadcaster and singer
• September 6 - Jeff Foxworthy, American comedian, actor, author, and radio and television personality
• September 26 - Jack Bagley, television and radio news reporter in LaGrange, Georgia, and the author of two science fiction novels.
• October 23 - Michael Dyson, African-American writer, professor, and radio talk show host.

[edit] Deaths

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