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The year 1961 in radio involved some significant events.

Contents 1 Events 2 Debuts 3 Closings 4 Births 5 Deaths

[edit] Events

• KLAC sold to Metromedia

[edit] Debuts

• February 11 - KSHE debuts as a female-oriented rock station in St. Louis, Missouri.
• WIBC-FM in Indianapolis, Indiana signs on the air.
• Lohman and Barkley, a radio talk show featuring Al Lohman and Roger Barkley begins on KLAC. Runs on several stations until 1986
• WNOR, an Active Rock station in the Hampton Roads area, has its debut.

[edit] Closings

[edit] Births

• February 25 - Todd Blackledge, former NFL player and sports radio host
• March 4 - Tom Churchill, Iowa-based radio and television weatherman, inventor of the Digital Weatherman, a computer automation system.
• March 14 - Gary Dell'Abate, radio producer (The Howard Stern Show)
• April 26 - Anthony Cumia, American radio personality (The Opie and Anthony Show)
• September 29 - Stephanie Miller, comedienne and radio talk show host (The Stephanie Miller Show)
• December 30 - Sean Hannity, American talk radio host and conservative commentator

[edit] Deaths

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