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For topics pertaining to radio in the United Kingdom, see <a href="/wiki/2008_in_British_radio" title="2008 in British radio">2008 in British radio</a>.</div> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Overview of the events of 2008 in radio</div> <table class="infobox"> <tbody><tr> <th style="font-size:larger;"> <table style="width:100%"> <tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; width:15%;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/List_of_years_in_radio" class="mw-redirect" title="List of years in radio">List of years in radio</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; width:15%;">(<a href="/wiki/Table_of_years_in_radio" title="Table of years in radio">table</a>) </td></tr></tbody></table> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist 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"counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Radio_by_year" title="Category:Radio by year">…</a> <a href="/wiki/1998_in_radio" title="1998 in radio">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_in_radio" title="1999 in radio">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_in_radio" title="2000 in radio">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_in_radio" title="2001 in radio">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_in_radio" title="2002 in radio">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_in_radio" title="2003 in radio">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_in_radio" title="2004 in radio">2004</a><br /></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_in_radio" title="2005 in radio">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_in_radio" class="mw-redirect" title="2006 in radio">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_in_radio" title="2007 in radio">2007</a></li> <li><b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">2008</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_in_radio" title="2009 in radio">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_in_radio" title="2010 in radio">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_in_radio" title="2011 in radio">2011</a><br /></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_in_radio" title="2012 in radio">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_in_radio" title="2013 in radio">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_in_radio" title="2014 in radio">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_in_radio" title="2015 in radio">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_in_radio" title="2016 in radio">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_in_radio" title="2017 in radio">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_in_radio" title="2018 in radio">2018</a> <a href="/wiki/Category:Radio_by_year" title="Category:Radio by year">…</a></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-top:1px #aaa solid; 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launched in <a href="/wiki/Auckland" title="Auckland">Auckland</a>, New Zealand.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i>date unknown</i>: Iraqi public radio station <a href="/wiki/Aredo_FM" title="Aredo FM">Aredo FM</a> begins broadcasting from <a href="/wiki/Baghdad" title="Baghdad">Baghdad</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Debuts">Debuts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_in_radio&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Debuts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/February_11" title="February 11">February 11</a>: <i><a href="/wiki/One_on_One_with_Igan" title="One on One with Igan">One on One with Igan</a></i>, a Philippine weekday morning radio show, is launched, replacing <i>Dobol A sa Dobol B</i>. (See Endings.)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_12" title="May 12">May 12</a>: <i><a href="/wiki/Super_Balita_sa_Tanghali_Nationwide" title="Super Balita sa Tanghali Nationwide">Super Balita sa Tanghali Nationwide</a></i>, the midday newscast of <a href="/wiki/DZBB-AM" title="DZBB-AM">DZBB</a> in the Philippines, begins its run.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_13" title="December 13">December 13</a>: <i><a href="/wiki/Musikhj%C3%A4lpen" title="Musikhjälpen">Musikhjälpen</a></i>, Swedish radio charity appeal<sup id="cite_ref-sverigesradio1_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sverigesradio1-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Endings">Endings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_in_radio&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Endings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/January_30" title="January 30">January 30</a>: <i><a href="/wiki/Dobol_A_sa_Dobol_B" title="Dobol A sa Dobol B">Dobol A sa Dobol B</a></i>, a Philippine weekday morning radio show, ends its first run, to be replaced by <i>Morning Talk with <a href="/wiki/Arnold_Clavio" title="Arnold Clavio">Arnold Clavio</a></i>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Deaths">Deaths</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_in_radio&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Deaths"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/January_16" title="January 16">January 16</a>: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Shozo_Baba" title="Frank Shozo Baba">Frank Shozo Baba</a>, Japanese American radio broadcaster, 93</li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_10" title="February 10">February 10</a>: <a href="/wiki/Inga_Nielsen" title="Inga Nielsen">Inga Nielsen</a>, Danish soprano and radio performer, 61 (cancer)<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_22" title="March 22">March 22</a>: <a href="/wiki/Cachao" title="Cachao">Cachao</a>, Cuban musician and 1940s radio star with The Maravillas (<i>La Radiofónica</i>), 89<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_3" title="July 3">July 3</a>: <a href="/wiki/Harald_Heide-Steen_Jr." title="Harald Heide-Steen Jr.">Harald Heide-Steen Jr.</a>, Norwegian actor, comedian, singer and radio presenter, 68</li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_12" title="July 12">July 12</a>: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Snow" title="Tony Snow">Tony Snow</a>, American journalist, political commentator and anchor, 53<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_28" title="July 28">July 28</a>: <a href="/wiki/Wendo_Kolosoy" title="Wendo Kolosoy">Wendo Kolosoy</a>, Congolese musician, 83</li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_5" title="August 5">August 5</a>: <a href="/wiki/Reg_Lindsay" title="Reg Lindsay">Reg Lindsay</a>, Australian country singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and radio and television personality, 79<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_16" title="August 16">August 16</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dorival_Caymmi" title="Dorival Caymmi">Dorival Caymmi</a>, Brazilian singer, songwriter, actor, painter and radio presenter, 94<sup 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href="/wiki/September_18" title="September 18">September 18</a>: <a href="/wiki/Mauricio_Kagel" title="Mauricio Kagel">Mauricio Kagel</a>, German-Argentine composer and creator of "Hörspiel",76<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_24" title="September 24">September 24</a>: <a href="/wiki/Vice_Vukov" title="Vice Vukov">Vice Vukov</a>, Croatian singer and politician, Eurovision entrant, 72<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_26" title="September 26">September 26</a>: <a href="/wiki/Bernadette_Greevy" title="Bernadette Greevy">Bernadette Greevy</a>, Irish mezzo-soprano, winner of a 1978 <a href="/wiki/Jacob%27s_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Jacob's Award">Jacob's Award</a> for her performance in a radio 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