11
Apr

IT WAS A LIVE FIRST ON THIS DAY IN 1921

History of Radio timeline | Timetoast timelines

On April 11, 1921, KDKA in Pittsburgh broadcasts the first
live sporting event on the radio, a boxing match between
Johnny Ray and Johnny Dundee. Pittsburgh Daily Post
sports editor Florent Gibson calls the event, about four
months before KDKA’s Harold Arlin announces the first
Major League Baseball game broadcast on radio.

Johnny Ray vs Johnny Dundee (lost radio coverage of boxing match; 1921) - The Lost Media Wiki

Media Confidential: Nov 2 Radio History

The Pittsburgh History Journal

August 4, 1921: The first broadcast of tennis match by private radio station

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