Coffee Break: National Radio Day!
by Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala
August 20, 2025

WEDNESDAY IS NATIONAL RADIO DAY!!! That means it’s time to celebrate the invention of the radio and all the news, information, and music discovery that comes with it.
The first commercial radio broadcast happened on August 20, 1920, by a station in Detroit with the call sign 8MK, and the medium is still going strong. Today, let’s create a whole playlist that celebrates the radio!
So for today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs related to radio would you like to hear?
Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.
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Songs Played
Elvis Costello and The Attractions- Radio, Radio
Regina Spektor- On The Radio
Wall of Voodoo- Mexican Radio
ZZ Top- Heard It On The X
Joy Division- Transmission
Joe Jackson- On Your Radio
Spoon- On The Radio
Margo Price feat. Sharon Van Etten- Radio
