radio
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He credited the BBC's radio station 1Xtra with providing him with his first break in 2002.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
She went on to enjoy a lengthy career that spanned TV, radio and film and was perhaps best known for playing Dr Beatrice Mason in the 1980s BBC wartime TV drama Tenko.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
While in China, he listened to American bebop and jazz on the radio and watched American films at the movie theater owned by his best friend’s father.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
“When I took the job here, it was December, and at that time I was doing five TV shows, the radio show, I had a book coming out,” Belichick said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
“Earthquake … shakin’,” Gerry reported over his ham radio at 8:32 a.m.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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Only shortwave radios worked, and the mayor of Los Angeles, Frank Shaw, spoke to the nation thanks to a relay via a wireless station way up in Point Reyes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
"We have 137 radios in circulation, if there is an incident unfolding it can be reported in real time and hopefully we can avoid any crime happening," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
By the 50s it was making tape recorders and transistor radios.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The mint also uses recycled silver, some of it extracted from old radios supplied by British hospitals.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
But there was no insulating the sounds: the wail of a baby, the din of radios, the angry words of a family quarrel.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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Early next morning, a drone was sent up and soon after, the operator radioed them.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Antonelli was closing at such a pace that a win seemed inevitable, but then he radioed that something was wrong with his car and he couldn't steer.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Minutes earlier, the pilot radioed in to staff at the tower, SoCal Approach, asking if a drone was near that location.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026
“This is the last warning. This is the last warning,” the Iranian forces radioed to one of the destroyers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026
They radioed their commanding officer and asked what he wanted them to do.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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Hamilton hit the mechanic on the front right tyre as he accelerated away, immediately radioing to check he was OK, which was confirmed by the team.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
One Indian seafarer has been radioing to say his ship is out of provisions and fresh water, with two crew members in critical condition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
Moments after the capsule reached orbit, a SpaceX mission control manager was heard jokingly radioing to the crew: "If you enjoyed your ride, please don't forget to give us five stars."
From Reuters ● Mar. 2, 2023
I call on the way and, like the pilot of a stricken plane radioing ahead with an order to foam the runway, I request that they get some drum hardware bags ready for me.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 2, 2022
So Teddy was the one who first spoke the words in our code, radioing back to General Smith at his command post on the beach.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
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