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The following is a list of events affecting radio broadcasting in 2025. Events listed include radio program debuts, finales, cancellations, station launches, closures, and format changes, as well as information about controversies and deaths of radio personalities.
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Notable events
January
February
March
April
May
June
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October
November
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Deaths
- January 2 – Bernie Constantin, Swiss songwriter and radio show host, 77[19]
- January 3 – Willem van Kooten, Dutch businessman and DJ (Joost den Draaijer), 83[20]
- January 12 – Arnold Frolows, Australian music director and radio personality, 74 (liver cancer)[21]
- January 13 – Buck White, American mandolinist and Grand Ole Opry member, 94[22]
- January 16 – Bob Uecker, American baseball announcer (Milwaukee Brewers Radio Network from 1971 to 2024), 90[23]
- January 22 – Pete Medhurst, American football announcer (Navy Midshipmen football), 55[24]
- January 29 – Max Schautzer, Austrian-born German television and radio presenter, 84[25]
- January 30 – Leif "Loket" Olsson, Swedish television and radio host and singer, 82[26]
- February 2 – John Crosse, British radio and TV announcer, 83[27]
- February 11 – Philip Brady, Australian radio broadcaster (3AK, 3AW), 85[28]
- February 16 – Reymund Tinaza, Philippine radio broadcaster and correspondent (Abante Radyo, Bombo Radyo Philippines), 42[29]
- February 24 – Al Trautwig, American sportscaster (New York Apollo radio broadcasts), 68[30]
- March 11 – Bob Rivers, American radio host and parody musician, 68[31]
- March 13 – John Feinstein, American sportswriter (NPR, CBS Sports Radio), 69[32]
- March 20 – Bob Davis, American sportscaster (Kansas Jayhawks), 80[33]
- March 22:
- Bill Mercer, American sportscaster (Dallas Cowboys, CBS Radio, Mutual Broadcasting, among many others), 99[34]
- Andy Peebles, British radio DJ and presenter (BBC Radio 1), 76[35]
- March 30 – Jim Quinn, American shock jock and conservative talk radio host, 82[36]
- April 14 – Jed "the Fish" Gould, American new wave/alternative disc jockey, 69[37]
- April 15 – Winston "Wink" Martindale, American disc jockey and emcee (The Elvis Presley Story, 2021 version of The History of Rock & Roll), 91[38]
- April 17 – Colin Berry, British radio disc jockey, presenter and newsreader (BBC Radio 2), 79[39]
- April 20 – Mike Patrick, American sportscaster (WVSC, Jacksonville Dolphins basketball), 80[40]
- April 23 – Steve McMichael, American Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive lineman and sports radio host (WMVP), 67[41]
- May 11 – Ted Randall, American shortwave radio broadcaster (WTWW, WRMI Legends), engineer and announcer, 73[42][43]
- May 22 – Michael Rogas, Philippine radio broadcaster and correspondent (Presidential Broadcast Service / Radyo Pilipinas, DZXL), 44[44]
- June 18 – Lou Christie, American singer (specials for 60s Gold on Sirius XM), 82[45]
- June 19 – Gailard Sartain, American actor and comedy host (The Un-Filmy Can Festival for KAKC), 81[46]
- July 1 – Jimmy Swaggart, American televangelist and owner/founder of the SonLife Broadcasting Network, 90[47]
- July 2 – Sven Lindahl, Swedish musician, radio and TV presenter, 88[48]
- July 4 – Lyndon Byers, Canadian ice hockey player and radio host (WAAF-FM), 61[49]
- July 14 – John MacArthur, American evangelist (Grace to You), 86[50]
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