stating that the country is "going blindfold into an abyss". date unknown – Antonio Tovar becomes director of Radio Nacional de España, broadcasting from Salamanca. Debuts 3 January – The soap opera Woman in White (1938–1948) debuts on NBC Red. 3 January – Terry Regan, Attorney at Law debuts on NBC Blue. 3 January – Quiz program True or False debuts on Mutual. 17 January – Stepmother (1938–1942) debuts on CBS. 18 January – Alias Jimmy Valentine debuts on the Blue Network. 3 February – Challenge of the Yukon (later renamed Sergeant Preston of the Yukon) debuts on WXYZ. 12 February – Howie Wing debuted on the Don Lee Network in the western United States. 26 February – Great Plays debuts on the Blue Network. March – Radio Normandy Calling, variety programme hosted by Roy Plomley and sponsored by Macleans toothpaste. 28 April – Adult Education Series (1938-1957) debuts on CBS. 2 May – Adventures in Reading debuts on the Blue Network. 30 May – Joyce Jordan, Girl Interne debuts on CBS. 11 July – The Mercury Theatre on the Air debuts on CBS. 22 July – Curtain Time debuts on the Mutual Broadcasting System. 4 September – The Fitch Bandwagon debuts on NBC. 8 September – Art Baker's Notebook debuts on KFI. It will be syndicated to other stations via electrical transcription. 20 September – Battle of the Sexes debuts on NBC (not to be confused with the Australian show of the same name). 1 October – Avalon Time debuts on NBC. 3 October – Her Honor, Nancy James debuts on CBS. 5 October – The Ask-It Basket debuts on CBS. 13 November – Americans All, Immigrants All debuts on CBS. 21 November – Central City debuts on NBC Blue. Endings 25 February – Beatrice Fairfax ends its run on network radio (Mutual). 2 May – Brave New World ends its run on network radio (CBS). 13 June – The Witch's Tale ends its run on network radio (Mutual). 26 June – The Baker's Broadcast ends its run on the NBC Blue network. 2 December – Hollywood Hotel ends its run on network radio (CBS). Births 1 January Clay Cole (died 2010), American radio disc jockey and television host, best known for his dance program, The Clay Cole Show. Norma Jean Nilsson, American actress who plays Kathy Anderson in the radio version of Father Knows Best. 21 January –