Bryan Boulevard was named after Greensboro resident Joseph McKinley Bryan, an insurance executive and broadcasting pioneer.

February 27 - David Sarnoff, Russian-born American broadcasting pioneer (d. 1971)

Baer's maternal uncle was David Sarnoff, a broadcasting pioneer who headed the RCA company.

July 22 - Reginald Fessenden (born 1866), Canadian American radio broadcasting pioneer.

Graham Spry, CC (February 20, 1900 - November 24, 1983) was a Canadian broadcasting pioneer, business executive, diplomat and socialist.

Billy Wade "Bill" Spiller (June 4, 1926 - September 23, 2004) was a public broadcasting pioneer in the U.S. state of Virginia.

Alan Butterworth Plaunt (March 25, 1904 - September 12, 1941) was a Canadian broadcasting pioneer, journalist and activist.

Don Pierson gives more details about the career of this offshore broadcasting pioneer.

Raúl Azcárraga Vidaurreta was a Mexican businessman and broadcasting pioneer.

David Sarnoff was a Russian-born American broadcasting pioneer.