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The year 2003 in radio involved some significant events.

Contents 1 Events 2 Debuts 3 Closings 4 Deaths // Events October 10 - Facing an investigation surrounding allegations of illegal drug use, American right-wing radio host Rush Limbaugh publicly admits that he is addicted to prescription pain killers, and will seek treatment. Debuts March 31 - "NBC News Radio," an hourly service of one-minute news updates anchored by NBC News and MSNBC personnel (but written by Westwood One staffers) is launched. Westwood One still maintains production of the unrelated five-minute long "NBC Radio News"-branded newscasts in morning drive (which had been produced and anchored by CBS Radio personnel since 1998) for one more year; they were one of a few remaining connections to the original NBC Radio Network. October 12 - Billboard unveils the Hot Dance Airplay chart. "Just The Way You Are" by Milky is the first number one single on the published chart. Original panel: WKTU/New York City, KDLD/Los Angeles, KKDL/Dallas-Fort Worth, WQSX/Boston, WPYM/Miami, KCJZ/San Antonio, KPTI/San Francisco and KNRJ/Phoenix. KNRJ is the only original reporter on the panel as of 2008. Closings KMEO in Flower Mound, Texas ended their Memories format and began their Country format as KTYS. Art Bell semi-retires from Coast to Coast AM, remains hosting weekends Deaths Larry Burkett, 64, American evangelical Christian author and radio personality. Rod Roddy, 66. American top-40 disc jockey and announcer (better known for his work announcing television game shows).

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